My First Ejection ...

[mcrowder]

"open your mouth one more time and you will be leaving the field" ..He didn't say a word, but opened his mouth wide.

You can't let this happen. He's openly mocking your authority. This action alone should have sent him packing.

As an aside ... don't threaten. Don't say "If you do XXX, (or don't do YYY) you're gone." Just a "That's enough coach" or "We're done here coach" is enough - if he/she persists... bye bye.

"That's two calls you've missed." byebye.

And the 2nd threat. If you make the mistake of making threats, you MUST follow through. He didn't do what you told him to do - and openly mocked you. You gave him an extra chance. Don't.

Last - having umpires responsible for telling coaches they must sit out an extra game, or make decisions about returning is HORRIBLE. First - that's not our job or responsibility. It's league admin's. Second - your Admin hung you out to dry making you decide whether he could return or not. That's his JOB.

Oh well... at least you did dump him - he certainly deserved it.