Cheerleaders and cheerleading has always gone hand in hand with American sports. Every professional and college sports team with trained athletes has cheerleaders. Are those women and men that cheer on these trained athletes actually athletes themselves? Cheerleaders are athletes because they exhibit physical strength, speed, and skill. An athlete is defined as a person trained in exercises of physical strength, speed, and skill, especially one who participates or competes in games or activities requiring …showed first 75 words of 394 total…

…showed last 75 words of 394 total…the college level are held on the ESPN network. These contest are judged on gymnastic and dance routines that are fast paced and last up to five minutes long. Cheerleaders are athletes because they exhibit physical strength, speed and skill. They also compete in contest and games that require stamina and agility. A lot of preparation and training is put into cheerleading. These trained athletes are strong, fast, and skilled in their field of competing.