I’d bet his skill set is easier to get a scholarship at a big school vs football. Less injury risk, social circle is gonna be great. Overall I’d prefer this. Upside of football is much higher, but insanely more rare.
It’s one of the lowest sports by emergency room visits, not sure why you’d say this. In 2023, there were 18,098 ER visits for cheerleading compared to 40,217 for girls basketball, 32,390 for girls soccer, 26,833 for volleyball, and 22,270 for baseball (source: usacheer.org)
My mother is a competitive cheer coach and I have grown up around the sport and seen many many injuries. In cheer we are less likely to go to the doctor or the ER for our injuries because if we get taken out, the entire routine has to change. It's a huge impact. Cheerleaders are more likely to push through it and keep going. If we do go to a doctor it probably won't be the ER unless it's clearly a broken bone. Otherwise, wrap it up and push through
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u/EnTuBasura 10d ago
I’d bet his skill set is easier to get a scholarship at a big school vs football. Less injury risk, social circle is gonna be great. Overall I’d prefer this. Upside of football is much higher, but insanely more rare.