How many cheerleaders get hurt in an average season?

Between 1982 and 2007 there were 103 fatal, disabling or serious injuries recorded among female high school athletes. The vast majority of those (67) occurred in Cheerleading, followed by nine in gymnastics and seven in track. During that same period, there were 39 such injuries among female college athletes, including 26 in cheerleading, three in Field Hockey and two each in Lacrosse and gymnastics.