Cheerleading Fall Video: Dangers Bring Calls for Reform From Medical Group

Medical group warns that cheerleaders are in just as much danger as the athletes they root for.
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[@melf5421]

Limiting practice time? That just increases the chances of injury in a real competition. It takes practice to get a move right. Doing dangerous stunts with little rehearsal is terrifying in comparison to doing dangerous stunts after months of rigorous preparation.

[@user-fp1uq6ly2f]

Ikr, if they’re concerned about stunts falling then why don’t they want extended practice time

[@maghenwagner4954]

Mel F they mean they don’t want cheerleaders literally practicing for over 5 hours. Trust me I’ve had a practice for 6 and a half hours and I saw so many girls throwing up having panic attacks and one girl almost broke her ankle.

[@niamhterry6104]

This isn’t fair, you don’t limit how a footballer kicks the ball incase it hits someone on the head so why do it with cheer. So long as people are careful things will be fine and anything that happens is by accident. Anyone who does Cheer knows this.

[@giannakite2052]

i do t fall alot but when i do its pretty bad but i dont get hurt and i have pracice for 2 hours 2 days a week

[@sorayapierre7432]

Mel F thank you

[@kaitlinrittler]

I can’t freaking stand these people. They know NOTHING about cheer, and they are trying to limit it. I’m about to loose my cool.

[@jupiter9287]

IKR IVE CHEERED SINCE I WAS 3!!!!! WHEN STUNTS FALL 90% OF THE TIME ITS THE CHEERLEADERS FAULT FOR NOT LISTENING TO INSTRUCTIONS!!!!!

[@coolishskyler2915]

Omg ikr its so annoying and I get soooo mad at it omgg

[@ItsHxrlee]

Kaitlin Rose yeah this is all annoying af

[@laurynxoxo1620]

Kaitlin Rose omg yes

[@Enchantingkayy]

Kaitlin Rose ikr

[@takiyawilliams9047]

They say it's time for cheerleading to have better safety rules, but us cheerleaders say it's time to put cheer in the Olympics

[@kaylaaaxx8439]

Takiya Williams I agree Im a cheerleader and it is about time they put this sport in the Olympics, they have every other sport except this on!

[@georgiathang5188]

other countries dont do cheer

[@savanalorie2376]

Yup

[@savanalorie2376]

All Things Bad America isn't the only country that does cheer. In fact, the highest recorded basket toss is from an Australian stunt group

[@ashley047]

SavyGirl They reached 18ft while a cheer squad in the Us reached 22ft , but somehow no one knows?!?

[@lillianmarker3330]

I hate this... We aren't considered a sport because we just sit on the sidelines.. But when people realize how much we actually do and how hard we work they try to take it away because it's to much of a sport.

[@jiyasvlogs]

sideline cheer isn’t a sport. I do competition and comp is a sport.

[@lexid734]

j i y a ’ s w r l d T R U E

[@supremelayla638]

j i y a ’ s w r l d I do both . both are hard . guessing your school just sucks 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jiyasvlogs]

SuPrëME LaYlä | they’re both hard for YOU. you might not have skills as good as mine. sideline will never be a sport. only comp/all star.

[@aldcjazzz455]

j i y a ’ s w r l d same

[@nicolepfefferkorn4182]

NO TRAMPOLINES??!!!!! They are crazy

[@kendallbedford2523]

How do they think flyers train their skills before putting it up in a stunt

[@sophiaravioli3307]

if there were no trampolines then the coaches would be like ok do a double full. they are loosing their minds

[@JJTE134]

YOU ARE INSAIN THIS IS SAFE WE SHOULD HAVE NO MORE TRAMPLINES IN CHRPEARING

[@happylife-ww7ks]

@@JJTE134 nooo bc you wouldn’t want someone throwing tucks (or anything) for the first time on the floor it’s just not safe

[@AllyGator2474]

Limits on practice time? Limiting our practice time completely increases the risk of injury at competition. Stunts take time and we need our time to practice and improve them. Mandatory Physicals? I know that every school I've seen do cheer has to have a physical and also everyone on my competitive team has to have one, but I guess that's just my team? Probably not. Trained coaches? Our coaches are completely certified... Strict safety rules? We have rules you just can't give a 6 page long list of them, safety is important but we usually know what we're doing and rules will just take down how good cheers look.

