There is a difference between sideline cheer and COMPETITIVE cheer. Our school had major restrictions on what cheerleaders were allowed to do... NO pyramids being the biggest. And they only cheered at games. The girls were athletes, but they were basically doing a recreation. HOWEVER, some schools have the same rules as ALL-STAR cheer. Although they may cheer on the sidelines, they also go to competitions and are judged on their athleticism, synchronization, DIFFICULTY, and other things. This makes it a sport! Also, doctors consider it a sport (one of the sports with the highest injury rates).
As for motorsport racing, it is a "lazy man's" sport. There isn't much athleticism needed to be a racer... it just takes being able to drive.
I know I completely disagreed with your positions, but facts are facts.
I would classify cheer as a sport. When most people hear cheer they think of high school cheerleaders cheering on the football team, but that is not always the case. There is a whole different side of cheering, the competition side. Look up, all star cheer. It's extremely difficult. Lots of intense tumbling (flips), stunts, and jump sequences. Cheer is not just jumping in the air, and waving pom poms, it takes a ton of physical strength and stamina.
If I had to pick out of the two which seems more of a sport and has more difficulty, it would have to be cheer. However, I would probably say most motor sports are also sports.
It depends on your definition of a sport - if you go for sports being competitive then yes. Both cheer and motor are sports (there are winners, losers, competetions etc).
If you go for more physical activity - cheer counts. The flyers do stunts and tricks while the bases toss them in the air and catch them. They also do floor work (jumping, waving, kicks, acro tricks etc).
Motor sports - well I'm torn. I see little physical effort in racing cars. But FMX takes physical fitness (I have no idea how they do those tricks at all - big fan of the Red Bull X Fighters and all those guys are in serious shape)
I don't see how something like darts is considered a sport - a skill yes, competitive yes but not physically demanding. But if darts is classified as a sport, cheer and motor racing should also be sports.
Yeah it's a sport, just not as much as gymnastics parkour breakdancing is, but it's in the same vein as those. Now I go to a small school, I'm not sure how it's supposed to be, but it doesn't seem to involve a whole lot of stunts, more cheer than sport. It is technically a sport though.
Just gonna set something straight here, I am NOT a cheerleader, lol... Now that that's out of the way, I gotta say that if you say that cheerleading, which is an actual physical activity that takes lots of practice, effort, and sweat is not a sport, than motorsports are definately NOT a sport.
Now, personally, I think cheer is definately a sport. It's competitive, and a PHYSICAL workout. Emphasis on physical, because motor racing is not. I consider motor racing to be more of a recreational activity, hobby, etc.
Cheerleading is an athletic activity, certainly at the higher levels, and can be done competitively. That's good enough for me to call it a "sport".
I'd have a tougher time calling any "motorsport" a sport. Recreation, and entertainment; certainly.
Yes it is, especially competitive. There is lots of stunting and tumbling involved. Dance will also be involved. It lots of elements put into a routine and learning general tumbling on top of that. It is lots hard work and lots of practice. IT IS A SPORT.
Not to me. It's not even a career that some tried to portrait it to be, but that's just my opinion.
Simple answer: NO
