Cheerleaders on the baseline in a double file formation

[rbruno]

In Massachusetts cheerleads are not allowed on the endline at all. Should be a NHSF rule. Easy to get them out. Tell game management and explain that it is not "safe" for all involved. Even when these are not rules this always gets attention.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by rbruno

In Massachusetts cheerleads are not allowed on the endline at all. Should be a NHSF rule. Easy to get them out. Tell game management and explain that it is not "safe" for all involved. Even when these are not rules this always gets attention.

Why should it be a rule? Why is it not safe? There are gyms here where there is 10+ feet on the endline (one with over 30'). There is plenty of room in some. In other gyms, not so much. If there is going to be a rule, it should be related to the space involved.....that 3 (or 4 or 5) feet along the endline must be clear. Behind that, who cares.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by rbruno

In Massachusetts cheerleaders are not allowed on the endline at all. Should be a NFHS rule.

We have a few fieldhouses (with an indoor track around the basketball court) here in my little corner of Connecticut where there's actually more than fifty feet of empty space from the endline to the wall, with far, far less space along the sidelines (once the bleachers are pulled out).

The cheerleaders will often retrieve the ball when it heads out of bounds toward the wall behind the endline in these fieldhouses.

Let's continue to handle this problem case by case, gym by gym. That's why we get paid the big bucks.

As the Crazy Russian Hacker says, "Safety is number one priority”.

https://youtu.be/Far6hbt3CCA

[Freddy]

When stacked cheerleaders are a problem, ask game management to solve it. There's nothing worse than an official getting into it with either adolescents or cheer coaches. If it is the safety issue you state, don't resume the game until it's rectified.

Stacked Cheerleaders

[Pantherdreams]

If at work don't google Stacked Cheerleaders

[griblets]

FHSAA (Florida) Rule 33.2:

33.2.1 Cheerleaders must remain in their seats along the sidelines at all times when the ball is alive or a match is in progress.

33.2.2 Officials are responsible for the enforcement of this regulation. First offense – warning; Second and subsequent offense – technical foul...

Without that rule, I'd move them for safety reasons.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by griblets

33.2.1 Cheerleaders must remain in their seats along the sidelines at all times when the ball is alive...

If the ball is alive, I’m getting a new ball.



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[griblets]

Originally Posted by WhistlesAndStripes

If the ball is alive, I’m getting a new ball.

Sadly, I copied that straight from the FHSAA basketball manual.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by griblets

Cheerleaders must remain in their seats along the sidelines at all times when the ball is alive or a match is in progress.

https://youtu.be/QuoKNZjr8_U

[LRZ]

"Officials are responsible for the enforcement of this regulation. First offense – warning; Second and subsequent offense – technical foul..."

Sure, let's add this to the officials' responsibilities.

What an inane mechanism, giving warnings and technicals. If the concern is safety, there should never be a "second or subsequent offense." Get the game administrator to address the problem and don't restart the game until it's safe to do so.