Am I A Softie ?

[Andy]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Not the umpire's issue. If the violation was bad enough to warrant an ejection as opposed to a bench restriction (and in this case I believe it did), the player should be gone. Babysitting her is the school's problem.

If you really want to instill the idea of what not to do on a ball field, dump the player. It probably will not happen again especially if an assistant coach has to sit on the bus or in the parking lot with the player.

Mike - while I agree with you in philosophy, the NFHS considers the practical side to this rule as well. Often, especially at the lower levels, there may only be one coach for a team. If an ejection requires the player to leave the field and an adult to go with her, the team may have to forfeit due to not having any other responsible school personnel available to coach the team.

As you say, not the umpire's issue, but that is the reasoning behind ejection/resticting to the bench in NFHS.

FWIW - here in AZ, we have to file a report if we eject or restrict to the bench.