Butch, that letter is the most ideal letter I've ever seen. The director really laid it out clearly.

On the whole issue we've been discussing, I had another thought after posting my previous posting. Most states have laws relating to assaults on sports officials. I know Nebraska does because I lobbied for it. I would suggest you to contact your local officials association about having a workshop or seminar to discuss the content of the law in your state, and to know the law so that when you are out in the field working games, you are able to remind potential assaulters the penalty for their actions.

I've also had a situation (in softball) where I had to warn a person that I would call 911 if he didn't leave the complex while he was threatening me. He said the cops can't do anything except make him leave or charge him with disorderly conduct. I said, nope, you'd be charged with misdemeanor attempted assault of a sports official with the verbal threats you just made everyone in the complex aware of. I said it loud enough so that everyone was looking at him. Needless to say, he bolted so fast, I thought we had been hit by lightning.