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 agility and stamina. To be an athlete one must exhibit physical strength. Sports like football and weigh