Cheerleading deemed too dangerous

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  • September 26, 2009 at 8:15 am #87005
    Holiday
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    Cheerleading is once again under fire for becoming too dangerous. But should it be deemed a sport or just entertainment?

    http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/10096288/What/s-the-point-of-cheerleading?GT1=39002

    September 26, 2009 at 12:12 pm #87006
    AlexG
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    Cheerleading is once again under fire for becoming too dangerous. But should it be deemed a sport or just entertainment?

    From time to time that same question has come up about contest-level bodybuilding.

    Is it a sport, a performing art, or exhibitionism as entertainment.  8)

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    September 26, 2009 at 5:47 pm #87007
    Tonus
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    From time to time that same question has come up about contest-level bodybuilding.

    Is it a sport, a performing art, or exhibitionism as entertainment.  8)

    I think the reason it's being asked about cheerleading is because of the high incidence of injuries, including serious injuries.  Then again, a lot of cheerleading squads don't just do a simple series of jumps and dance movements, they want to do a number of very technical (and very risky) acrobatic maneuvers that include flips and high jumps/drops.  It's no surprise that injuries, including serious injuries, occur at an alarming rate.

    September 29, 2009 at 5:29 pm #87008
    Holiday
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    I watched some of the National High School and Collegiate Cheerleader competitions. The moves are amazing, but it's more complex compared to those of cheer teams in pro sports. Seems to me it's unnecessarily high risk before they're twenty-one.

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