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I appreciate all the good comment. I understand the point about not allowing the coach to 'manipulate' the sit by constantly complaining about the pitcher's mannerisms, but I also see the learning point for the player in that, since he would be called for a balk sometime in future (if he continued to pitch as he got older) for doing that, then LL was a good place/time to get out of the habit of putting his pitching hand to his mouth while on the rubber. From time to time I have corrected players at the plate for *nearly* doing illegal things (foot out of the box, etc) before they actually drew a penalty, reasoning that LL is the place to learn how to do it right more than ring kids up right and left....now if they do it anyway after a warning, thats a different story.
Ive been involved in LL in my town for about 5 years and this is actually the first time Ive seen a spec/parent this unruly, so hopefully it was an isolated event. It did stick in my mind enough that I asked for input from your experiences, and I appreciate the feedback.
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