Some Interesting Facts About High School Sports
There are more head and spinal injuries from cheerleading than all other high school and college sports combined, this according to Frank Mueller, a leading researcher from the University of North Carolina. According to abcnewsgo.com, there are about 16,000 serious injuries from cheerleaders who have been thrown into the air, assorted stunts and tumbles. Even though most common injuries are strains and sprains (current recorded statistics indicate this category represents approximately 52% of the injuries), cheerleading injuries extend beyond sprains to include concussions, fractures and other more serious injuries. According to Pediatrics, the official journal of The American Academy of Pediatrics, the number of cheerleaders between the ages of 5 and 18 visiting emergency rooms increased by 110% between the years 1990 and 2002. No newer studies are available, but according to the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research, approximately 25,000 cheerleaders ended up in the emergency room in 2007. The study cited that there were 44 fatalities or serious injuries during the course of the study and that such injuries continue to rise. The center took cheerleading and compared it to other women's sports such as gymnastics, basketball or track. However, it didn't account for the following:
Name Sport Amount Earned 1. Tiger Woods Golf $75 million 2. Kobe Bryant Basketball $53 million 3. LeBron James Basketball $48 million 4. Roger Federer Tennis $47 million 5. Phil Michelson Golf $46.5 million 6. David Beckham Soccer $40 million 7. Christiano Ronaldo Soccer $38 million 8. Alex Rodriguez Baseball $35 million 9. Michael Shumacher Auto Racing $34 million 10. Lionel Messi Soccer $32.3 million Women's Sports 1. Maria Sharpova Tennis $25 million 2. Caroline Wozniacki Tennis $12.5 million 3. Danica Patrick Auto Racing $12 million 4. Venus Williams Tennis $11.5 million 5. Kim Clijsters Tennis $11 million 6. Serena Williams Tennis $10.5 million 7. Kim Yu-Na Ice Skating $10 million 8. Li Na Tennis $8 million 9. Ana Ivanovic Tennis $6 million 10. Paula Creamer Golf $5.5 million And there were others making significant income from other less commonly referred sports including Tony Hawk, Skateboarding, $12 million; Shaun White, Skateboarding, $9 million; Ryan Sheckler, Skateboarding, $5 million; Travis Pastrana, Freestyle Motocross, $3 million and Kelly Slater, Surfing, $3 million. What’s all this say? If you are really good at a sport, there is a lot of money to be earned, but it takes serious time, energy and some talent to be able to attain these kinds of accomplishments.
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