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All the boys in jerseys of basketball, and football helmets, body marked, and the reputation of hard and too Dirty Shame when placed side also a cheerleader. Five-foot girl, wearing short skirts and a sweater, turns out to be much braver and tougher than the guys on the field or on the ground. Why you ask? Because cheerleading is a dangerous sport.

Types of injuries

In the game of basketball and soccer players see get their ankles, dislocated shoulder and other injuries cringe worthy. You see grimacing in pain from his introduction to evaluate your locker injury. But these are mere bruising compared with the type of pain cheerleaders face every day.

High school youth and girls Colleges have been reported to suffer contusions, bruised lungs, broken ribs, broken neck, spinal cord and other damage to the worst of his young body. It is difficult to imagine that these girls, their broad smiles and a happy nature can suffer these terrible injuries, but we must remember that the aesthetic aspects of cheerleaders often hides or masks the inherent dangers.

When we see human pyramids, or girls which has been launched into the air as they twist and turn their bodies, we tend to forget the reality of the situation and remain in fear of performance. We forget to see the reality that these girls are basically throwing 10 to 15 feet in the air without a safety line or net to catch if they fall. All they have them in the hands of young men, who unfortunately, they are surrounded by distractions. Viewed in this perspective, the dangers of cheerleading from obvious.

The severity of injuries

To get an idea of the seriousness these injuries, just to watch a few years back for examples. In 2005, a 14 year old girl was beaten when the rate fell in the stomach while practiced for a ride. In 2008, one-17 years, was sent into a coma, lost the use of their legs and, finally, because of damage to the brain is dead after a fall in a cheerleading competition. That same year, another student, 20, died after been struck in the chest in another competition.

Cheerleading has the highest percentage of sports-related injuries in high school and college (for girls). In fact, 65% of all major injuries Female high school athletes are active in cheerleading. At school, this percentage increases to 67% of all injuries in female athletes. This is even more surprising when you consider that 2.9 million people in the country, women athletes in the school, only 3% are cheerleaders.

Courage is equal to those of other athletes

The courage that these girls who should not be disputed or rejected. Even when confronted with these statistics and the high likelihood of pain, we still see many young squads for the Test cheerleaders and dance with their whole heart into the contest. Knowing, from the dangers with smiles on their faces. Nobody can doubt the bravery of these young people have left (if not superior) to those players who are cheering. GP

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