Cheer and competitive cheer may sound super fun, but you must also think about the consequences. If you are a base, you must no how to catch your flyer properly or she could end up getting seriously hurt. You could even get hurt by damaging your wrist if you do not do the proper counts or motions.
You also will be sacrificing your time. If you are a cheerleade,r you may have practice literaly any day at any time.
Basically consequences could varry between getting yourself hurt, and giving up time.