Cheerleading is not a sport

Despite reports to the contrary, cheerleading is not a sport. Otherwise, Bill Clinton would be a professional athlete, right?

There’s little doubt that cheerleaders have a place in American sports. Football and basketball teams have cheerleaders. Baseball does not. I wish they did. Maybe attendance at the ball park would go up if scantily clad female ‘athletes’ bounced and jiggled on deck.

The Advertiser headline screamed, “Cheerleading Gaining Popularity as a Sport.’ Only cheerleaders can say that. Gone is sis boom bah, hello acrobats, stunts, dancing and tumbling. This is a sport?

First, it can’t be a sport unless there’s a ball of some kind. Baseball, football, basketball all have a ball. All are sports. The same holds true with golf, tennis, volleyball, even soccer. Balls, balls, balls.

Fishing is not a sport. It’s entertainment. Who wins? The fish? The fisherman? Who keeps score? Everyone knows that fishermen lie about their catches, that’s why there’s no score.

What’s the latest score in cheerleading? Who’s in first place? Who’s got the best tumbling percentage? If those questions can’t be answered, then cheerleading isn’t a sport. It’s a diversion. Nothing more, nothing less. Alright, maybe it’s a dance competition but without high heels and good music.

Cheerleading has degraded through the years. Guys are cheerleaders these days. What’s with that? What kind of guy wants to be a cheerleader? Guys want to watch cheerleaders, not be a cheerleader.

Cheerleading is not a sport.