REA Dad
Cheer Parent
- Feb 12, 2011
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Little league has pitch counts for the kids. Like you said there are rules that can be enforced during practice if a officer of the program sees the Infraction
Football has as you said rules that are enforced during practice. Chop blocks clipping etc. all in place for safety. Again a coach can be held accountable at any given time.
The underlying issue is in cheer leading you have coaches that are teaching skills that are known to not be legal at any level We have a unique situation in cheer, if a team does 10 comps a year that is a lot. But at the most counts for 20 days or about 20 hours. Yet a team will practice a minimum of 2 days a week for a minimum of 2 hrs a practice 208 hrs a year. Not including clinics, camps, and extra practices Clearly more time spent in practice. The reason more injuries are received in practice.
While I am getting a better understanding of the angle you are trying to move this discussion towards, I think the current system the USASF has in place is a pretty good one. From a technical aspect many stunts could wander into the illegal area if something goes wrong while practicing them.
I disagree with your football comparision too. If a player clips or holds someone in practice how would the coach be held accountable? If a coach was removed, punished or suspended for every clip, chop block or hold during a practice there wouldn't be enough people in the world to keep replacing them!
Oh and while there is a pinch count in a game in Little League, there is no pitch count in practice (at least not in our league).