[@natalygarza-coreas6044]

We practice for a reason. It is a sport. We do cheer safe it's just that some cheerleaders don't get their grips right and that's where it gets dangerous. Some even throw skills they aren't ready for.

[@sarahwilliams4759]

Thank you for saying cheer is a sport

[@JesusChristWon]

Jesus loves you!!

[@morgankeller396]

No trampolines?? That's only going to increase injuries. Athletes will be attempting skills on the ground much faster, and they won't be able to safely work on them on a trampoline.

[@taylorswiftfan-gf4ir]

well you can’t stunt on trampolines

[@morgankeller396]

@@taylorswiftfan-gf4ir I’m referring to tumbling…

[@taylorswiftfan-gf4ir]

@@morgankeller396 well cheerleaders take different classes for tumbling and stunting and the videos is mainly about getting hurt by stunting. and you don’t need a trampoline to learn tumbling but it does help

[@jessicahuber9217]

I don't think it's fair they want to limit us cheerleaders to what we do. I mean there are illegal stunts which is good but it's your choice to do cheer or not. When u step on the Mat ur putting ur self in danger but we take that risk for the love of our sport. I come home from tumbling once a week with some sort of soreness

[@hayleecarlsen8335]

Jessica Huber THANK YOU I AGREE SO MUCH! people shouldn't judge us cheerleaders because we are doing something we love so other people need to shut up with there opinion

[@bethfuqua6620]

Jessica Huber ikr that’s why there’s different levels for depending on the difficulty

[@amymergenthaler9859]

Jessica Huber illegal means bad

[@lucicorinne297]

"limits on practice time" YEAH RIGHT my friend had a 7 hour practice just a month ago, i have a 4 1/2 hour practice tomorrow. call that "not a sport"

[@hallegrace9002]

Ok but boxers and wrestlers literally try to hurt each other😂 I'm a cheerleader and yes you can get hurt but you also can get hurt playing any sport. Our stunts might be crazy but our coaches are certified and we have safety rules! I'm tired of stereotypes like fr. Pay attention to everything else going on smh

[@lilzgarrxtty8892]

Totally agree I'm a cheerleader too ❤️🎀

[@elliestern9471]

I agree

[@izzylebrato9679]

I agree I'm a cheerleader too

[@huleymatusow3218]

Halle Bertrand agreed and they haven't changed anything about football either

[@jeaniecruz1886]

Halle Bertrand

[@aimeemarie5462]

Uh, high schools shouldnt be doing 3-highs anyway. Thats college level. And if they think they are ever taking away 3-highs from college level they got another thing coming.

[@oxrelanaxo]

So true. They should put more spotters that actually pay attention.. the only reason this is a big deal now is because of that cheerleader that fell on her head at that basketball game.. the guy wasn't paying attention..and high school stunts should be limited for many reasons one being you don't have a properly trained coach! If you wanna do more advanced stunts then join a team outside of the high school and or wait til college.

[@aimeemarie5462]

Krissy Poloncarz totally agree! When we did 3-highs in college I was the catcher and I can tell you that my eyes NEVER came off of that top girl! Instead of pointing fingers at the dangers maybe they should think about how those dangers can be prevented! Because they are 110% preventable.

[@tessalemoine126]

Aimee Marie It doesn't matter what age they are, if they are good enough and their coaches are certified then they can do however many they want. But, fr, they can't put limits on us if they don't even care enough to call it a sport

[@averywaller7922]

Aimee Marie I’m in high school cheer and coaches HAVE to be certified otherwise you can’t stunt. Last year we couldn’t stunt in the beginning because our coach was in the middle of getting certified.

[@courtneystuart9265]

Hey! Did you know: the original saying was “got another think coming”? People mostly say thing now. Just a cool fact I wanted to share, bye now :)

[@hayleecarlsen8335]

Cheerleading is amazing people need to realize the good of it

[@hannah.little0]

Other people: cHeEr IsNt A rEaL sPoRt Cheerleaders: try throwing a HUMAN 20 ft IN THE AIR

[@ollie8739]

when you sign up for cheerleading, you accept the risk of injury. we all know that the sport can be dangerous, but we participate anyway because we love it.

[@classy5488]

Yeah.... cheerleading is dangerous( I am on a competitive cheer team so trust me I know), but if you love it and you get hurt, you keep going after you heal. Cheerleading is a dangerous sport and you know that when you sign up, but you are willing to risk it. If you get hurt in the middle of a cheer, you keep going and have a smile on your face. It honestly needs to be in the olympics.

