Williams said that prior to the splits exercise, he explained the split stretch to the cheerleaders, and they were told that being able to perform a split was critical to cheerleading.

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says newly released video of a Denver teen crying while a coach and teammates hold her down shows techniques that are outdated and damaging.

DENVER (AP) The Latest on cheerleaders being forced into splits: 5:30 p.m. The head of a national cheerleading group says newly released video of a Denver teen crying while a coach and teammates ...

A Denver cheerleading coach is under fire after several videos surfaced showing him forcing cheerleaders to perform splits. The coach and other school officials have been placed on leave, and now ...

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says newly released video of a Denver teen crying while a coach and teammates hold her down shows techniques that are outdated and damaging.

A former high school cheerleading coach who was fired after viral videos showed girls screaming in pain while doing the splits is defending his methods.

Coaches and school administrators have been placed on leave, and police are investigating videos showing high school cheerleaders being forced into the splits.

The videos show eight cheerleaders at Denver's East High School repeatedly being pushed into splits while their arms are held up by teammates, KUSA-TV reported Thursday.

Williams explained that prior to the splits exercise, he explained the split stretch to the cheerleaders and they were told that being able to perform a split was critical to cheerleading.

A video from Colorado of a high school cheerleader being forced into the splits and held down by her teammates has gone viral. Back in Washington State, coaches said that is definitely not the way ...

DENVER (AP) - The Latest on cheerleaders being forced into splits: 5:30 p.m. The head of a national cheerleading group says newly released video of a Denver teen crying while a coach and teammates ...

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… ...