the good and the not so good

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Originally posted by Hughester
I can't believe that parents would continue to let their kid be coached by the coaches described in this thread. I have coached softball for about 13 years and have never been thrown out of a game. there are tactical ways to get a message to a umpire without being a a**. most of the time I just talk to my team when a missed call was called or a close strike I needed i did'nt get. But overall I have never played a game where the umpires lost it for me. not saying I dont have a big mouth and dont get excited when a call dont go my way, because i do, however, I make sure i always have respect. the same goes for my girls.

When I was coaching, I had a huge mouth...but never blamed umpires. I also knew when to shut up.

Again, he coached for one year. Nothing against football coaches, but he seemed to have the football mentality where it was acceptable to scream at officials (which of course it isn't). I've done football for 8 years, and I don't accept being screamed at there either.