Ejections

[David B]

Peter,

It's that time of the year again, we have meeting in two weeks and I think in your last post you made a great point.

It's essential that the local association talks about coach decorum and what is allowed and what is not.

That's the key. If a coach does this in my game and I tell him "knock it off" and then he does it in your game and you "eject him" then the coach doesn't know what's going on.

In our area personal preferences are allowed by each umpire (like I don't let a coach cuss me but that's my own personal belief and it's in the FED book); however, other umpires can make that decision on their own.

There are several no no's (you can tell I have small children):

1) A coach insinuates any way that you are a "homer"

2) A coach charges the umpire

3) A coach won't leave the field (in other words I'm through with the discourse and I turn to go to my position and he follows)

That's the guidelines we give our local group.

As far as players: we don't allow them anything.

They are there to play - not commentate.

Thanks
David