| Anyone who has been following
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| | their cheerleaders. For example, look up
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| Chearleading's current trend understands
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| | coaching football in a book store and you
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| that injuries are becoming a major
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| | will see a great variety of books at your
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| problem. From 1990-2002, research has
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| | disposal. Do the same for cheerleading
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| shown injuries in cheerleading to have
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| | and the selection becomes limited. Even
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| doubled (This is with an 18 percent
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| | worse, most cheerleading books do not
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| growth). Also, a study published in the
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| | stress the importance of safety enough.Do
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| journal Pediatrics estimates 208,800
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| | to these limited resources, many coaches
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| young people ages 5 to 18 were treated at
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| | and cheerleaders wind up trying to
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| U.S. hospitals for cheerleading-related
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| | replicate a tumbling pass or acrobatic
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| injures during the 13-year period. Most
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| | lift (stunt) they saw somewhere else.
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| of the injuries were suffered by 12- to
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| | This leads only to an increased risk of
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| 17-year-olds; nearly 40 percent were leg,
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| | failure and injury. Every tumbling pass
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| ankle and foot injuries.How have these
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| | and acrobatic lift (stunt) has its
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| injuries increased so much in 13 years?
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| | required technique and spotters (the
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| The two reasons are increased acrobatic
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| | people who insure the safety of the
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| skills and lack of knowledge.
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| | participant).Paul Hopkins has been
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| Cheerleading has gone way past doing
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| | cheerleading for over seven years.
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| mainly cheers and chants. Now it has
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| | During this time he has been a part of
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| moved into doing complex tumbling passes
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| | teams at the high school, college, and
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| and various acrobatic lifts (stunting).
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| | professional levels. On top of that he
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| As always, as the skill level goes up,
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| | has taught numerous clinics and privates
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| the risk of injury follows.Unfortunately,
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| | to cheerleaders of all ages; including
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| the skill level is risng while the
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| | Pro team members. Some of his awards
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| knowledge of proper saftey requirements
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| | include a 24th place at partner stunt
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| is falling. There is a general lack of
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| | nationals.
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| information out there for coaches and
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