Boarding Schools for Girls

According to a report from the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research at the University of North Carolina, cheerleading is the most dangerous sport for girls. Though cheerleaders comprise only 3 percent of the nation's 2.9 million female high school athletes, the activity is responsible for 65 percent of all catastrophic injuries in high school girls' athletics, and 67 percent in colleges.

Gymnastics was a distant second, accounting for only 9 percent of injuries. The study included only injuries that caused death, permanent disability or serious long-term impairment.

Labels: sports, safety, cheerleading

Posted By: Aspen Education Group