The Most Dangerous SPORT for Women.

The Telegraph says...

And then it also says...

It has always been a large debate among sports enthusiasts whether or not cheerleading should be considered a sport. Being a cheerleader myself I have had this question asked me many times and have been ridiculed for my thoughts. In the first article, the writer describes many injuries that occur while cheering and how the fact that we ignore it as a sport only increases this number. I will agree that many of the stunts and tumbling that cheerleaders try are very dangerous and a lot of times are not done in a very safe environment or taught by coaches that actually know what they are talking about. A lack of knowledge in the sport is what fuels a lot of these injuries and making more regulated competitions and clinics could really help with this problem. In the second article the writer states that "Today, however, the activity is still too underdeveloped and disorganised to be treated as offering genuine varsity athletic participation opportunities for students." I can only respond with first, that they should "develop" their spelling a little bit better before submitting a story, and that it is not the athletes that keep the sport from thriving, but its critics. I know that when thinking of cheerleading a lot of people think of the girls in tiny skirts on the sidelines at Dallas Cowboys games or the middle school cheerleading team in their neighborhood. I will agree that this is not a form of competition, simply a support system for another sport. But I urge you to attend nationals with a competitive cheer team and tell me what you think then...

Spirit of Texas International Open Coed Level 5

If you're telling me that after watching all of those skills and that level of talent you are still a non-believer, I'm afraid you are being a bit too small-minded and stubborn. I can honestly tell you after years in competitive cheerleading, multiple twisted ankles, sore muscles, hyperextended limbs, concussions, and more I am a firm supporter of cheerleading the sport.