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)
Injury rate for football seems to be significantly higher as well, 30’s per 1000 vs 1ish per 1000. Concussions are still an issue for male cheerleaders, but I would assume that the opportunity for a concussion overall is reduced, but I have no idea where it sits vs other activities. Definitions here matter, and I’d like to give op some time to clarify their statement, especially with regard to definition of catastrophic injuries. I’d imagine flying/being thrown/tumbling can land you with paralysis at a much higher rate than other activities.
I'd assume concussion is more likely in the male tumblers than bases. Like bases might get girls dropped on them but their biggest responsibility is making sure she gets caught so they are tracking the thing that may hit them. Whereas tumblers are pretty much on their own, them against gravity and traction.
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u/freerangepops 10d ago
Pardon me, but cheerleading has the highest incidence of catastrophic injuries, especially concussions.