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Originally Posted by BillyMac
I did a few quick searches and couldn't find it, but what allows cheerleaders to use megaphones (I believe that they are allowed to use such)? And, if so, what allows cheerleaders to use megaphones and doesn't allow spectators to use megaphones, if, in fact, spectators are not allowed to use megaphones?
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2001-2002 Interpretations
SITUATION 6: The school-sponsored cheerleaders wish to use megaphones as part of their cheerleading routines from the sidelines. RULING: The new rule prohibiting artificial noisemakers would not apply to the cheerleaders in this situation. The megaphones would only be legal for the cheerleader’s use, provided they were being used appropriately. (1-18)
So, how is an official, who started officiating after 2001-02, supposed to know this?
And, who defines "used appropriately"? Banging the megaphones against the bleachers?