Too! Aggressive! Too, too aggressive! When it comes to risking your neck — and head — cheerleading practice is almost as bad as football. A new report published in the medical journal Pediatrics ...

It's a shout many sports fans easily would associate with cheerleaders. But they might not think of the hours of practice, risk of injury, lack of recognition and potential mental health impacts that ...

Growing up, I was a cheerleader, and cheerleading always came easily to me. I was constantly mastering new tricks like backflips and was a “flyer” for all the stunts. But something shifted back in ...

Mary Cooper wants to make it clear: Cheerleading is not a popularity contest. Cheerleaders are athletes. "They condition, they train, they perform, " said Cooper, cheer coach at Santa Rosa's Cardinal ...