How many of you think that cheerleading is a sport?

Question:

How many of you think that cheerleading is a sport?

ok. ive been cheering for 4 years and also dancing. alot of people dont think that cheerleading is a sport. but i say if you work hard, can get a scolarship for it, and can possibly be crippled by it, its definetly a sport.
tell me what you think and why!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Okay, honestly, I feel sorry for all the people who say cheerleading is not a sport, because obviously, if you even tried to do 1/8 of the stuff the cheerleaders do, you would fall and be seriously hurt. Cheerleading requires strength, determination, and it can even be more dangerous than football. There are girls that are thrown way up in the air, and if they aren't caught, they could really get hurt. There are cheerleaders that get hurt everyday, why do you think that in competitions, a lot of the girls have bandages on their knees, and legs, and wrists? Now, do you think that guys huffing around a field with a ball tackling eachother is more dangerous than throwing girls up in the air, and the base or spotter having the possibility of the flyer falling on them and they could break an ankle or a collarbone or even a ligament, and the flyer could have the possibility of the base or spotter not catching them and then falling on their head. Now you tell me, is cheerleading a sport? I think the ESPN rating of 52 on the 60 scale is incorrect, because golf is certainly not more challenging than cheerleading.