Hello quick question for the guys/gals on here...I had an incident where 2 of the coaches were screaming/berating players (this was an girls 8u softball game...) after an inning while in the dugout....A few parents came up after the game and asked "wasn't there something i could do"....First off i have never seen this in any games i have umpired (boys/girls tball-18u), 2nd Parents should be stepping in and confronting coaches or pulling girls off team when subjected to that imo,..putting aside the human decency to call them out on their behavior as just a fan of the game...as the umpire should i have confronted/warned them on it for "unsportsmanlike conduct", these same coaches have a history of antics unbecoming to the sport and know i don't put up with their usual behavior on the field that some other umpires are to intimated to call them on...as a girls coach myself i find this deplorable but I need some insight/help for when i am wearing the "blue" on this one thanks in advance.
I have a problem with this.
Yes, OK, you're the authority figure on the field, to a degree, but still, my question back to them would be "you're adults, why didn't you do anything about it?"...re
As a coach, I'd take that bait and go home.
If he were that smart and said something, hand him your mask and indicator and say "Told you one of us was leaving early. Enjoy the sun!"
I struggled with this my first few years. I would offer this: Sportsmanship applies to ALL participants, even those on your team.
When I came to this “comfort level” was a 12u softball game on D
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Hello quick question for the guys/gals on here...I had an incident where 2 of the coaches were screaming/berating players (this was an girls 8u softball game...) after an inning while in the dugout....A few parents came up after the game and asked "wasn't there something i could do"....First off i have never seen this in any games i have umpired (boys/girls tball-18u), 2nd Parents should be stepping in and confronting coaches or pulling girls off team when subjected to that imo,..putting aside the human decency to call them out on their behavior as just a fan of the game...as the umpire should i have confronted/warned them on it for "unsportsmanlike conduct", these same coaches have a history of antics unbecoming to the sport and know i don't put up with their usual behavior on the field that some other umpires are to intimated to call them on...as a girls coach myself i find this deplorable but I need some insight/help for when i am wearing the "blue" on this one thanks in advance.
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I have a problem with this. Yes, OK, you're the authority figure on the field, to a degree, but still, my question back to them would be "you're adults, why didn't you do anything about it?"...re
yawetag
As a coach, I'd take that bait and go home. If he were that smart and said something, hand him your mask and indicator and say "Told you one of us was leaving early. Enjoy the sun!"
The Man in Blue
I struggled with this my first few years. I would offer this: Sportsmanship applies to ALL participants, even those on your team. When I came to this “comfort level” was a 12u softball game on D
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