There are more head and spinal injuries each year from cheerleading that all the other sports combine

In the past 25 years, cheerleading has transformed from a spirited activity supporting athletic teams to one that now involves complicated acrobatics and gymnastic-like routines. At the same time, severe sports-related injuries to female athletes participating in cheerleading have increased significantly, according to new data from the University of North Carolina (UNC) National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research.

This is true when it comes to sports where there are predominantly female competitors. 65% of injuries in female dominant sports are caused by cheerleading.