if cheerleading isn't a sport, then why do we have competitions? if cheerleading isn't a sport, then how in the world do we lift girls above our heads, throw them up higher than most of you have ever flown, jump as high as most of u can jump, tumble like it's an easy thing, and do it all with a huge smile on our faces? tell me y it's not a sport if we have our own TSSAA competition every year? i mean doesn't that mean tennessee secondary school ATHLETIC association? if we're not athletes, then why in the world are we included in an ATHLETIC association? i don't know about some squads, but we practice just as much and just as hard if not harder as the other sports in our school, and by the way we have no off season, and we are not respected by many people, but we put up with it, and if you're an athlete in a different sport i expect u to support us, because that's all we do is support you!