Daredevil Stunts Crippling Cheerleaders

the reason we do this is the same that we just don't have flag football in college and nfl it would be safer wouldn't it? I agree with safer measure need to be done just like any other athletic activity, but it needs to start with the level of instruction and more qualifications for instructors. Reply

Most of the cheerleaders at my high school were to pregnant to be thrown in the air. Reply

Pretty ironic that cheerleading is more dangerous than football Reply

One of the main problem is training. Most schools don't hire expensive training staffs to train a squad of teenagers who don't know anything, They hire one person, who used to be a cheerleader, and sometimes an assistant, and they all train each other. And sometimes the cheerleaders train the cheer coach. That's the reality, So a lot of injuries occur. And then there are girl feuds, where someone decides they are not going to catch someone else. Yes, your children do this. And then there are times when girls don't get enough sleep. And then there are also some girls who don't take it as seriously as other girls. Even when all mean well, this can produces unexpected results. SLAM she hits the floor, everyone sorry, and no one is quite sure how it happened. So TRAINING is critical in this sport. And schools do not TRAIN seriously. So the context of serious focus while a person's daughter is flying through air is often times not there. Another thing to look at is how many injuries are not reported. If someone kept stats of nationwide injuries in Cheer stunting, there would be public outrage. And schools would be required to have large training staffs. Like ten girls, ten coaches. This would prevent a large number of injuries. And rightly so eliminate the stunting program from many schools. Reply