Help with unruly coach - Coach out of dugout

[celebur]

Originally Posted by jicecone

Worrying about a coach in the coaches box is probably low on my list unless he is trying to interfer with the game. Wonder if there is no box? As much as you would like , you can not 100% of the time enforce where the coaches stand or sometimes sit.

He's not worried about a coach in the coaches box as clarified by this:

Originally Posted by paustin

Not the first/third base coach - the dugout coaches.

[bob jenkins]

I am not a lawyer, but:

1) Anyone can be sued

2) the standard is "what would a reasonable umpire have done?"

3) If the league allows it, get something from them in writing. Perhaps just write them an email asking if it's allowed and save the reply.

4) if the league allows it, then that is the rule and you are less likley to be found liable (assuming you continue to only allow them to roam "around the dugout" and not, say, behind the catcher, etc)