Most people think cheerleading and gymnastics are the same sport. They are in a way but, they also have many differences also. They can differ in various ways. Cheerleading and gymnastics are both wonderful sports. Cheerleading may incorporate various aspects of dance and tumbling, but each area is more stylized for cheerleading. Cheerleaders focus more on fast paced things rather than being graceful and elegant. Every motion has to be hit sharply with great precision. Gymnastics focuses on strength and flexibility to rotate/propel the body in the different event involved with gymnastics. There is floor which gymnasts mostly use for tumbling, beam for balance showcasing, bars, trampoline, and so on. They are similar in practices and school rules but, they differ in competitions.
Lots of people mistake cheerleading for gymnastics or vice versa. Cheerleading is when men and women cheer for their team. Competitive cheerleading, on the other hand, is a mix of dancing, stunting, and tumbling/gymnastics. Gymnastics is a sport where they use …show more content…
Most cheerleaders that are in competitions are in a private school or in college. When they do competitions it is a lot of flips, stunts, and claps. Also cheerleaders say things such as school spirit and words to a cheer. In gymnastics they compete in high school. During the competition they do a lot of stunts and tumbling also. Only thing different is in cheerleading you can speak, in gymnastics they have to be quiet so the person that is on the floor presenting can concentrate. While both cheerleaders and gymnasts benefit from the support of a tightly knit team, gymnastics is more of an individual sport. When performing, one gymnast takes her turn alone. While cheerleading does sometimes have some solo events in competitions, it is more of a team sport. A cheerleading squad performs together as a unit at games and