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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 [...]

Rehearsed Catastrophic Emergency Plan: A Coach’s Duty

Rehearsed Catastrophic Emergency Plan: A Coach’s Duty

catastrophic sports injury: any severe injury incurred during participation in a school or college sponsored sport; includes three categories: fatal; non-fatal (resulting in permanent severe functional disability); and serious (no permanent functional disability but severe injury). [...]

Hot Topics in Cheerleading: 2011 Recap

Hot Topics in Cheerleading: 2011 Recap

As the year wraps up, spend some time revisiting some of 2011’s hottest cheerleading topics, controversies and, of course, inspirations. While we don’t yet know what 2012 will bring, we do know that we’ll be there [...]

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 [...]