The better sport..., gymnastics vs. cheerleading Options

[unfortunatekiwi]

so...i was looking at the cheerleading vs. dance thread and i decided to make this one. my personal choice is gymnastics. i'm currently a level 7 in the sport and i do it competitively. which do you like better? i completely disagree with anyone that claims that cheerleading is dance and gymnastics combined because that is totally un-true. i've met millions of cheerleaders who used to be gymnasts and they actually quit because gymnastics was too hard and cheerleading was easier. i don't see any cheerleaders doing standing full twisting layouts over a 4 inch piece of wood that's four feet off the ground or doing release moves on bars. do you?

[MusicalAngel]

I've helped coached both, and i do have to say that its completely different. Cheerleaders have to take gymnastic lessons too to get the twists and layouts that they do and they have the difficulty of wow-ing the crowd. They also do their routines 20 feet in the air and trusting ONE person to not drop them. Gymnastics on the other hand... they do more routines... but they also don't fly 20 feet in the air and hope that someone will catch. Strength wise, gymnastics is harder in my opinion. But emotionally... cheering is harder. Because they have to WOW the crowd and pray that someone doesn't drop them or that someoen doesn't move because everything will tumble if they do move. Gymnastics is hard on strength i do have to admit. Conditioning is a MUST... i admire both groups of girls. They're both really strong. Gymnasts have to worry about catching the bar and landing back on that four inch beam... so both is difficult and both earn my respect