June 2010, Sports Law
Is Cheerleading a Sport? Quinnipiac Case Will Provide Answer
The Quinnipiac volleyball players that have brought a Title IX lawsuit argue that cheerleading does not meet federally defined standards for a "sport" under Title IX. The case should resolve this hotly debated issue.
The women volleyball players say a men's team would never lose funding in favor of cheerleading and the players are the subjects of sex discrimination. To read more, click here.



