There are over 500,000 female High School Cheerleaders in this country. Cheerleading being classified as a sport will give those athletes valuable protection including qualified coaches, well-maintained practice facilities, mandated sports physicals, access to certified athletic trainers and surveillance of injuries.
Currently, on 29 states recognize High School Cheering as a sport. Even the NCAA does NOT recognize Cheering as a sport.
If we do not recognize Cheerleading as a sport we are putting these athletes at risk, they deserve the same level of training and medical care as other student athletes.
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