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Welcome to the home of the
SYAG CHEERCATS!!!!
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FINAL REGISTRATION SAT. 8/8/09 12-1:30 @ Little Red House on Broadway Ave off of Patch. Holbrook Rd.
FIRST PRACTICE FRI 8/28 @ 6:15 @ SENECA SCHOOL ACROSS FROM VILLA LOMBARDI'S
UNIFORM SIZING WILL BE DONE @ FIRST PRACTICE!
Supreme Court rules Cheerleading is a Contact Sport
On Jan. 27, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that cheerleading is not only a sport, but a “contact sport,” within the meaning of the state’s recreational immunity statute. As a result, a high school cheerleader who was allegedly negligent while performing a stunt and the school district are immune from liability for injuries sustained by a fellow cheerleader who was injured as a result of the negligence. James S. Naugler, of Moen Sheehan Meyer Ltd. in La Crosse, who represented the defendant, hailed the ruling. “This will allow children to participate in cheerleading without fear of being sued for simple negligence,” Naugler said. “The fact is, cheerleading is a highly dangerous sport, involving tossing bodies in the air over a hard surface, not just pompoms.” In 2004, Brittany Noffke fell while practicing a cheerleading stunt without any floor mats. She sued a fellow cheerleader, Kevin Bakke, for not properly spotting her. She also sued the school district, alleging that the coach was negligent by failing to provide a second spotter, and failing to require the use of mats. The circuit court granted judgment to Bakke and the school district, based on recreational immunity, and governmental immunity grounds, respectfully. The Court of Appeals affirmed as to the school district, but reversed as to Bakke, holding that cheerleading is not a contact sport. The Wisconsin Supreme Court granted review, and reversed in part, in an opinion by Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler, holding that cheerleading is a contact sport. - Legal News, Wisconsin Law Journal
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