Basket Tosse Study

This photo is of a Washington State Cheerleader performing a full basket. To perform this stunt, 3 bases interlock their arms while the top girl stands crouched down on their hands. The bases dip down and then throw the top girl as high as they can into the air in a straight line as the top girl stands up. She performs a stunt when she feels weightless at the top of the throw. In this photo, you can clearly see that she is twisting her body on two different axes, but I will only be talking about her twisting on the vertical axis. The picture was taken after she was tossed into the air, during her rotation. This photo was taken at Washington State University by Paul Twibell, during a football game.
Stunting in cheerleading involves many different physics concepts that allow for the stunt to be executed in a safe and visually appealing manner. In this case, I will be talking about basket tosses. Due to the extreme care that needs to be taken for this stunt to be completed safely and successfully, there are many rules and regulations. In fact, …show more content…
In fact, there are several studies that have been done on injuries in cheerleading. For example, a study done by _____ looked at the number of injuries due to different stunts, including basket tosses. It was found that 30.2% of injuries reported between June 5, 2006 and June 3, 2007 were due to basket tosses. There are many things that can go wrong in a basket toss and the risk of serious injury goes up because of the height of the stunt. Both a top girl and bases can get hurt because of the increased time of falling that results in a greater velocity coming does. Because of this risk, there are a lot of safety measures put in to place and a group must demonstrate safer skills before being allowed to try a basket toss. Cheerleading is full of physics that allow for stunts to be performed. The basket toss involves Newton’s 3rd Law, torque, angular momentum, and