The debate is ages old. Should cheerleading be considered a sport, or should it not? Well let’s step away from that argument for a moment and consider this… whether or not cheerleading is a sport, there is no question that cheerleaders are athletes. On this page as well as the next, the Carbon High School cheer squad is featured at practice and at games as an example of the work that goes into being a cheerleader. Head coach Trish Anderson provides an inside look into the Carbon cheer team and the physical demands that cheerleading requires. “I don’t really care what people think, if it’s a sport or not, but what I need them to know and understand is that these are athletes, so if you want to think it’s a sport or not, who cares, I don’t care, but they’re athletes,” said Anderson.
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