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,veasey submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+      
support = designation ( ,m>* #bjae z    
,national ,*e]lead+ ,safety ,mon?4      
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p>ticipate 9 *e]lead+ activities ea* ye>
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is n[ /ati/ically l[] ?an mo/ o!r sports
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vigilance2 ,:]eas *e]lead+ has exp]i5c$ 
a major r$uction 9 injuries 9 rec5t     
ye>s1 ?anks to increas$ regulation &    
coa* tra9+1 su* t1 9 ! #d ye>s t        
*e]lead+ has be5 includ$ 9 ! ,national  
,high ,s*ool ,sports-,relat$ ,injury    
,surveillance ,/udy1 *e]lead+ has be5   
consi/5tly rank$ among ! safe/ sports 9 

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#bj high s*ool sports2 ,:]eas accord+ to
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,commission's ,,neiss report+ sy/em1    
*e]lead+ em]g5cy room visits are n[ l[  
comp>$ to sev]al o!r girls' sports2     
,:]eas 9 fact1 girls' *e]lead+ result$ 9
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7#cf1ibe7 ?an girls' basketball         
7#id1hhf71 socc] 7#gj1jdc71 or s(tball  
7#eb1ihf72 ,:]eas ) all y\? a?letic     
activities1 cont9u$ safety aw>5ess &    
vigilance is ne$$2 ,:]eas ,m>* is a "t  
to raise aw>5ess1 prev5t injuries1 &    
increase ov]all safety 9 *e]lead]       
p]=mance ?r\gh ! creation & promotion ( 
,national ,*e]lead+ ,safety ,mon?2      
,:]eas ,,usa ,*e]1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,all 
,/> ,f$]ation = ,*e] & ,dance ,teams    
7,,usasf71 & ,am]ican ,association (    
,*e]lead+ ,coa*es & ,adm9i/rators       
7,,aacca7 raise aw>5ess1 prev5t         
injuries1 & increase ov]all safety 9    
*e]lead] p]=mance ?r\gh _! ,cheer,safe  

initiative to cont9ue to improve !      
safety ( ! m ?an #c1jjj1jjj *e]lead]s 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,cheer,safe     
memb]s commit to ensur+ t e *e]lead+    
team be tra9$ "u ! direction ( a        
kn[l$geable coa*1 & t e *e]lead+ team   
foll[s e/abli%$ safety rules & t !y h an
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implem5tation ( ?is tra9+ ?r\gh         
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practice1 game1 or competition2 ,:]eas  
ne>ly #ih p]c5t ( em]g5cy room visits = 
*e]lead]s are designat$ z treat$ &      
releas$1 result+ 9 no hospital /ay2     
,:]eas ! mo/ common em]g5cy room visits 
involve spra9s & /ra9s to ! ankles1     
knees1 & wri/s2 & ,:]eas ,m>* #bjae w\ld
 be an appropriate mon? to designate    
,national ,*e]lead+ ,safety ,mon?3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports !      
designation ( ,national ,*e]lead+       
,safety ,mon?2 &  7#b7 supports ef=ts to
 educate *e]lead]s on ! importance (    

safety & promote ef=ts to raise aw>5ess1
 prev5t injuries1 & increase ov]all     
safety 9 *e]lead] p]=mance4