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Originally posted by mcrowder
You really need SOMEONE in there with you. Even if they know nothing.
Jicecone - what happens to the team if the singular coach gets himself ejected? I agree with "Let 'em play!", in fact it's an overriding rally cry in Dixie. But you have to have an adult there. Surely a coach can find a warm body to sit in the dugout if for no other reason than ejection-insurance and extra supervision.
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I hear what your saying but does this sound like the type of guy that is gonna let that happen.
"We have 11 boys on the team. Out of the 11 we have 2 dads with any baseball experience/background/knowledge/interest?
1 is coaching softball and the other has coached in the past and is willing to help, but now has health problems (including seizures) and has been on the edge of being barred from our field on more than one occasion for various run-ins with other coaches/parents/league officials. Also a problem in recruiting another coach is the rule that all coaches must be in uniform. This is a hurdle that flatly stops many men here. My wife has said that she would be willing to serve as the other coach if necessary, but she is already our team mom/scorekeeper and putting on a uniform and stepping on the field is not something that she is at all comfortable in doing. (For some reason the word circus comes to mind.) I am more comfortable coaching alone than adding someone at this point that is an outsider to baseball in general, or at least to me and my team."
I would be willing to say No. Let Them Play.