What would of you done here?

[Umpiresoftball]

So we have a new Umpire here I don't want to use her real name so I call her Betty

 

So Betty first time doing u8 states On Saturday afternoon she was confuses I guess with inference/obustrtion call (still don't know what happen with that call)

 

So than one of the coach's gets the fans wild up calling her the b word and no good umpire.  Oh boy was the distract/uic were not happy with what happen there.   She seem to be upset I would of ask her  (had to do my u8 game) but there other umpires whom help her out.

 

After she spoke to the our uic and other umpires she was fine.  So I was suppose to have this game with the coach the next morning uic boss wants our uic to do the game. So he does do the u8 game and the distract commsnior is in the stands not joking.  He pretty told them if any of coach's approach him they be thrown out.

 

Manager wanted to apologize to the umpire our uic did a guilt trip said she quit after what happen. (she didn't quit)

 

Now another issue came up with my game but personally I can only grant time.

 

 visiting team in field and injury at third base she ok after words time was called for that.

visiting team in field again... and aplenty asking for time ( I couldn't here them so  I didn't know till the ball was alive.)  So afterword's time is grant fans are upset  didn't' grant time coach's/managers upset I didn't grant time.

 

So I walk up to visiting coach told him he need to clam down and said I couldn't here him. The fans are now yelling and upset over at the coach/manager I said its a u8 game you need to clam down. (personally would of ignore the fans but the reason I couldn't here them)

 

They wanted time for third basewomen for injury but that was last inning I know that much. Uic did speak to both afterword's. that happen It seem visiting coach/manager was upset the other coach/manager didn't here them. or ignore them, oh btw... the fans wanted me to send runners back. the ball was alive when I figure out what happen. I am not stopping play till I can in that case.

 

[BigUmp56]

In the first situation where the fans were berating the young female umpire, a report needs to be filed with the district explaining the actions of the coach that incited the fans. This is unacceptable, and needs to be dealt with. Had she been more experienced she should have stopped the game, put the players in the dugouts, and gotten either a board member or a district official to intervene. She did the right thing by not addressing the fans herself.

 

In your second situation, I'm not sure what more you could have done if the coaches and the fans were so loud that you couldn't hear their request for time. That said, even if you did hear their request, you would delay granting time until all playing action had relaxed, UNLESS you feel that allowing the play to continue could put the injured player at further risk of injury.

 

 

Tim.

[SoCal Lurker]

 

So I walk up to visiting coach told him he need to clam down and said I couldn't here him. The fans are now yelling and upset over at the coach/manager I said its a u8 game you need to clam down. (personally would of ignore the fans but the reason I couldn't here them)

 

 

While I understand what you were trying to say, I wouldn't recommend ever saying its a U8 game -- a rabid parent is going to misinterpret that as you don't think it's important to do things right.  I'd also sugges that telling a coach to calm down is rarely going to work -- especially if you are a young umpire.  Angry people don't like to be told to calm down.  Just stick wtih the facts.  "Coach, I ddin't hear anyone call time before the ball was in play."  Don't be defensive, just state the facts and move on.

 

If parents are a problem, resist the temptation to deal with them.  Make the coach or site administrator do it -- find out how your league wants it done.  If the coach is responsible, try something like, "Coach, I need your help.  The parents are getting a bit out of hand, and I need your help calming them down before we start up play again."

[Umpiresoftball]

Very vaild point above, but we wouldn't be doin the game if it was not that important.
@ Tim- pretty much what i did is what you said.

[Celerion]

For the first situation, the female umpire should have called time, called both teams coaches out and state something to the extent that "the coaches are responsible for keeping their teams parents in line. If a parent gets out of line like that, one f the assistant coaches should ask them to leave and the game will be resumed once they have left." She should have also talked to the UIC after the game if she did not, an file a complaint about the parents/fans with the league. Depending on the league/level of play, fan ejections may not be possible, but as the umpire, you can suspend play (call time) until that person calms down or has left. If you do that, the unruly ones will be dealt with by the other fans and coaches who want to enjoy the game. My advice.