Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, docs say
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Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, docs say

Chicago : IL : USA | Oct 22, 2012 at 9:24 AM PDT
Source: Arizona Republic
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The number of cheerleaders injured each year has climbed dramatically in the last two decades. Common stunts that pose risks include tossing and flipping cheerleaders in the air and creating human pyramids that reach 15 feet high or more. In a new policy statement released online Monday in the journal... FULL ARTICLE AT Arizona Republic
 
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