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Cheerleaders in the way
Small gym - not much depth behind the endline. I can forsee cheerleaders being in the way when I'm trying to get depth and width in the lead position.
I assume I can simply tell them to move, correct? Is there a way to handle this pre-game ? |
I simply tell them if there's a collision, I'm not the one that will get hurt. they tend to get the point.
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If there are cheerleaders, someone in the crew should go talk to them about when they can be on the floor and when they can't. If its a small gym, I just tell them that we don't have a lot of room so they are going to have to move out wide. I also tell them to be paying attention to us, because we aren't going to be looking for them. If they end up in the way, send them somewhere else nicely.
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I have found that politely addressing the cheerleaders before the game or during a dead ball has been an effective way of communicating. They respond really well when tell them I need to "borrow this portion of the floor for a while but you can have it back when I leave".
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The first thing I ask cheerleaders is to raise their hand if they're over 18. ;)
Oh yeah - I only ask the girls. Not that there's anything wrong with that. :p |
Nice veiled Seinfeld reference, Mark!
I've politely asked the cheerleading coach to move the girls off the endline several times. Must be the Zen-like tact I possess--they were more than happy to comply each time I asked. This was in situations where there just wasn't enough room on the endline for me and them both. |
They have cheerleader coaches? Seriously? If we have them, I never see them.
Seriously, if I find myself getting close to the girls, I honestly tell them.... "Ladies, I can't always look at you when I'm running this way, so I doubt I would see you. I'm a pretty big fella, so I doubt it will be me that gets hurt if we collide." That always does the trick. |
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Your the guy who has his hand out to the side.. so you can um.. feel where they are... right??... ;) |
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Don't touch the cheerleaders ..
Whenever I have a boys game, and I have a designated spot throwin, in a small, crowded, gym, in front of the cheerleaders, I'll say to the thrower, "That's your spot, and, don't touch the cheerleaders". I usually get a laugh at least from the cheerleaders, sometimes the player.
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