One from today I witnessed.

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Originally Posted by chapmaja

I was impressed with the umpire who made the call and with the fact he didn't toss the coach (who was one of my former HS teachers) for arguing.

Not being there, I don't know whether the coach deserved to go or not. The fact that you felt the need to include that comment makes me think the coach deserved to be ejected.

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To me, in general, this is a problem with many sports officials.

It isn't a matter of patience, thick skin or anything else. If a coach or player crosses a line and deserves to be ejected, s/he should be ejected.

The umpire mentality of "keeping them in the game" should apply to the manner of keeping the coach calm during a discussion, not tolerating unacceptable behavior.

Keeping someone around who shouldn't be there is just asking for trouble. Granted that HS is often a different world than adult or JO ball. But you occasionally still witness a difference when teams play in another area and don't understand why coaches and players get dumped for not doing any more than what they get away with their home town umpires.

A couple years ago, one of the highest rated HS umpires in the state tossed a HS coach. The coach had it coming and after numerous warnings to return to the dugout, the umpire in quite a passive manner told him he had to leave. Well, it is a rare occurrence, but it was the appropriate action. At the end of the season when the coaches rated the umpires, he had been dropped from second in their rankings to below the 10th spot and all because the coaches from the other half of the state thought the ejection shouldn't have occurred simply because the umpires in their area allow the coaches to run the show.

Remember, one of the biggest issues some umpires run into it "the guy last night" .

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