What qualifies as a "sport", and what disqualifies a "sport"?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by jsarno

DRave, I am still trying to wrap my mind around cheerleading as a sport. I'm gonna have to think about that one.

OK, I thought about, and I can see how the competitions could be a sport, but not what cheerleading was intially designed for which is cheerleading at a football / basketball game etc. They are there for entertainment only, and I think even competitions are for entertainment, but do to the competitive nature of the competitions I am willing to call those a sport.