Cheer during opponents free throw

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by kelvinsmerli

cheerleaders on sideline as their cheer inadvertently disconcerts opponents free throw, Is there such a thing?

Only if the cheerleader is sitting on the bench , listed in the score book, or uses an artificial noisemaker.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Only if cheerleader is sitting on the bench , listed in the score book, or uses an artificial noisemaker.

My nomination for Post O' The Week.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

... artificial noisemaker.

The use of artificial noisemakers shall be prohibited.

Coaches are not allowed to use megaphones.

A team shall not use a megaphone or any mechanical sounding device ... at courtside for coaching purposes.

Is a megaphone an "artificial noisemaker"?

Are cheerleaders allowed to use megaphones?

Are fans allowed to use megaphones?

[Mark Padgett]

A few centuries ago, when I was in high school, we (the spectators) used to have a chant we used against the other team and our cheerleaders joined in. It occurred when they were shooting a FT. It was "SEE THAT BASKET - SEE THAT BALL - C'MON STUPID - HIT THE WALL! Our cheerleaders never got chastised for yelling that with us.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

A few centuries ago, when I was in high school, we (the spectators) used to have a chant we used against the other team and our cheerleaders joined in. It occurred when they were shooting a FT. It was "SEE THAT BASKET - SEE THAT BALL - C'MON STUPID - HIT THE WALL! Our cheerleaders never got chastised for yelling that with us.

And after a perceived bad call against your team, did they also join in with you yelling, "A ROPE -- A TREE -- HANG THE REFEREE!!"

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

The use of artificial noisemakers shall be prohibited.

Coaches are not allowed to use megaphones.

A team shall not use a megaphone or any mechanical sounding device ... at courtside for coaching purposes.

Is a megaphone an "artificial noisemaker"?

Are cheerleaders allowed to use megaphones?

Are fans allowed to use megaphones?

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.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

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.

Thanks bob jenkins. I knew it was somewhere, but I couldn't find it in the rulebook, or casebook.

[Zoochy]

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