Sep 28, 2009 — See The Star (Toronto, Canada)
Where have all the pompoms gone? For decades, cheerleaders were as much a part of high school life as the sports teams they cheered for. But today, there's hardly a sis-boom-bah or cartwheel to be found at high school games. ... Liability is also noted as a concern because twists, turns and flips in many routines pose a risk of injury. The University of North Carolina' at Chapel Hill's National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research listed 67 fatal or life-threatening injuries due to cheerleading at schools in the U.S. since 1982.
