June 26, 2009

Cheerleading - The Most Dangerous Game

The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill released its 2007-2008 report on college & high school sports today.

There were 1,116 direct catastrophic injuries in high school (905) and college sports (211).

High school sports were associated with 152 fatalities, 379 non-fatal injuries and 374 serious injuries.

College sports accounted for 22 fatalities, 63 non-fatal injuries and 126 serious injuries.

Cheerleading accounted for 65.2 percent of high school and 70.5 percent of college catastrophic injuries among all female sports.


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