In the article “ Girls’ Most Dangerous Sport: Cheerleading” by Live Science it writes, “The statistics are equally grim in college, where cheerleading accounted for 66.7 percent of all female sports catastrophic injuries, compared to the past estimate of 59.4 percent.” (Live Science, 4) Cheer is difficult, especially at an older age. It is more competitive and more dangerous in high school and college. It is easier to get hurt at a higher level of cheer. Not to mention, the article "Cheerleading-related injuries in the United States: a prospective surveillance study.” written by Brenda J Shields and Gary A Smith reports “According to a recent study,1 the number of cheerleading related injuries sustained by children 5 to 18 years of age and treated in US hospital emergency departments has more than doubled, from an estimated 10,900 injuries in 1990 to an estimated 22,900 injuries in 2002.” (Shields/Smith, 1) Everyday more and more people are getting into cheerleading, which results with more injuries. It is very common to get into cheer at a young age. Cheer is hard, especially for younger kids. Someone is bound to get hurt no matter what. Additionally, cheerleading has the same amount of injuries as any other sport. Cheerleaders can break bones just like anyone else, which why the dangers of cheerleading let’s cheer qualify as a sport. Cheerleaders can get hurt as many times as football player. Cheerleaders are bound to
In the article “ Girls’ Most Dangerous Sport: Cheerleading” by Live Science it writes, “The statistics are equally grim in college, where cheerleading accounted for 66.7 percent of all female sports catastrophic injuries, compared to the past estimate of 59.4 percent.” (Live Science, 4) Cheer is difficult, especially at an older age. It is more competitive and more dangerous in high school and college. It is easier to get hurt at a higher level of cheer. Not to mention, the article "Cheerleading-related injuries in the United States: a prospective surveillance study.” written by Brenda J Shields and Gary A Smith reports “According to a recent study,1 the number of cheerleading related injuries sustained by children 5 to 18 years of age and treated in US hospital emergency departments has more than doubled, from an estimated 10,900 injuries in 1990 to an estimated 22,900 injuries in 2002.” (Shields/Smith, 1) Everyday more and more people are getting into cheerleading, which results with more injuries. It is very common to get into cheer at a young age. Cheer is hard, especially for younger kids. Someone is bound to get hurt no matter what. Additionally, cheerleading has the same amount of injuries as any other sport. Cheerleaders can break bones just like anyone else, which why the dangers of cheerleading let’s cheer qualify as a sport. Cheerleaders can get hurt as many times as football player. Cheerleaders are bound to