[@dustinlaake8408]

You don’t recover from a Trumatic brain injury.....NEVER

[@melenatedmaddie]

Where my fellow annoyed cheerleaders at?

[@SusieLostHerDog]

Right here, girl

[@kaelabrooker2370]

well,they said football is more dangerous,so why don't they stop football. ever think about that?

[@burntsoup8319]

Yes a lot and when I read this

[@kaysibrown2420]

Kaela Brooker no they won't... because "too many people watch football"....... at least that's what I was told.. uugghh

[@megazwatcher]

and football players have helmets and armor

[@jessica-pp5jy]

Kaysi Brown Um no, football is the most dangerous sport because you can a concussion sweetie. they’re trying to fix that. it’s not because to many people watch football, maybe you should inform yourself instead of making assumptions about other sports you clearly don’t know anything about.

[@jessica-pp5jy]

Kaela Brooker BECAUSE the main reason football is dangerous is because you can get concussions which can lead to other things, they’re developing new stuff to protect them from that, maybe inform yourself instead of spreading misinformation. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@alliegross7166]

I'm not a cheerleader but I think that cheerleading is a real sport. Cheerleaders work just as hard as everybody else

[@BBDance-yo4rm]

All boys who say girls can't take a hit should watch this

[@nolen602]

Bronte Butler are you saying guys can’t be cheerleaders?

[@theatregeek8141]

Nolen Coley that's not even close to what she was saying,she just pointed out that certain boys say sexist remarks about girls

[@kylielife1932]

Yes

[@natashaaakb]

I'm a cheerleader at rockstar cheer. When it said "better trained coaches", all my coaches have experience. Yes of course cheerleading is a dangerous sport, but it's a fun sport. If you have lots of practice you get better, and better.

[@sierraharasinski1536]

Ok so I'm an cheerleader. She said only do stunts on mats and grass and no more trampolines!! I sprained my wrist bad doing a back handspring on the grass. I couldn't do cheer for a hole month. Better coaches? Um it takes like 2 years to become a certified coach were I live so... are u going to have some good coaches come and coach every cheer team in the hole world? No! Limit cheer practice time? Your not going to have enough time to practice so the would probably have more practices a week.

[@renecurrent8321]

i am 22 and i was an allstar growing up I was always covered in bruises my vice principle tried to inspect my family thinking I was being abuse! my ankle is forever ruined i had many concussins and I am already getting arthritis in my knee I wouldnt change anything it was worth it and still miss cheer!! I might end up coaching

[@hannahl5306]

Did they really ask u about abuse?

[@Beelzebubby91]

I might end up being the same from gymnastics. The flexibility it gives you is amazing and keeps you from getting injuries, but sometimes it happens! I always get bruises from it and I even broke a bone. Cheerleading should be a sport

[@savanalorie2376]

GERARD LEONARD oh my goodness THANK YOU. So many gymnasts online are like, "cheer is just a crappier version of gymnastics". I'm so glad there are people like you

[@nataliemoore4532]

yes cheerleading is dangerous. I'm a backspot and I've never let my flyer hit that mat. if she's going down I make sure it's on top of me. her safety is my #1 priority. cheerleading isn't that dangerous if you know what you're doing and have coaches or people around you in a circle just in case something bad happened. cheerleaders that do the dangerous stunts shown in the video have been preparing and going through the pain and strength to be able to do the stunts. cheerleading is, in my opinion, fine the way it is.

[@jordynmarie2696]

Completely agree

[@larissashelton236]

im a flyer a all star cheerleader i have spraned my kneck and a torned tibia and nothing will stop me from cheering

[@niamubanga8851]

I have a problem with this, they are making cheer look dangerous but If you squeezed when you were suppose to ad didn't cheat in conditioning then you would be just fine

[@f1cardigan]

Don't you dare limit practice time! Cheerleaders need more time to perfect their routine and take advantage of their feedback to make their routine better.

[@sarabriggs5594]

:daredevil stunts Me: sis they fine. They breathin (My coach always says if you’re breathing your ok)

[@corrydapperbenge6641]

I am a flyer in cheer I have fallen The one thing I do is get back up But sometimes, you just can’t

[@ej17brobeck]

go do my part in my routine & get back to me. then you can say if it's a sport or not.

