With cheerleading stunts getting more daring, devastating injuries are increasing. Laura Jackson broke her neck while attempting a back tuck at cheer tryouts. She’s now a quadriplegic, adjusting to a new life on the sidelines.
With cheerleading stunts getting more daring, devastating injuries are increasing. Laura Jackson broke her neck while attempting a back tuck at cheer tryouts. She’s now a quadriplegic, adjusting to a new life on the sidelines.
Dangerous and stupid. No need for stupid tricks.
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After personally watching a cheer group toss a girl into the air and then all back away as she fell flat to the ground, I place the blame on lack of coaching.
Girls! Every one of you MUST BE IN PLACE TO CATCH HER!
They were clearly uncomfortable with positioning themselves under a twisting figure, unable to anticipate her orientation, on the way down.
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having been a cheerleader, and knowing many.. i can only say that many of these girls in competitive cheer are insane- but they’ve got more cojones than most of the guys playing contact sports. these girls continue with broken fingers and toes, sprains, fractured ankles, torn ligaments, and concussions.
I don’t consider 73 serious injuries in 26 years to be a major epidemic. On a percentage basis it’s probably the same as automotive crash injuries of the same nature.
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