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When Is It Safe To Return To Cheer After A Concussion?

When Is It Safe To Return To Cheer After A Concussion?

The Experts Answer: When Is It Safe To Return To Cheer After A Concussion? The National Cheer Safety Foundation has put together a library of educational safety guides that specifically target issues that cheerleaders, cheer parents [...]

The Weekly Fitness Post: Overcoming Fear

The Weekly Fitness Post: Overcoming Fear

Who in their right mind would jump backwards, head first, towards the ground? Oh wait, that would be almost any death-defying cheerleader. Whether you're new to the game or you've had an accident you'd like to [...]

Is Athletic Safety A Priority?

Is Athletic Safety A Priority?

For one high school, the safety of its athletes is a priority this year. An article from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, focuses on one high school's announcement of their plans for a concussion-management program, which is being [...]

Cheerleaders Break Their Backs to Improve Safety Guidelines

Cheerleaders Break Their Backs to Improve Safety Guidelines

A Shrevport, Louisiana News Agency, cheerleading accounts for 65 percent of catastrophic injuries among female high school athletes. Although cheerleading injuries are generally minor, there still exists a huge potential for these catastrophic injuries, making cheer [...]

This Season, Cheerleaders Have A New Mantra – “Safety First”

This Season, Cheerleaders Have A New Mantra – “Safety First”

Over the last decade, emergency room visits have increased vastly. Over the past year, nearly 30,000 cheerleaders have been treated for injuries stemming from cheerleading –who are fourteen-and-a-half years old, on average. Nevertheless, the demanding nature of [...]