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Old Tue May 02, 2006, 03:57am
Steve M Steve M is offline
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Al,
Jeesh. Keeping score & arguing & all that in an 8&U coach-pitch game. What a wonderful example those folks are.

Here's a couple of items for you
"He said something else so I said "open your mouth one more time and you will be leaving the field" ..He didn't say a word, but opened his mouth wide."
Don't use the "one more ..." approach. This guy called your bluff, and you let him. He mocked you, bye. A better approach (when you said "open your mouth...") might be "Coach, we're done. It's time to play ball." Then turn and walk away. If the coach follows you, he is telling you that he wants an early exit - acknowledge that and let him go.

"He said something about that's two calls you called wrong." This coach is immediately gone. He's "keeping score" on what he sees as your performance.
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