Sounds challenging though!
Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skol Vikes! On Nov 19, 2012, at 4:21 PM, "Oliver Barry" <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I’m with the cheerleaders here. This is like killing a flea with an > elephant gun. > That’s the best cliché I can come up with. > > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks Realty > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Fax: 615-822-2027 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Woody Bass > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 1:55 PM > To: WXIA > Subject: [gatornews] UF athletic association explains decision to ground > cheerleaders | The Chalkboard > > http://chalkboard.blogs.gainesville.com/2012/11/uf-athletic-association-explains-decision-to-ground-cheerleaders/ > > UF athletic association explains decision to ground cheerleaders > > After being blasted on Twitter all weekend for grounding the Gator > cheerleaders, the University of Florida athletic association is finally > explaining its decision. > > Gator cheerleaders were told Friday that they could no longer perform > acrobatic stunts and tumble during games. The decision to ground the squad > “was not one that was made lightly,” athletic association spokesman Steve > McClain said today in an emailed statement. > > “Instead of waiting for a tragedy to occur, we are taking a proactive stance > to protect the cheerleaders, who represent the University of Florida with > enthusiasm and class, and allow them to lead cheers at Gator games for years > to come,” he said. > > Cheerleaders linked to decision to an accident last week at an Orlando Magic > game. After losing her footing on a teammate’s shoulders and falling on her > head, a Magic cheerleader fractured three vertebrae and broke a rib. > > UF cheerleaders turned to Twitter to protest the decision to ground their > team, using the hashtag #UngroundUFCheer. > > “It’s a sad day in UF cheer history that we will no longer have the privilege > to perform stunts and tumbling for Gator fans #ungroundUFcheer,” cheerleader > Haley Violetta tweeted. > > “UF cheerleaders are no longer allowed to stunt and tumble..first we aren’t a > real sport now we are too dangerous? #what #UngroundUFCheer,” cheerleader Liz > Garcia tweeted. > > Senior cheerleader Tarin Moses tweeted Saturday, “Woke up this morning > thinking that everythin that happened yesterday didn’t. Can’t believe I can’t > tumble out the team for my last home game.” > > McClain noted in his statement that Gator cheerleading is not a varsity > competitive sport, but instead is a support group intended to generate spirit > at university events. > > “We understand that the modern day culture of cheerleading encourages > acrobatic stunts which require tremendous athletic skill,” he said. “The > reality, however, is that the danger associated with these types of stunts is > simply not worth the risk to the cheerleaders or to the University of > Florida.” > > UF does have a competitive cheerleading club that participates in national > competitions. Ashley Engelbert, president of the club, said that she views > injuries as part of any sport. > > “If someone blows out their knee in football, they’re not going to ban > tackling,” she said. > > As a staff member with the Universal Cheerleading Association, Engelbert > teaches cheerleading camps for high school students. She said dangerous moves > have been banned if found to be linked to injuries, such as the “double down” > dismount in which a tossed cheerleader twists twice before being caught. > > “In all honesty, each year everything gets safer and safer,” she said > > > > > Woody (via iPhone) > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
