Youth cheerleading is getting more athletic — and riskier

As the female-dominated sport gets more acrobatic, girls are racking up more concussions and other injuries. A new pediatricians' report calls for change.

Oct 24, 2024 - 10:27
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Youth cheerleading is getting more athletic — and riskier
Fleetwood High School cheerleader Samantha Colelli, 17, a senior at Fleetwood, does a basket during halftime at a game in 2017. As cheerleading has become more ambitious over the last decade, it

As the female-dominated sport gets more acrobatic, girls are racking up more concussions and other injuries. A new pediatricians' report calls for change.

(Image credit: Harold Hoch/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle)

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