Cheerleading Group: Forcing Stretches Is Improper

The head of a national cheerleading group says newly released video of a Denver teen crying while a coach and teammates hold her down shows techniques that are outdated and damaging.
Cheerleading Coaches and Administration Association director Jim Lord said Thursday that forcing athletes into painful stretching used to happen decades ago. But he said coaches are now required to learn safe stretching practices.
Lord spoke after KUSA-TV reported about video showing eight cheerleaders at Denver&rsq