[@daveconerly1450]

I was a varsity male cheerleader for Florida State University. I was one of the seven guys and seven girls that made-up the varsity squad . It was extremely difficult to make the team with practices and schooling and worried about having enough money to afford to stay in school for it was expensive. Problems were always around . But when I made the team it was truly one of the best exciting moments of my whole entire life. The requirements in becoming a cheerleader in today's world have become so advanced that I still would of be able to make the squad. I loved the tumbling , flips trampoline all that stuff. Still do, but I'm old now and the body didn't do like it used to. The girls part have gone over the top with all the new stunts and their part I don't at all envy. It's extremely dangerous the acrobatics that they do in today's cheering world. It's really outragious the flips , leg extensions and heights that they do all their stuff. For the guys have an enormous responsibility in spotting and catching these girls and it's actually a very nerve racking job. To be at the right place at exactly the right time takes tons of practice let alone to be constantly in sync with the everyone else in timing is almost death defying. My partner was a trip delta bitch. A rich girl who was no fun. Absorbed in only herself and she had a tendency to kick and slap me when she wasn't satisfied. I remember a few instances where it became prevelent To me , I hated working with her. She was a prudent bitch. Always always complaining and the other girls got so fed up with her bullshit over the course of the season. Anyhow, we were performing a new stunt. She was flying high as I lifted her into the air sideways. Well, she went that way and I went the other way , out of confusion as she was supposed to land stretched out in my arms flexed out. Well I remember she went pretty high and I held out my arms to catch her and she sent the wrong way and came slamming down on her side and face into the hard ground. To me and everybody else, it was funny. It shut her bitchy mouth for a while. I couldn't wait for the season to be over with because she made everything and everybody so miserable.

[@taylors5589]

I'm a cheerleader and my coach is certified and makes sure that what we do we can do it. and limited practice time ? that just makes it worse.

[@bethanysargent7999]

this is so stupid. it is safe and people don't just get chucked up in the air. the start of small and the n over time do the more dangerous stunts. if they want to make cheer safer than they are going to have to do the same with gynastics because they do tumbling as well also that use trampolines.

[@burntsoup8319]

And gymnast tumble and do some pretty hard turns on a 4 inch beam

[@thatcrazydaisey3437]

Ok I'm sorry but.... When you sign up to be a cheer-leader your signing up for the pain and injury's.if you can't handle it then don't join. Cheer is a great sport,it's addicting and builds team work. People are just week. So don't take the fun out of it for the ones who know what they're signing up for. Pain and injury's are part of the sport.that is my opinion. Thank you.

[@avagray5167]

this is so bias they have literally no clue what they're talking about. as a level 4 competitive cheerleader i know for a fact that we don't "chuck people in the air" we also have amazing coachs, and one last thing we have so many rules.

[@tinapuett3530]

Ok 1, football players, basketball players,dancers and etc get sent to the hospital all the time. 2,mistakes are bound to happen in any sport 3,they know nothing about cheer!

[@Rebecca-kn7bb]

I’m a cheerleader and cheerleading is safe if your doing it with the right people and the right coach and even better if you have good reflexes

[@glitch9397]

ok buddy, your telling me someone running full speed at you while your in the air catching a football and his mindset is to end yo life isnt as dangerous as 3-5 people throwing you in the air and catching you?

[@SusieLostHerDog]

They say that football is more dangerous, yet they don’t do anything about it, do they? Crazy how they limit practice time, too, because that’ll make everything worse.

[@marah3785]

Horse back riding, boxing, football, baseball, gymnastics, and etc are dangerous sports. But only cheerleading gets this treatment. This is unfair..Yes, I know that cheerleading is dangerous, everyone knows that. But the other sports are okay?! "Limit practice time" are you trying to get people killed? That is even worse! Football can kill people too. But no i guess that is "normal." 😒😒 Let along gymnastics is kinda (but not really) the same as cheerleading. Besides cheerleading isn't just flipping people around or breaking body parts, it teaches US cheerleaders to be physically and mentally strong. Also to be kind, have good sportsmanship, and work as a team ( even if you hate your teammates ) I just don't like how cheerleading gets treated. It either boys saying "Its not a sport" or other people saying "its dangerous. Someone can be killed!!" Like, that is what practice is for. Its so annoying and not needed.

