Who was the Michigan State cheerleader that fell?
Only a few weeks ago, Michigan State cheerleader Taylor Young fell face-first onto the court at a Spartans basketball game and needed a neck brace. She was taken to the hospital and doctors released her later the same night.
What are the dangers of being a cheerleader?
Cheerleaders incur two-thirds of all catastrophic injuries to female athletes in high school and college. As cheerleading’s popularity soared over the last 20 years, so have the number of cheerleaders in the hospital. According to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance Survey, emergency room visits increased 110 percent from 1990 to 2002.
How did the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders get hurt?
Somewhere along the line, a massive rift has opened up between perception and reality — between the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and the girls who fell 20 feet and never got up again. When it comes to sports injuries, football is, and always has been, king. No other sport comes close.
Who was the cheerleader who fell from the pyramid?
There’s the story of a male cheerleader who was paralyzed while tumbling, the young woman who will now likely spend the rest of her life in a nursing home after falling while cheering for Marshall High in Los Angeles, and the girl who plunged to her death from a human pyramid.
Why was I nervous when my daughter started cheerleading?
I was nervous going in, mostly because of the crazy cheer momma stories I’d heard about people freaking out over their child’s competition and pulling sneaky moves.
What should I do if my daughter is not a cheerleader?
And next year, it could be your child’s name missing. There are no guarantees. Since everyone’s in this boat, you have a heart for any girl who may be crying in her mother’s arms at home. Moms whose daughters have not made cheerleader tell me that it’s better to reach out than to do nothing.
Only a few weeks ago, Michigan State cheerleader Taylor Young fell face-first onto the court at a Spartans basketball game and needed a neck brace. She was taken to the hospital and doctors released her later the same night.
Cheerleaders incur two-thirds of all catastrophic injuries to female athletes in high school and college. As cheerleading’s popularity soared over the last 20 years, so have the number of cheerleaders in the hospital. According to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance Survey, emergency room visits increased 110 percent from 1990 to 2002.