[jcarter]

Ok, fellas Im the new guy on the block. I have been reading this board for about 2 months now and finaly decided to start posting. ( heh on a thread about cheerleaders none the less ) I am 38 years old, I have been officiating baseball for about 10 years, just started officiating basketball this year.

Now on to the topic at hand. If I remeber correctly from our last association meeting this topic was brought up. Now the way in which the situation was presented it does not seem to be that serious. But then again generally when something is written it does not explain the situation completely like it was.

Anyway, we were told that cheerleaders and pep bands for example are all considered representatives of the school. with that being said these people should not be tretaed like fans and they should adhear to bench rules. So in my mind i am thinking that if this is a situation where you would give a player on the bench who made the same remarks a warning, the cheerleader should also have been given a warning.

I do not believe that you should have stopped the game. I would have waited for a dead ball or a time out. Went over to the table and asked someone to go explain the situation to the administrator and ask the administrator to go talk to the cheerleader.

Well, like i say i am the new guy, but that is my thinking on the situation.

Dont be to bruttle on me.... LOL