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?

[*thesweetescape*]

My sister did gymnastics for 11 years and quit just before going elite because it was too much for her at the time, her being so young and stuff. I would go to the gym almost every day during her workouts and cheerlearders practiced there too. In my opinion, gymnastics is a better sport. It's a lot more disciplined and instead of just wowing the crowd, they learn how to do tumbling/jumps/etc. correctly, instead of just for show. When some of the cheerleaders-turned-gymnasts came to my sister's gym, they had to learn their tumbling all over because they were taught in a way that could eventually harm their bodies if they did it for too long...