Ejections

[officialtony]

I worked with a new association this year. Many of the guys I worked with ( most for the first time ), told me I was too lenient and took too much. After-game discussions always seem to get around to " why didn't you toss that guy in the third inning? " or " why was that coach still around after he came out onto the field to challenge you? ". Instead of thinking about the ejection ( or lack of ), I found myself asking " what did I do to cause that coach to jump me? " or . . .
" Did I lose control of the game by not doing something or applying something correctly? ".

In any case, I now feel like I was letting coaches get away with too much. While I am not committed to one ejection a game or anything like that, I am committed to keeping the game in MY control - not the coaches or players.
I don't want to be noticed or be the focus of the game - but I also do not want to become some coaches whipping boy, because HIS team is playing badly and losing.
Relative to another thread, I have learned a lot from our forum and want to continue to see it's success multiply.