gymnastics/cheerleading category...?

i know i am a gymnast as well as a cheerleader. its tough stuff!

it is totally ridiculous!

Some people call those sports, some don't. The Olympics call gymnastics a sport, but not cheerleading. That doesn't make any sense. I Believe they are both sports, but to be fair, if you believe these are sports, you would also have to believe marching band is a sport (it meets all the same criteria). If I could see how some people would not consider marching band a sport, I can agree they may have a reasonable argument for cheerleading, and gymnastics not being sports. I coach youth cheerleaders, I know we pay the same, practice the same, get injured the same, we compete (but we compete differently). My daughter once didn't get a job when the interviewer continued to not allow her to answer "cheerleading" 4 times to the question "do you play any sports?". That said, People in cheerleading know its a sport. People who aren't, are ignorant of the facts, and they don't care enough to be enlightened. I will say, I have never heard any band people caring they are not considered a sport. It is likely because they like to distance themselves from the dumb jock stereotype. If we want it added here, send requests to the people who run it. EVERYONE.

Yes I agree completely!!!!!!! Gymnastics and cheerleading are sports. I don't like going through the general-sports section either, it takes to long! And yes there is a place where we can e-mail them. At the bottom of the page, there is a little sentence that says "Help us improve Yahoo! Answers. Then underlined it says tell us what you think." If you click on that link then you can tell them about you suggestion to get a category for gymnastics/cheerleading. I think that if enough people complain or request then they might do it!

I am 2!! I mean seriously cheerleading and gymnastics is like one of the most dangerous sports and they don't have a section for it? That's just stupid! I hate how people think cheerleaders just wave their pom poms in the air and yell hoorah or something it's like hello people it's way more than what you think inside your little tiny brains, especially half of the football players at my school. I think we should complain to the YA answers person and demand a section lol.. down with running up with cheerleading and gymnastics!! :]] lol

I know!!! How is running a sport? I was a gymnast-turned cheerleader, and they all take work, they are all a sport! I just hate how we do as much if not more work then other sports, but don't get 1/2 as much recognition!

i know!

it is completely ridiculous. i do gymnastics 4 times a week, for 2 1/2 hours 2 of the times and 3 1/2 on the other two. running? i know you have to be fast and to have lots of endurance but hello.... that partially defines gymnastics! you can't exactly do vault if you cant run fast and you cant perform a routine if you out of breath in 10 seconds! also, golf is classed as a sport! the most tiring part of that would be walking between holes and even then, most of them use buggies! this is really irritating! i can't imagine many golfers doing even half of the amount of training i do!

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Though I'm not a gymnast or a cheerleader i definitely think that u guys should have your own section

i hope that YA grants you this wish

cheerleading and gymnastic are u have 2 practice at least 5 days aweek 2hours at time

I know I'm a cheerleader and I'm tired of going through ridiculous questions (like "Do you think so and so it hot?" keep that on Myspace or something) just to find ones about cheerleading!

We need our own spot!!!

oh my gosh I know. they are stupid. I mean gymnastics is more of a sport then running or some other stupid sport that has its and have you ever had someone tell you cheerleading isn't a sport? i mean its stupid. well good question. some one needs to tak to them.