Cheerleading Safety in question again
It is that time of year again. The National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research (NCCSI) has issued it’s most resent report on sport injuries in High School and Collage. Cheerleading is again, the one sport that is responsible for more injuries than any other to female athletes.
You can see the full report here.
Keloland Television has an online article about the NCCSI report including some of the things that can be done to improve the safety of everyone involved.
Injury prevention is going to come from coaching education, proper training of the athletes, giving them the right environment and the right opportunities.”
As for those opportunities, Fritsch said parents should research cheer programs and choose one with coaches who are safety-certified.
The American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators has a website that parents can go to, which offers the top five questions that parents should be asking when their child joins a school or club
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