Parent Involvement in Fed ???

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

..... He didn't take the care and prevention course offered by our county and the background check as well.

Just curious....is it a responsibility of the umpires in your area to verify that anybody coaching a team has taken these courses?

[Multiple Sports]

Originally Posted by Andy

Just curious....is it a responsibility of the umpires in your area to verify that anybody coaching a team has taken these courses?

Technically no....at the varsity level this is never an issue. Several of our coaching staffs have been there for years But at least once a year at the JV level, I will see a parent get up out of their lawn chair and walk
into the 1st base coaching box. At that point I will ask the HC if that person has gone through the county care and prevention. If they haven't I will politely walk over and explain why they can't coach. All except one about 10 years ago understood why they couldn't be there. Most JV programs in our area only have 1 "coach".

[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by Andy

Just curious....is it a responsibility of the umpires in your area to verify that anybody coaching a team has taken these courses?

That got me to thinking about this a bit. Back when my son was playing baseball in his early teens, there were a few occasions where I was asked to be the base umpire. This was well before I started umpiring softball. I clearly wasn't certified in anything except lawn chair mechanics.

Moving forward a couple of decades, there are more requirements for coaches and umpires. But I've also done many a game where a team member served as a first base coach. I can't believe they're certified in anything either, but yet permitted as long as they wear a helmet.

Just thinkin'...