LLWS Player Conduct

[brandda]

I guess the concern that I have here is that this is a dangerous precedent. The excuse that kids use for their bad behavior is that they see the professionals displaying poor sportsmanship so why shouldn't they?

My personal beief is that I really don't care what umpires do in the show. I wish they did not act like idiots and cavort about the field because that sets a bad example for umpires at all other levels. The only way I can combat that then is to set a good example for the kids that I am around.

I have heard all of the arguments about our WWF driven culture which is why I started this thread by saying that maybe I am just old and out of touch. Bottom line, I don't want to do anything that sets a poor example for my kids or embarrasses my family and I think that's what those umps who "put on a show" are doing.