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Originally posted by NSump
First, I have worked basketball and hockey and softball, so I too have worked many sports.
The DIFFERENCE is that in basketball you have a technical foul, in hockey an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, soccer has the yellow card. You have many different tools to use.
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You are right in basketball I might have a T at my disposal, but it does not mean it is the only thing I can use.
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Also, coaches are not ALLOWED on the field/ice.
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And I know many football officials that give a coach and opportunity to get off the field before they take action. And I definitely know basketball officials that allow a coach to get back into the coaching box and they tend to get a message.
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But, these sports have felonies too. A coach throws a water bottle on the ice - done. A coach throws a basketball on the court - done.
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Felonies are different based on level and area you work. I am just suggesting that everyone does not see this as a felony. And those that do not, if you just eject a player over this, you might have to eject more than that player. So you better be clear as to what is acceptable in the area you live. I know umpires that would think you have no "conflict resolution skills" if this is the ONLY OPTION in your bag of tricks.
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As far as the coach barking from the dugout, I deal with it. The difference is that often what is said is not heard by many in the stands. If the remark is loud and he is cursing, he may have a shower coming quickly.
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But why is coach "showing you up" about balls and strikes, which you claim is so much an offense (it is but there is context in this discussion) and a kid drawing a line is another? If one is bad and the other is the same thing, why not eject them all for even daring to question you on this topic? I guess I am not understanding the hypocracy in your argument.
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So, generally speaking, I deal with verbal remarks differently than I do visual ones. When someone is showing everyone what an a** I am, he is done.
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I had one confrontation like this and not a single person knew the batter did anything and no one knew that I struck his behind out on a pitch that was outside. The situation was dealt with and the kid got the point. It did not happen again and I got my point across.
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BTW, do you keep the guy in the game who tells you that "you are horsesh*t" and only you hear him?
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This is not the same thing. If I write a report on an ejection and I quote those words, no one misunderstands my actions. If I eject a kid for drawing a line in the sand, I have to hope they understand all the idiocracies of baseball history, what the pros think about it, what they might have heard from NCAA instructors and take my word for it that this was "showing the umpire up." I can always back up the first one.
Peace