cheerleading

From cheerlead +‎ -ing.

cheerleading (uncountable)

1. A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.
   • 2020 November 29, Tess DeMeyer, Ilana Panich-Linsman, “The College Athletes Who Are Allowed to Make Big Bucks: Cheerleaders”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Since its inception in the late 19th century, cheerleading has evolved from yelling encouragement on the sidelines to a competitive hybrid of gymnastics, dance and acrobatics.

2. (figurative) Automatic or servile praise.

• cheerleader

cheerleading

1. present participle and gerund of cheerlead

• cheerleading on Wikipedia.Wikipedia