PACE: Property and Casualty Coverage for Education
Member Login
Setting the PACE in insurance for Oregon Schools: Strength, Value, Service.
Home
About PACE
Members Board of Trustees Contact Information
Why PACE?
Expert Claims Management Safe Schools Loss Control Services Crisis Management Services Education and Training Risk Management Support Pre-Loss Legal Services Tenant User Liability
Guide for Selecting an Agent
Risk Alerts
News & Developments
Calendar
Links
Search

You are here: Home > Risk Alerts > 9/29/08

Risk Alerts

Study Cites Cheering as Most Dangerous School Sport for Girls

Cheerleading is by far the most perilous sport for female athletes in high school and college, accounting for as much as two-thirds of severe school-sports injuries over the past 25 years, according to a new report. Yet cheerleading remains one of the least-regulated sports, despite more than 95,000 high school girls and 2,000 boys signing up for spirit squads nationwide each year.

Read the article "Cheerleading's Risky Lack of Rules" by Kathleen Kingsbury online at Time.com.

Cheerleading Safety

  • Cheerleading Safety Rules (10Kb )
  • Parent's Guide to Cheerleading Safety 
  • AACCA High School Cheerleading Safety Rules | Press Release 
  • American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators (AACCA) Web Site 

Return to top :: Contact info :: Claims

© Property and Casualty Coverage for Education
Oregon School Boards Association in cooperation with
Special Districts Association of Oregon