Cheerleading, therefore is as much entertainment as competition. No way a true sport. Of course, such a definition would eliminate some other quasi-sports already recognized for varsity play by the Georgia High School Association. Do not get me wrong, competitive cheerleading does encompass athletic ability and precision teamwork, but so do dance and drill teams and marching bands. The devil, they say, is in the details.
Most cheerleaders are girls.
So, after legislation was passed in Georgia last year giving the state ammunition to endorse federal Title IX provisions requiring comparable sports opportunities for boys and girls, an attempt is being made to factor cheerleading into an already unequal equation. It sports terms, that's called an end run. A way around a formidable obstacle. Shame on them all. Especially the women who have bought into the argument.