Cheerleader dies during competition

Date: Mon Apr 21 11:24 AM, 2008

Cheerleader dies during competition

Date: Mon Apr 21 11:34 AM, 2008

This is so sad. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.

Date: Mon Apr 21 11:38 AM, 2008

Oh my gosh.....thats just the worst. I mean everyone in the cheerleading world knows its a dangerous sport but it's like you dont really belive something like that could happen.

Date: Mon Apr 21 12:05 PM, 2008

Oh my God, such sadness. Deepest sympathy to the parents, family and to the team family.

Date: Mon Apr 21 4:14 PM, 2008

This is very saddening. My regards go out towards her family, friends, and team. I hope there will be more safety involved to prevent this from happening again.

Date: Mon Apr 21 5:05 PM, 2008

Cheerleading is a very extreme sport. It is heart wrenching when things like this happen. Our sympathy goes out to the family and the gym family.

Proudpapa · Senior Member

My deepest and most heart felt condolences to the family of the young cheerleader. Please keep us posted if there is anything we can do to assist the family in what is surely a very difficult time. I will keep them all in my thoughts and prayers.

Date: Tue Apr 22 10:46 AM, 2008

Yes very sad for the family.

For the cheer industry, this hurts us too as news and radio stations are playing the "Cheerleading is a DANGEROUS sport card again" and "Why are kids getting pushed to do such dangerous things?".

It is the most annoying thing!

Date: Tue Apr 22 11:06 AM, 2008

Very sad and shocking for the family, I can't even imagine what they are going through.

I believe this kind of injury could happen in other sports as well (soccer, acro/gymnastics, basketball, etc...); I would say any sport where you are not completely protected and there is a possibility of getting a blow to your chest. It does not happen often and is typically a freak accident, but that matters none to the family I'm sure.