Talk:Cheerleading in the United Kingdom
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IS cheerleading a sport?
editAs seen by the main cheerleading page, it is not a sport. IT is "an intense physical activity" that requires athletics. Sport is a notoriously hard word to define and the main purpose of most of cheer is not competition. (Lack of counterargument dictates agreement.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.118.168.2 (talk) 22:09, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
- Or, lack of counterargument might just indicate disgust with people who manage to get themselves worked up over this issue. Fat&Happy (talk) 23:14, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
I'm not convinced that this subject deserves a UK article at all. Yes, some British schools allow girls to do this in a fairly desperate attempt to get them to take any exercise at all, but it's hardly a mainstream activity here. It's very much a part of US high school sport and seems very alien in the UK, where American football and baseball are tiny minority sports. --Ef80 (talk) 00:14, 4 October 2013 (UTC)