[@jens.8830]

Awkward-Chan _ I completely agree with what you’re saying except the gymnastics being similar to cheer. Literally the only thing that is the same in cheer and gymnastics is tumbling, and even that has exceptions. But I agree with everything else :)

[@marah3785]

Jennifer Sophia Yeah, I didn't believe that gymnastics was similar to cheer either. I just didn't want to trigger anyone that also did gymnastics.

[@jens.8830]

Awkward-Chan _ Ok :)

[@classy5488]

Okay let me just say something. In football you are supposed to tackle each other to get the ball, boxing and wrestling you are supposed to hurt each other, but cheerleading can’t be the way it is? The bases and backspots do everything they need to do to catch their flyers. When I based before, my flyer started falling and I didn’t let her fall and I got a bloody nose, I sprained my ankle, I injured my knee, fell on my back, but the more we get hurt, the more we want to cheer so we can fix the problems. I just don’t understand why the sports you are purposely hurting each other is okay but cheerleading isn’t. Any cheerleaders here that agree?

[@rowanbeary9771]

Okay for 1/2 of those stunts, the bases caught them. I am a flyer and I would be HAPPY to have bases that actually caught me. This video is insane. At least show stunts that the bases didn't catch the flyer, and maybe your point would be a little more convincing. :l

[@abum3034]

Maybe if people would take the sport more seriously, safety would be more ensured.

[@Music4EverKanekavi]

It’s an unregulated sport, even the tumbling isn’t taught properly. When a gymnast joins a cheerleading team 9/10 they blow the whole team away because their training is MUCH better than what you get from cheer. Looking back I wish I did gymnastics and dance

[@simplymakayla3327]

ABC News i luv cheerleading stop making it look bad got something to say i mean ITS A SPORT SO WHY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT

[@johnhulm3135]

I’ve noticed a difference in the making of cheerleaders and gym leaders. The accidents have sky rocketed when they come out with performance only squads and a lot of them don’t even cheer for a school but some girls do.

[@ellz_bellz8350]

They say it’s dangerous but they say it isn’t a sport !! That makes no sense

[@Nick-lm9wc]

"4x more then 30 years ago" u literally showed what cheerleaders from 30 years ago did, so I wonder why literally flying thru the air lands more ER visits then standing in a long skirt and clapping sometimes back in the 80s?

[@aW-gz5pz]

One cheerleading is a sport and if you join cheer you know you me gonna get hurt so don't join if you can take it and yes I am a cheerleader and yes I tore my acl and I hurts but I would never stop cheering

[@thescenequeen24]

Stop dissing my sports!!!

[@RubelliteIsHere]

Cheerleading isn't a sport they said.. You would be fine they said (Edit: Tbh i find catching a ball hard too)

[@saphiree464]

K

[@jessica-pp5jy]

Sammi Irwin 卌 true, if they put cheer they should put dance in because its as much of as sport as “cheer”. I hate it when cheerleaders think catching a ball isn’t hard or running a 1600 in track isn’t “hard” cause you aren’t throwing anyone in the air.

[@juliamoore4997]

jessica NO. That is not the point at all that cheerleaders are trying to make. They are saying that throwing a person is just as hard as running and throwing a ball. All sports take time, practice, and dedication but also strength(in any form). Cheerleaders spend just as much time practicing as all the other sports and they would like the same recognition as all the other sports. I am a cheerleader and I know that cheer requires both mental and physical strength, and it is definitely qualified to be a sport

[@TDDWEST]

Millions and Millions of girls and guys cheer every week of the year without injury. A relatively small percentage get injuries. Things happen in life, sports, and yes,.. Cheer. But do we just stop living life,.. do we we cower and live in a bubble. Do we regulate everything and anything that has risk? My Daughter is a Flyer and she just got dropped at practice today. Being a Flyer or base take strength, discipline, physical and mental toughness, and teamwork. These are great traits to learn through cheer. I worry as a parent, but am proud that my daughter is a flyer. I raced motocross when I was young and broke several bones, and had a major concussion which I woke up in the hospital 2 days after the accident,.. but I would race all over again.

