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True, I have found the ones I don't use much look much nicer.

How do you keep your black jackets from fading? It seems that some of mine are not as vibrant as when I bought them.

Why does it feel like I'm debating with a lawyer?

All I am trying to say is this, the rules permit ejections for serious infractions, without having to warn and restrict.

The general over-arching penalty for all violations in Section 3 - Article 1 F 1- 7 and G -K is: PENALTY: The umpire shall warn the offender unless the offense is judged to be major, in which case an ejection shall occur. There is a SPECIFIC penalty called out for F6, as you stated. However the way I interpret the behavior of these coaches, F2 or F4 may also apply. We can, if we judge the offense to be major we may eject without following the warning procedure. We always have the option to eject without warning for severe violations.

Agreed, 100%. I refuse to be an enabler to that train of thought, as well as the thinking that you pick one offender to eject and ignore the other. In this scenario there is no 'restrict to the bench' option...

These are rare finds, and the Cece Carlucci story is a very interesting one.

"Both the HC and offending coach shall be given a written warning and restricted to the bench unless the offense is so severe the offender may be ejected and restrict or eject the HC." That is how the rule reads. Now, in this situation, if the offender is an Assistant, I would have no problem ejecting him. Prior that that I would have verbally warned the HC and assistant both. As a general rule, we should use the progression of verbal, written/restrict and eject protocols.

You don't want to eject the offenders because we need to do more to prevent them acting like idiots? What do you suggest?

I have learned the hard way about these kinds of situations. If you don't handle them immediately and aggressively they will progressively get worse and maybe to the point of unmanageable. Give one warning to both head coaches, this behavior will stop NOW. If it doesn't....toss the offenders. What they want to do once they leave sight and sound of the field is their problem.

If two are making problems then eject both problem children. If you eject just one then the you will become the issue, not the idiots who are creating the problem. I don't give two cents about two grown adult men wanting to fight in the parking lot, that's game admin's problem.

If assistant coaches are causing a rukus, get the head coaches together and tell them to get it stopped. In HS FED ball, if we eject an assistant the head coach is restricted to the bench. Now in tourny ball, I would warn both managers and if it doesn't stop, start ejecting people, get the TD involved if it won't stop, and stop the game if that all doesn't help.

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How did you happen to find this??

There is a long and humorous back story to this, best told over a cold adult beverage.

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They aren't your grandson. I like players and coaches to call me by name, as I do the same.

I have never, and never will, bring celery onto a field

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Did you get stitch marks too?

I got time...I got nada, "don't do that again"

You really don't have to answer these types of questions. Hand the coaches the card and leave.

Little League Big league game, I ask the catcher, 'got your cup?'....he answers....'OH right....(yells to the bench)...Who has THE cup??"

I believe FED would want this called interference. IF you slide, it must be a legal slide. If you don't slide you have to still avoid contact. Going in standing up doesn't relieve the runner of the responsibility to avoid contact.

Be sure to wear your cup !!