Is Cheerleading a Sport?

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…cheerleaders need medical care, use of mats and other safety devices, and ample practice space. The problem is that other athletes have no idea what it takes to be a cheerleader. We make it look so easy, we fly through the air with grace and we catch our teammates as though they are feathers floating from the sky. They don't understand the technique and time it takes to master such skills. Cheerleading is a sport.