[@lisaaltomarevomvolakis7166]

They r honestly using like no correct terminology like ✋ bruh

[@shannonhall2541]

U 6 yr old granddaughter is a competitive cheerleader and loves it she looks forward to her practices she has twice a week she wouldn't want to do anything else

[@glitch9397]

also boxing and wrestling your goal is to hurt someone while cheer is about trying to not get hurt

[@trishyangel123]

‘To make cheerleading an official sport.’ *You better run and hide, girl.* 🤬💯🤬💯

[@amymergenthaler9859]

Trishy Angel so true I’m 🤬 about this

[@savannaslime1523]

Well this happens. I just broke my ankle and popped my knee from cheer. It’s still fun. And excuse me we have the best frickin coaches ever. How do you think we win FIRST PLACE dummy’s.

[@AdeleCCooper]

The quality and safety of cheer isn't going to be improved until people actually accept this IS a SPORT!

[@chesterwilberforce9832]

"Looks like no prom for you this year, Debbie..." (iCarly, Nickelodeon)

[@juliarose5912]

us cheerleaders don’t care about the injuries that may happen ,, we love the sport and it’s our life we couldn’t live without it

[@eiosti]

ikr.. these people who have falls and injuries don't have the coaches that my team does. We practice in an old parking garage that has mats for floors and trophies for walls. Our biggest injury of the year was a broken nose and the only ones we look forward to are black eyes and bruises. Last year on the middle school team we had a girl sitting out in a wheelchair for state. Everyone felt sorry for her and thought that since she was a flyer it was cheer related. She had actually got her leg tang

[@azeleah7287]

maybe no trampoline trampolines, but tumbl-traks are less springy and makes life simple lol

[@Gloria.heim.55]

I agree that cheer needs to be an official sport. But limiting pyramids to only two levels? That would mean a half or even a full extension. That means cutting all star level 6 completely. And that means cutting out college cheerleaders completely. Let's be realistic here

[@Gloria.heim.55]

Shay Monte' then they shouldn’t show clips from all star cheer. Kick double baskets are not done in high school cheer

[@sellagirl414]

WTF I DO CHEERLEADING AND THATS THE BEST SPORT I DO

[@ieatrocks9025]

“ The one thing everyone agrees on is it’s time to make cheer safer” They really know nothing about cheer.They don’t know how much joy it brings us to be doing what we do, now they’re trying to take it away and they’re saying everyone agrees on it. They only agree on it because they don’t know how great it makes us feel. If you’re agreeing with this you’re definitely not a cheerleader and you have no perspective on what it’s like to be one.

[@CourtneeGallo]

Cheer is an official sport?

[@wpz9_254]

I play football, I don't know anything about cheer, but at my school, we don't have any injured cheerleaders its very rare at my school.

[@just_cuz6320]

Is this why now we can't do a front flips in stunts because you can't even be 18 to do that 😒

[@xxcookielifexx1428]

OMG Ihate that people are always like "cheerleading isn't a sport"and"oh its too dangerous"like boii YOU COULD GET HURT IN EVERY SINGLE SPORT PLUS if they cut practice time that would increase the chances of nore ingeries and if you practice more that would decrease the chances of ingeries like boii!

[@paigefinnegan131]

As an cheerleader I think some stunts we do our unsafe but the floors have tons of padding and if you're thought well u should be able to do it

[@thatssooceanna417]

people who disliked still dont care.. one of my cheermates was dropped in our hardest stunt so far and broke her arm.. almost her leg to. i almost died twice

[@smellatk9699]

this is why all comps should have spots no matter what also they make cheer sound so awful and dangerous but really everyone is concerned for your well being and health no matter what so this just makes me mad seeing how they are describing this AMAZING sport

[@FloralMedic]

Nope. Not making it easy lol. Level 6 is the toughest and many more than 2 levels lol

[@mckennaedwards1644]

Hey imma cheerleader who tore my patella tendon! What a coincidence😂

[@alexandraisabella4615]

Cheer is safe. It's just the difficulty. You wouldn't go throwing cheerleaders around without mats unless you're really trained.

[@leila5646]

And people still think cheer isn’t a sport

[@madik1785]

Ok but there is rules though? Some stunts are illegal for the less trained levels

[@michaelcallaway6962]

(0:41) the only reason that cheerleader almost broke her neck was because someone allowed her to perform a dangerous stunt that she wasn't properly trained for

[@TheChristian0323]

okay cheerleading isn’t a sport… buttt golf is tf

[@idontknowwhattodo936]

What is wrong with these people I have never been hurt and I’m a base and I’ve been cheering for 4 years like what the heck

[@billie-jeanlewis3884]

Limited practice times? Are you serious! I’m a cheerleader and sure there is a chance of you getting hurt but come on you can get hurt in literally any sport. In football they literally tackle people to the ground. You might fall in cheerleading or get injured but we push through the pain and get the task down.

