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Originally Posted by cc6
An ejection is a statement of authority,
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Nah. It's just something a coach earns. We're just there to facilitate his removal, and do some paperwork. No reason to laud this "power" over anyone, nor make a statement with it. You will find some umpires that relish in making a big production of it, but the good ones usually don't.
I put 11-12 year olds in LL minor games, and 13-14 year olds to work the Majors. No adult supervision, they're just well trained to handle most situations. So the key is training, and situational awareness.
On the field we all go by first names. It's a tough one from some kids, but we're all equal out there, so that goes a long way toward leveling the playing field. If Billy is trying to tell Mr. Smith that he needs to keep quite, well....