Big stunts, little regulation
The Press-Enterprise has a good article about cheerleading safety. It covers the issue of a lack of regulation at the high school level, rules enforcement and coaches training. The article however, skirts around the fact that the way to enforce these things at the high school level would be to recognize cheerleading as a sport.
From the Press-Enterprise article.
Big stunts sending cheerleaders into the air and high pyramids have become common over the last 20 years, exposing cheerleaders to more injuries, from common sprains and strains to rare broken necks.
But there is little regulation at the high school level because cheerleading falls in the hinterland between activities such as chess and sports like soccer. Experts say the only way to curb injuries is to make existing safety guidelines mandatory at high school games and practices.
The California Interscholastic Federation oversees sports from basketball to badminton, but not cheer. California and other states don’t regulate cheer because its main mission is not competition.
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