[@arcticpilots8724]

I hate people who think they know what they're doing, don't limit routines

[@Misty_On_Paws101]

NO ONE AGREES TO MAKING THIS “SAFER”

[@devinlindley1764]

It’s only gone up because people from the 80s weren’t doing the things that we are. Nobody cared about cheerleading, it was mostly just court-side candy. Now it’s an actual sport and people can’t handle it.

[@annelisegeorge7038]

Cheerleading especially competitive cheerleading is a really grueling sport and getting injured is part of it

[@Hi-jy5nq]

Another thing to think about is how when you are competing there is litterley TRAINED coaches watching over you

[@Kathryn4488]

um to me this is like saying a barrel racer needs to go at a certain speed bc it’s “dangerous.”

[@katiek4704]

"No trampolines" so what bitch I'm gonna try my layout on the ground for the first time???

[@geosinger2757]

Cheer- athletic competition, not a sport. There’s a difference between the two.

[@kaylieperez4423]

I as well hate this I am a competitive cheerleader for Cali and Gea and all I can say is we live for this sport and if they bore it down for us making practices short and making us loose our beloved coaches to dumb rules then f the society we pay to live this and if other parents think cheer is to dangerous for there child then they dont need to cheer but don't punish us because of your opinion! I mean if we thought it was to dangerous we wouldn't do it. Plus there are almost twice as many injuries with gymnastics but I don't see society beating at them with a stick! I have been injured many times including breaking a ankle arm wrist dislocated and torn my knee cap torn my acl and counters other injuries but I keep coming back just like all the other cheerleaders that also don't think its to dangerous. we comity our lives to this I mean I had to move to California without my parents and go to some random school and live with random cheer parents just to be on a team that pushes me beyond my limits, but they wont een be open any more if teas rules come into affect. People look up to the teams that are hard and do insane things doesn't that say soothing by its self. o ya and if we came second to football than I think football should be changed before us. Well all I can say to wrap this up is don't take away the one thing that makes our like exciting just because of someone's opinion!

[@yareliornelas572]

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[@kaylieperez4423]

Yup

[@danielleann710]

Chill. It's not competitive they're talking about these news meat heads have no clue what any of this means. They're putting restrictions on high school. They have no control over all star because all star you choose to be there by paying gym fees

[@ximenaduarte6504]

You can't be on 2 different all star teams...

[@kannachu5981]

Honestly catching a girl flying in the air is more easier than catching a ball ,but like i said easier for me.

[@wkeil1981]

sit home and watch the news all day and you wont get injured

[@harleyannjensen4069]

we already have those rules lmao

[@sophielakes4849]

Why do people not understand that cheer isn't the problem it's either the base is not doing their job the back spots not doing their job or the Flyers not doing their job it takes four people to keep a stunt in the air and one person to make it mess up

[@yunishinoya5671]

My teacher used to be a cheerleader we natinol champions 2 times in a row and has been teaching cheer for a long time

[@michellesaikidolife]

Ridiculous. Just ridiculous. This isnt what cheerleading was meant to be.

[@azeleah7287]

as a all-star cheerleader of 6 years i agree yes its dangerous but this is stupid/funny, we train for weeks learning how to do stuff safely and taught how to catch the stunts, like the falls they showed could have been easily prevented and they also weren't that bad. also that video of the girl tumbling, that's not all-star cheer we don't claim her and her technique ….

[@hannahprettyinpunk]

They act like cheerleaders don't even know what they're doing and obviously we do. All star teams, at least. There are good high school teams out there but sometimes the school doesn't necessarily have the resources to hire a good coach. I know at our middle school, the cheer coach has never even done cheer before, her daughter has just been on the team for four years and she got promoted to coach. They need more regulations on that.

[@carmelagrandinetti7560]

They do know that only collage and level 6 can go higher than a regular stunt😂😂😂

[@lillianjoycenesper4030]

What is a sport? Anything you engage in that you have to practice to get better Is a sport, in my opinion. Fishing is a sport, hunting is a sport, basketball is a sport, golf is a sport, as far as I’m concerned chess is a sport. So yes cheerleading is a sport.