Cheerleading — the Forgotten Sport

By Paul D. Anderson, ESQ   Since the concussion era began our focus has primarily been on football—mainly because of the litigation against the NFL, and the inherent violence of the sport.   An activity that is often forgotten, however, is cheerleading. In a not-so-distant past, we thought of cheerleading as girls shaking pompoms, and, at best, jumping a few feet off the ground doing the splits. Perhaps when we visualize cheerleading this is still an image that appears. But, modern c