Frustration with Youth Baseball

[basejester]

One problem that exists is if the parent or "guardian / spectator at the game" is ejected and from the game site, the question remains "who is NOW RESPONSIBLE for the child" at the game? . . . Manager, Coach, etc?.

The manager. Just like at a practice, where the parent/guardian might not be present.

[SJA]

One problem that exists is if the parent or "guardian / spectator at the game" is ejected and from the game site, the question remains "who is NOW RESPONSIBLE for the child" at the game? . . . Manager, Coach, etc?.

The manager. Just like at a practice, where the parent/guardian might not be present.

Sometimes not quite that simple . . . already had that happen last year. Parent EJ'd, told Mgr. "then you bring him home 'cause I'm not coming back to pick him up!" . . . and she didn't.

Shameful!

:-(

[johnnyg08]

Sometimes not quite that simple . . . already had that happen last year. Parent EJ'd, told Mgr. "then you bring him home 'cause I'm not coming back to pick him up!" . . . and she didn't.

Shameful!

:-(

What's awesome about that is I don't doubt this at all. What's more surprising is that the parent was actually there as opposed to free day care for a couple of hours.

[Kevin_K]

 

Sometimes not quite that simple . . . already had that happen last year. Parent EJ'd, told Mgr. "then you bring him home 'cause I'm not coming back to pick him up!" . . . and she didn't.

Shameful!

:-(

 

Way back in the day when I was a youth coach a parent dropped off her 10 year old son at practice. 30 minutes after practice ended no one had arrived to pick him up. I called the police as the organization's guideline mandated.

 

Never had that problem again.

[johnnyg08]

I agree with this. I have friends who work in public education and they complain about having to wait a long time for a kids' ride after a sporting event.

I've always thought, be reasonable with it, but if it starts to approach a hour, call the police for an abandoned minor child...IMO, you're not obligated to sit there and wait all night...and I will not transport a minor child alone w/o parental consent either unless the circumstances would involve eminent danger to the child's safety.

[SJA]

". . . you're not obligated to sit there and wait all night...and I will not transport a minor child alone w/o parental consent either unless the circumstances would involve eminent danger to the child's safety."

100% agree!

[Out&UglyToo]

I suppose I have a very long fuse, but my grandfather was a GREAT cop who usually left his ticket book in his pocket, talked to the lawbreaker about law and ethics, and almost always made a new friend. People he talked to almost NEVER broke the law again. I take his approach to umpiring.

 

In the minor leagues, the foul language can reach truly amazing planes of imagery and imagination. I'd smile, chuckle, shake my head, and say, "You must be a sailor with Tourette's Syndrome and a serious case of jock itch". I don't consider myself THE LANGUAGE POLICE, just a good-natured umpire.

 

So, I propose a few alternatives to the proposed legislation.

 

1.  Spectator curses at U:  Ump explains the NFL code, "Do you care to repeat that?" If he does, BANG, he's gone for 2 consecutive game days. IF  the  spectator then apologizes and buys the U an burger, he can stay.  If the snackbar is closed, he can drop and perform 25 pushups, I'd let him stay. If he is ejected and gives further abuse to include ESCALATION or THREATS, he's gone for a year, and gets his photo in the league newsletter with my report published.

 

2. Coach curses at U: No pushups = ejected for 1 game. <20 pushups = restricted to dugout and warned. <30 pushups = warned for language. 2nd offense = ejected for 3 games. 3rd offense = ejected for the season. Becomes combative with ESCALATION, he's out as coach for life, but is allowed to apologize and become an umpire, but not a coach.

 

3. Youth player curses at ump, he's out and automatically out next time at bat.

 

4. Spectator encourages harm to an Umpire or other(s): Immediate ejection + 1 year ban. Must re-apply to league to return, subject to board + UIC apporval. 2nd offense: He's gone for life, his photo and my report gets copies sent to every league I can think of every year for the rest of my life.

 

5. Coach encourages harm to U or other(s): Immediate ejection, 1 year ban from all baseball, lifetime ban from coaching, but he may apply to become an umpire after 1 year.