[#1TigerFan]

I see what you're saying, but I also believe that @ the beginning of each school year when the school handbooks are handed out and signed... OR Like in a Pep Rally... Each school's Principal, AD, and perhaps even the Big Cheese... Super.... should give their input on such issues and the ramifications of such infractions to their school's adopted policies concerning such... this way, when little Johny or l'il Susie makes a horse's peetoot out of themselves in the pep section of a ballgame, they realize what the outcome will be @ school the next day. Now having said all that.... it is the "Cheer Leaders" obligation to LEAD THE CHEERS. BE PREPARED FOR ALL SITUATIONS AND KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THEM. If their peers begins yelling ugly chants... instead of standing there giving them the "devilish grins and eye contact" (like they know what their friends are yelling is inappropriate, but giving the "gee what can we do about it"... Look...) isn't gonna cut it. They should use all of that crowd energy to enlist their help to yell something worthwhile for their team. Hence... "Cheer Leading". I also deplore bands playing while cheer leaders are on the floor... and I deplore crowds yelling ugly stuff or even yelling at all while the opposing cheer leaders are on the floor... another instance where cheer leaders can stand and actually walk over to their peers and ask for them to show some sense... in a nice way of course. But there again, it never hurts for teachers to attend a few games and sit in student sections or even for parents to come out every now and again to monitor their children's behavior!

Some Pep Clubs are great. I think ours was awesome last year. We had teachers helping. It was clean, but edgy enough to be a crowd effort.

However, to lead, the cheerleaders have to be respected all aronud and frankly they are not. They act like cheerleading is a job and they complain about how they hate it. Maybe they would be happier if they didn't try out.