[phs1986]

I can remember when I cheered, we lifted weights (which football players do), we ran laps ( which basketball players do) and practiced ON TOP of that for about 2 hours EVERYDAY!!! I can even remember going to the gym @ 5:30 a.m. to practice before school!!! IMO.... when I cheered, cheerleading WAS a sport...... I do agree with a previous post though about some of the schools being kind of "lack luster" with their squads. Don't get me wrong..... competition is still rough out there but "back in the day" we were allowed to do things that the KAPOS/KHSAA does not allow any longer. Toe pitches, mini tramps, 3-high, etc...... My highest regards go to ANY girl/boy out there who dedicated themselves to a squad and does their best while on that squad. Cheerleading SHOULD be recognized as a sport.... but how could you pull it off???