When I coached Little League we had a meeting prior to the season with all the parents and we went over this kind of behavior. We inserted a clause that covered both the parents and any one they were seated with in the stands. We only had one problem the three years I coached but this was over a call not at the coaches directly. The Umpire was a volunteer and the parent was giving him a hard time about an interference call. I asked the parent to leave and gave him a speech about how he we teaching his son good sportsmanship by being a complete jack@&#.
I never did fast pitch coaching but I am positive that they also attempt to have this kind of focus on sportsmanship.
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