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NOT EVEN CLOSE. Cheerleading is no doubt challenging, but putting your whole body at risk for your team is much more challenging.
Yes, because not only does it involve memorizing difficult routines, but it involves tumbling and stunting. Also, you must be sure to pay attention to little things that make a huge different like smiling, pointing your toes, and being tight. Oh, and stunting is extremely difficult. What would be when you're throwing a person way over your heads, having them twist and flip in the air, then having to catch them? With all of this, I'm sure that alone is harder than football. Not saying that football is easy, but cheerleading requires a lot more work and energy.
even though guys will argue this till the day they die, they don't actually realize how much competitive cheerleaders put their bodies through. yes football is taking hits and stuff but cheeerleaders also put pressure on their bodies from the constant pounding of tumbling and if you are a flyer the stretching your muscles, also being droped and bases getting hit. now i wouldn't want to run around with a ball throwing it getting hit by other people, but comeon now. it seems alot harder to throw a girl in the air and defy gravity.
There is no way to determine if a sport is "harder" than another sport.
So lets compare football and cheering (I'm going to use All-Star cheering here)
Goal of Sport:
Football: Outplay your opponent, using formations, to score the most points to win
Cheerleading: Perform a 2:30 routine (composed of stunts, tumbling, jumps, and dance) without flaws to receive a higher score than your opponent.
In terms of skill:
Football: Football requires stamina, agility, speed
Cheerleading: Cheering requires, stamina, strength, flexibility, and coordination
In terms of difficulty:
Not to down football, but I think its more difficult to throw a girl in the air, or do a back tuck than it is to throw a ball down a field.
In terms of danger:
Cheerleading is the 3rd most dangerous sport in the world. Football is the 10th
Safety:
Football: Padding and helmits
Cheerleading: NOTHING!
Cheerleading has no "off season" no half- time, no time-out and no bench
I'm the one who asked the question. dont know if it says that.
I play high school football now and my friend cheers.
As far as i can tell, cheerleading isnt much of a contact sport.
I asked this when i played all american, which was why i had doubts. hell week lasted a month and a half. practice five days a week. i didnt see a cheerleader hell week, and they only practice two days a week. and football players have safety equipment for a reason. we also have a off season, half time, time outs, and a bench for a reason. dont speak for everyone if you have a crazy cheer program.
oh and throwing girls seems to be a big theme here, if me and a few of my teamates threw a girl i think it'd be more impressive. not to burst your bubble or anything.
and YOU try to throw a ball as well as anyone on my team does.
There is no way to determine if a sport is "harder" than another sport.
So lets compare football and cheering (I'm going to use All-Star cheering here)
Goal of Sport:
Football: Outplay your opponent, using formations, to score the most points to win
Cheerleading: Perform a 2:30 routine (composed of stunts, tumbling, jumps, and dance) without flaws to receive a higher score than your opponent.
In terms of skill:
Football: Football requires stamina, agility, speed
Cheerleading: Cheering requires, stamina, strength, flexibility, and coordination
In terms of difficulty:
Not to down football, but I think its more difficult to throw a girl in the air, or do a back tuck than it is to throw a ball down a field.
In terms of danger:
Cheerleading is the 3rd most dangerous sport in the world. Football is the 10th
Safety:
Football: Padding and helmits
Cheerleading: Mats, however no body protection
Cheerleading has no "off season" no half- time, no time-out and no bench
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Is it harder to learn football cheerleading stunts than basketball cheerleading stunts?
If you ask me, the stunts are both the same. No matter what you cheer for, you have the same stunts, tumbling.
How does cheerleading help your health?
Cheerleading can help your health by making you fit. Most people do not realize it but, cheerleading is a lot harder than it looks. There is a lot of physical ability that is needed to be able to cheer.
Which is harder - cheerleading or football?
There is no way to determine if a sport is "harder" than another sport. So lets compare football and cheering (I'm going to use All-Star cheering here) Goal of Sport: Football: Outplay your opponent, using formations, to score the most points to win Cheerleading: Perform a 2:30 routine (composed of stunts, tumbling, jumps, and dance) without flaws to receive a higher score than your opponent. In terms of skill: Football: Football requires stamina, agility, speed Cheerleading: Cheering requires, stamina, strength, flexibility, and coordination In terms of difficulty: Not to down football, but I think its more difficult to throw a girl in the air, or do a back tuck than it is to throw a ball down a field. In terms of danger: Cheerleading is the 3rd most dangerous sport in the world. Football is the 10th Safety: Football: Padding and helmits Cheerleading: Mats, however no body protection Cheerleading has no "off season" no half- time, no time-out and no bench However, many football players lift weights and condition year round
Is cheerlaeding harder than gymnastics?
No cheerleading is way harder and you learn many diffrent skills that involves cheering,dancing, tumbling and stunts. Gymnastic invovles Vault, Beam, and Floor and in cheerleading compettions worlds and many more :) PS: GO GREENSBORO ALL-STAR CHEERLEADING!
When does cheerleading begin?
Cheerleading begins in the fall when football starts.
What came first football or cheerleading?
football
What are the different of cheerleader to cheerleading?
A cheerleader is someone who participates in cheerleading. It's just like in football where a football player plays football.
What is football cheerleading?
Football cheerleading is known as football season. It is when cheerleaders cheer during football games. <3 Yours truly, *ChEeRlEaDeR fOr SnOwLiNe AlLsTaR cHeEr*
Is gymnastics harder then football?
im a girl and do gymnastics i think football is so much harder than gymnastics.
Is cheerleading an official sport in Canada?
ABSOLUTELY!! Cheerleading is way more complicated than most people seem to think. The average male cheerleader is 10 times stronger than a football player.
Is football harder than dance?
it depends on what kind of dance
Which is more dangerous football or cheerleading?
Cheerleading. Football results in 63.5% of all men's catastrophic injuries. Cheerleading results in 66% of women's catastrophic injuries, however doe to the fewer number of male participants, there are no statistics. In the category of Non Extreme Sports(Extreme sports being street luge, bull riding, heli skiing...) Cheerleading is currently the 3rd most dangerous sport in the world, only under Rugby and Cave Diving. Football does not make the top ten
