New to the forum. Been umping LL several years and just got into travel ball youth tournaments that run by NFHS rules. First tournament Was over Memorial Day weekend and I had one game as base umpire where 2 parents / fans of one team began riding me about not calling balks. It got personal quickly and my general response was no response. When I got home, I looked up NFHS rules and the Rule 3 section on Conduct talks about players, coaches and other bench personnel but not fans. There is one item about coaches inciting fan objections but not fans themselves.
This weekend is the next tournament with this team being on the roster and I want to deal with it directly and appropriately. I will talk to the TD before the game about how to handle it. But before then, I'd like to hear from you experienced hands on how you deal with the fans when they directly and repeatedly challenge / malign you. "you suck" and "send me to the parking lot, I don't care." were a couple.
Don't bring it up with the site director before the game. That just makes the perception that you are looking for trouble with the fans. Do introduce yourself to the site director and remember his/her
Last tournament I did a couple weeks back had a very strict policy, published on their web site and handed to the coaches. They, the coaches, were 100% responsible for the conduct of their fans. They
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Hi all,
New to the forum. Been umping LL several years and just got into travel ball youth tournaments that run by NFHS rules. First tournament Was over Memorial Day weekend and I had one game as base umpire where 2 parents / fans of one team began riding me about not calling balks. It got personal quickly and my general response was no response. When I got home, I looked up NFHS rules and the Rule 3 section on Conduct talks about players, coaches and other bench personnel but not fans. There is one item about coaches inciting fan objections but not fans themselves.
This weekend is the next tournament with this team being on the roster and I want to deal with it directly and appropriately. I will talk to the TD before the game about how to handle it. But before then, I'd like to hear from you experienced hands on how you deal with the fans when they directly and repeatedly challenge / malign you. "you suck" and "send me to the parking lot, I don't care." were a couple.
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Don't bring it up with the site director before the game. That just makes the perception that you are looking for trouble with the fans. Do introduce yourself to the site director and remember his/her
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Last tournament I did a couple weeks back had a very strict policy, published on their web site and handed to the coaches. They, the coaches, were 100% responsible for the conduct of their fans. They
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And if all else fails, stop the game, put both teams in the dugouts until the unruly fan is removed.
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