The man is utterly focused on keeping the woman standing on one foot in the palm of his hand in the air high above his head. One second passes, then another. The whole exercise lasts about eight ...

With the help of the National Administration of Cheer Coaches and Administrators, a Pacific 10 Conference committee recently placed drastic restrictions on cheerleading stunts nationwide to prevent ...

Cheerleaders are full of energy, nailing complicated stunts and making it all look effortless. Have you ever noticed they often shrug their shoulders right before starting a stunt? It’s such a small ...

Dr. Amy Xu got hooked on cheerleading in the fifth grade. As she pursued the sport in high school and college, she witnessed how the routines started demanding increasingly complex acrobatic feats — ...

The San Dieguito Union High School District board recently approved stunt cheer as a new CIF sport for Torrey Pines and La Costa Canyon High Schools, giving young women athletes an opportunity to ...

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 ...