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Originally Posted by lmathews19
I was doing the championship game of a AA(double-A) USSSA world series today. One of the coaches was a real prick and saying crap all game (just smart-a$$ stuff that pisses you off). I had finally heard enough about the strike zone in the 4th inning (they were getting beat 10-0...I guess it was my fault), so I told him that enough and I didn't want to hear any more. He ignored me and I said it again. Then he made a hand gesture by putting his hand on his hear being a smart-a$$ and acting like he wasn't hearing me. I dumped him, the crowd went nuts. It was one of those fields were the dads of lil Johnny can get right behind the backstop and act like they are umpires. They were literally screaming at me (nothing derogatory) calling me "Hollywood" and stupid $hit. I just ignored them...team loses 10-2 after 4 innings...1 hr. 10 min. I take it to the house, while the dads of the losing team came up to me when I was walking out telling me how much I sucked and stuff. I ignored them. Now, I know the professional thing to do is ignore the fans at all costs, but I know many guys who at youth stuff like this will actually acknowledge the fans and dump them just like they were coaches. Did I do the right thing by ignoring them? My thinking is if I acknowledge them, it will just get worse.
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If this was a championship game, wasn't there anybody there supervising the game, such as a director? I would not let the daddies stand directly behind the backstop if there were no bleachers there. They can't just stand there and critique your zone all afternoon. They have bleachers available, so that's where I tell them to go. This is my only exception for dealing directly with the fans, when there isn't anyone in charge, and people are standing right behind the backstop being asses when there are no bleachers set up.
You did the right thing by walking past them to your car and not saying anything to them. If you just keep going, they will be less likely to try to follow you to the parking lot. All bets are off if they try that crap.