Cheerleading is a Sport

In high school we cheerleaders were treated as second class citizens. Cheerleading was not considered a sport too many of the faculty, parents, and other sports teams! We were up and in the gymnasium at 6:00 am working our butts off, we attended all football and basketball games for all grades, both girls and boys! We were beyond busy! Pep rallies, half times, pre-game run, summer camps, competitions, etc. We worked just as hard as any other sports team, but still we were not treated the same. For example, when we needed new uniforms we had to buy them ourselves! While the girls’ basketball team got nice new uniforms with warm-ups we still had the cheerleading uniforms from the 70's! So we had to raise money, more time spent on this sport that no one backed! We supported all of the teams and yet and still we receive no support in return! I hope my high school has come around and embraces cheerleading as the true sport that it is.

Cheer on Cheerleaders!