Stacked Cheerleaders

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by TimTaylor

While sprinting down just inside the sideline looking over my shoulder while covering a fast break, a cheerleader stepped into my path and I hit her at full speed.

The old, old trail becomes new lead, over the shoulder, hit the cheerleader trick. Been there. Done that.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by TimTaylor

I actually had this happen once - while sprinting down just inside the sideline looking over my shoulder while covering a fast break, a cheerleader stepped into my path and I hit her at full speed. It barely slowed me down, but she flew about 5 feet through the air and slid another 10 after landing - fortunately she wasn't seriously injured, but I'll bet she was a very sore young lady for a day or three afterward.

Been there, done that....but.....

The cheerleader was bent over picking up some pom-pom crap. I flew 5 feet through the air and slid another 10 feet after landing. Fortunately I wasn't injured but I was a very sore JR for a day or three afterward. The cheerleader? She giggled.

[Jurassic Referee]

NFHS rule 2-8-1NOTE..."When team supporters become unruly or interfere with the game, the officials shall stop the game until the host management resolves the situation and the game can proceed in an orderly manner."

If they're in the way, get host management to clear 'em out.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Freddy

At an area gym, the cheerleaders usually line up in single file with backs to the wall off the endline. Due to the roomy nature of the area off the endline, there has never really been a problem with them getting in the way when we needed to work deep. But they did something different last night which we needed to address. They took up half the lateral area but chose to stack themselves two and sometimes three deep, which brought them closer to the endline and in our way from time-to-time.
The cheerleading coach was advised of our desire for them to revert to a single-deep lineup and outside the free throw lanes extended. She complied but asked her AD what rule existed that she didn't know about. He asked me, and so I'm asking you.
I can't find anything in the NFHS books nor from our state association about cheerleaders on the endline.
Do you know of some documentation that prohibits or addresses this?

The NFHS prints a Spirit and Cheer Manual. In it, it states that cheerleaders are NOT allowed to stand during a live ball.

Our state association went a step further and included it in the state handbook.

Sure wish the Fed would put it in the basketball rule book. Wouldn't that be a dandy idea?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Freddy

The cheerleading coach was advised of our desire for them to revert to a single-deep lineup and outside the free throw lanes extended. She complied but asked her AD what rule existed that she didn't know about. He asked me, and so I'm asking you...
...I can't find anything in the NFHS books nor from our state association about cheerleaders on the endline.
Do you know of some documentation that prohibits or addresses this?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe the Common Sense rule. Or the Safety rule.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

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If the cheer coach is talking to you....

In my single days this happened frequently

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

In my single days this happened frequently

And in her two-word response, I know what the word before "you" was.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Oh, I don't know. Maybe the Common Sense rule. Or the Safety rule.



In my single days this happened frequently

I still get to do that because my wife is a cheer coach.

[Mark Padgett]

Let me take you back to 1970. I was working at a radio station in the Chicago suburbs and doing football and basketball games over the air, including some college basketball games. At one of the HS games, a rather large official running full speed knocked smack into a cheerleader who was at that place where the endline and sideline meet and he sent her flying. She fell into the endline bleachers and bonked her head pretty bad. They had to call an ambulance. It turned out she wasn't seriously hurt, thank goodness. The thing I remember most about the incident is that the school didn't hold up the game at all and we were already late in Q4 of a 30+ point blowout by the home team. They should have just called it. There was a delay of almost 45 minutes. I had a lot of airtime to fill, let me tell you.