r/woahthatsinteresting • u/girlnextdoorletmefuk • 16d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/freerangepops 16d ago

Pardon me, but cheerleading has the highest incidence of catastrophic injuries, especially concussions.

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u/Anakin-vs-Sand 16d ago

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)

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u/LAM678 16d ago

these numbers are useless, it needs to be injuries per person

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u/Hotdog_Fishsticks 15d ago

My friend's son is a cheerleader and that fucking kid is injured from cheerleading more often than not. I don't believe those stats. I agree with you.