Ejection Video

[TussAgee11]

I didn't see a problem with BU taking a few steps to the coach as the coach came. If the coach is really hot, I'll make him come all the way. But sometimes, a few steps can be some positive body language that tells the coach, "okay, I'll talk and listen to you". Sometimes, that's all a coach needs. Coaches think umpires are arrogant. If we can get away from that notion by letting him know you will listen, he is much less likely to do something that will get him EJ'd.

Now, once he did whatever he did to get EJ'd, I'm not sure I would have been that loud about it. I would have turned my back to him, given the left hand, and then turned back around to face him.

Why walk away? Are you scared of him?

I've actually tossed, and then had a coach calm down because I explained to him where he went wrong before my partner eventually moved in. He has alot of respect for me because of it, and realized that it wasn't me that tossed him, it was himself

Just some philosophies I've worked in that prevail on the basketball side of things.

[RPatrino]

This obviously isn't Youth ball, so no, i don't feel the BU did anything aggressive at all. Canada, I'm not gonna let any coach jump on me and not do a little jumping back. If we aren't aggressive in our neck of the woods, we are exiled to Freshman one man games.

Now, if my partner is getting in an animated conversation with a coach, I'm not going to stay 60 ft away. I'm going to be moving toward the location where this discussion is occuring and staying within earshot of the argument. I won't move in to peel off the coach until after an EJ and after my partner, turns his back and walks away.

I will never step on my partners toes in this kind of situation. Let him have his say and when HE is finished with the coach, then I will rodeo clown the offender.

[JJ]

Part of what I've been encouraged to do in NCAA is try to keep the coach in the game by listening longer than I would if I were in Pro ball. Logically, then, if and when I finally do dump him, as far as I'm concerned he's already told me what he thinks, I've already explained my position, and he's been repeating himself to the point of wasting everyone's time AND delaying the game. That's why once I dump someone, I'm done talking - and listening - and I turn and walk away and expect my partner to be there to escort him off.
That's not to say that I don't have "quick" ejections when I hear "magic" words, but those are pretty much understood by everyone involved.

JJ

[jkumpire]

Men,

It just seemed to me that the PU was haning back a good distance, then walking in after the ejection. I would been on the hop if I was a distance away.

Your milage may differ..