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Originally Posted by azbigdawg
Nope.
10u is a special creature for the reasons you mentioned. One thing I would suggest is that you DONT use younger umpires there if you can help it. Those coaches NEED veteran umpires to control them and answer their questions.
We start our younger umpires at 12u (its tricky enough that anything can still happen) Our assigner tries to rotate people through the 10u so umpires dont get burnt out on it. If at all possible use 2 men for your 10u games also..
I also spend a little extra time with the coaches at the plate. I tell them that if they have a question during the game, CALL time, and ASK the umpire who is responsible for the call. I tell them that yelling from the dugout (or anywhere else) will NOT be tolerated. This keeps the acting out to a minimum.
Parents are an issue that can be handled by the tournament staff.
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I know they are going to hold mandatory coaching clinics, I'm going to offer to do a rules section during that.
2 man is not really possible - I'm going to push for 2 man in the 14Us and will be a miracle to get that.. its a hard sell for the 10Us when they dont even have standings.
A big problem is the 10U field is at the elementary school next to the softball park .. so somewhat secluded. The league staff needs to have more of a presense because the parents in 10U are horrible.
Starting noobs at 12U is actually a real good idea instead of burning them at 10U's..
Thanks for the responses.