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Yikes! It's good that no one noticed, but always wise to take good safety precautions.

-- Contributed by: Valorie Delp

we tryed to hold a girl up and swing her back but one girl didnt catch her and she fell but no one even noticed

-- Contributed by: jessy

Shelby, all sports carry an inherent risk-and you are certainly right-there are safety precautions that can be taken to minimize that risk.

-- Contributed by: Valorie Delp

i dont think that cheerleading is a dangerous sport i think its a fun sport and ya there are dangers theres only dangers if you dont know what you are doing so people should quit saying that about cheerleading cuz its not at all like that its only that way if you make it that way

-- Contributed by: shelby

Badger cheer you're right. That is a problem that is shared by many squads and many schools. Because cheerleading isn't seen as a "sport" many sports directors overlook it in favor of "real sports". In many schools, cheerleading is a student directed thing--which on the one hand is great. But on the other hand makes it hard.

-- Contributed by: Valorie Delp

I am a high school student who totally agrees that we need more supervision. My high school squad sometimes gets overlooked by our sports director. We have no real place to practice. We have to share the track with the middle school squad so that gets too distracting at times. There is no place for us to safely practice either. We usually result to having to practice in the commons. Which is really difficult when the cros country team is having a meeting there. I believe that there need to be more specified rules and suppervision. I am so sorry to hear about all of your daughters.

-- Contributed by: Badgercheer

Claudia you are absolutely right. Safety is a big debate in cheerleading right now and it still remains a largely unregulated sport. I'm so sorry for your daughter's injury. I would encourage you to keep telling your story. I think sometimes we all assume it can't happen to us. After all, when the stunt works it looks great right?

I personally believe that the more we see these quicky certification programs and the more popular All Star cheerleading becomes--the more we're going to see injuries--and serious ones at that.

-- Contributed by: Valorie Delp

I think putting this "Cheer Stunt Gone Wrong" is a great idea. The article is exactly correct. My daughter suffered a horrible brain injury due to changing the routine around and adding another girl to the routine all during warm-ups right before going on to the stage to compete. My daughter has done high school cheerleading and she was injured but I can see it happening. My daughter got in to All-Star Competitive Cheerleading. It's like the new craze over the past decade. It's such a growing industry so many people are opening gyms and getting coaches, that are not as experienced as they should be. I researched, after the fact, and realized that it's so easy to become certified. So the good coaches are now getting smothered by the bad ones. The bottom line is we need safety rules and regulations just like other teams. Also, keep in mind, yes, it can be as dangerous as other sports but these cheerleaders do not have protective gear like many other sports do, so even more reason to tighten the belt on these organizations that give out certifications after 3 hours!! That's all it takes to be certified!! Schools definitely have better coaching than the All-Star gyms do. Of course not all All-Star or high school coaches are bad, I'm just saying these cheerleader deserve to have experienced coaches that care about safety, and to be respected by the state/nation as a serious sport.

-- Contributed by: Claudia
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