Originally posted by wc:
.....so if wrestling cheerleaders arent needed in wrestling..then why are they needed in basketball and football....... And when you say that they are so loud that you can hear the coach.. you should be smart enough to block out the cheerleaders.. it is not that hard to do!
wc- I think you make 2 excellent points here.
1st- are cheerleaders needed? No. sports competitions will go on with or without cheerleaders. I think sometimes some cheerleaders feel the Football game, or Basketball game or wrestling match is played (or wrestled) to give the cheerleaders an opportunity to cheer. The cheer leaders are there to support the event, they are not the event. However I do feel that when cheerleaders are there in that role (support) they are able to take the atmosphere of the event to the next level.
2nd- I fully agree with you that if a wrestler can't hear his coach, he is not focusing on the right things. I wrestled in some extremely loud situations, and ALL I could hear were my coaches.
