What they need to do is teach cheerleaders how to fall, the way martial artists are taught. For example, take this statement by one girl who fell:
"I was inverted and in the air with nothing to stop me from coming straight down on my head."
When I read this my first thought was, "What do you mean nothing to stop you? Did they chop your arms off before they threw you into the air?" If she had been properly trained then she would have been able to avoid landing on her head and neck. Even falling straight down and inverted, you can still minimize damage.
I realize that falling is not supposed to be part of cheerleading, but in reality it is (have you ever watched one of those cheerleading competitions on TV? Insane). Safety measures are great, but falls are inevitable.
If you're looking for a cautionary tale about being a cheerleader (specifically a cheerleader on a trampampoline), check out Eli Roth's faux trailer for "Thanksgiving." It's one of the trailers playing at the intermission for Grindhouse. Awesome doesn't begin to describe it.
Go to the link below and look for "Exclusive Clip: Faux Thanksgiving Trailer (Explicit)"
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What they need to do is teach cheerleaders how to fall, the way martial artists are taught. For example, take this statement by one girl who fell:
ReplyDelete"I was inverted and in the air with nothing to stop me from coming straight down on my head."
When I read this my first thought was, "What do you mean nothing to stop you? Did they chop your arms off before they threw you into the air?" If she had been properly trained then she would have been able to avoid landing on her head and neck. Even falling straight down and inverted, you can still minimize damage.
I realize that falling is not supposed to be part of cheerleading, but in reality it is (have you ever watched one of those cheerleading competitions on TV? Insane). Safety measures are great, but falls are inevitable.
If you're looking for a cautionary tale about being a cheerleader (specifically a cheerleader on a trampampoline), check out Eli Roth's faux trailer for "Thanksgiving." It's one of the trailers playing at the intermission for Grindhouse. Awesome doesn't begin to describe it.
ReplyDeleteGo to the link below and look for "Exclusive Clip: Faux Thanksgiving Trailer (Explicit)"
http://tinyurl.com/2mleva