The Most Dangerous Sport: Cheerleading

livescience ^ | 26 June 2009

[JoeProBono]

[mowowie]

Cheerleading is a sport?

[albie]

Cheerleading Must Be Banned! Especially If You’re Carrying a Pocketknife!

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[Mamzelle]

If they look farther, they will find that it is especially dangerous to be the smallest, lightest girl on the team, because she's the one at the top of the pyramid, and the one who gets dropped, and gets the back injuries.

[b4its2late]

If your on the sideline, bouncing around and not paying attention to the game, and the play is called to that side, I can see where it might well be a tad bit dangerous.

[allmendream]

That happened to a gal in my high school. EVERYONE thought she flashed them as she twirled and her skirt rose.

She was crying and saying “the underwear is sewn into the outfit, it RODE UP!!!”

[CholeraJoe]

The prevalence of head injuries would explain the academic performance of most cheerleaders.

[Snickering Hound]

[rlmorel]

"...The Most Dangerous Sport: Cheerleading..."

I have to agree. I have bumped my head many a time on the underside of the seats in the stands, and God did not design our necks to turn at a rate of speed any faster than it it takes to watch a tennis match.

[chae]

Yeah, happened in my high school. Shelley was at the top and she ended up falling or getting dropped and she fell hard. She totally blew out her knee, had to have surgery. It was bad

[MediaMole]

In Wisconsin, the state supreme court ruled that cheerleading was a sport. As such, schools were not held liable for injuries.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

[b4its2late]

Funny Cheerleader Videos

[John123]

I’ve seen near-accidents while watching high school sports... but you know what? It is just life... accidents do happen... we can’t let fear control us... otherwise our ancestors would never have left the caves.

[Niuhuru]

I see she’s wearing her ‘love me for my mind’ outfit.

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[Niuhuru]

Ew. I remember seeing an episode on Dr. Phil where this girl was suing the school district because she didn’t get on the squad while a girl got in despite having an injury.

Interestingly, they give points for spirit and the injured girl showed more than the one who was able to do all the dance steps. I still can’t believe that someone would sue over not being allowed on a cheerleading squad.