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Java I respect your opinion but disagree.
That's the great thing about this forum... no hard feelings here. I don't expect to convert you or your opinion... just that you keep your mind open to considering someone else's.
Why shouldn't people (players, fans, coaches) expect everyone to play by the rules?
That expectation is created once the PLAYERS decide to participate in organized/sanctioned sporting events. Is it necessary to have a community watch group on the sidelines... when there is already 'police' on the field?
I guess my questions... in response to this thought are:
What is the role of a parent at a sporting event?
What is the role of a parent at practice at home?
What is the role of a parent at practice on the field?
What is the role of the coach during practice/games?
What is the role of umpires during games?
Leave the advantage^disadvantage portion out and then all you have is a player breaking the rules and some wanting it enforced and some wanting it repealed.
I don't think it creates an advantage in any shape or form...
If someone is clearly breaking the rules then why should those that are pointing it be frowned upon?
If those that are pointing it out are coaches... in the proper way TO THE UMPIRE... or umpires of that game... perfect. They know their role(s).
If those that are pointing it out are not coaches or umpires in that game... you ever wonder WHY they are pointing it out?
Scenario #1
[Two cars on the expressway... one cuts in front of the other]
Good Samaritan [dressed in a bow-tie and checkered pants and sounds like Eddie Murphy impersonating a white dude]: "Excuse me, Sir... I followed you for the last 5 miles until you came to a stop to tell you something I'm very passionate about..."
Law Breaker [dressed in leather with a 5 o'clock shadow]: "What's that?"
Good Samaritan: "I just wanted to let you know that you didn't signal properly while switching lanes. I just thought I'd point that out in a peaceful and polite way... as I'm really concerned about your well being and safety in the coming years."
Scenario #2
[Two cars on the expressway... one cuts in front of the other]
Victimized Driver: "[Screaming and red-faced while giving the finger] {expletive] YOU, YOU {expletive, expletive, expletive}!!!!
Law Breaker: "What the hell is wrong with that dude. Settle down and mind your own business..."
Victimized Driver: "I'll show you, you SOB." [proceeds to drive maniacally and breaks the law trying to prove a point].
Seriously... you tell me... how many people fit the bill of scenario one in games? Are they complaining about a 'leap' because of their unbridled enthusiasm for the integrity of the game? No. They are complaining. They are the victim... their DD is a victim... and this world is just a miserable place to live in...
Everyone will have their own agenda as to why they want it called and regardless of that, it is still a player breaking a rule.
See above. Everyone who whines about it (ok... 99.9%) aren't doing it for any other reason than they feel like their kid is getting the short end of the stick.
Here's another consideration:
Ever watch the 'immaculate reception'? Was that a catch? And... at the end of the day... what difference does it make what WE think... the officials called it as they saw it. Nothing... and I mean nothing is going to change this event. But you can bet there are still Raiders fans complaining about it... Point being, it's nothing that you as A SPECTATOR, COACH, FAN, etc... could change. So... do you go to every game looking for the next reason to complain... or do you enjoy the game for what it is... a game?
Better yet... go home and work with your kid or students if they've issues with leaping. This is the opportunity to fix it.. NOT during games.
To me it makes no difference really, if a girl can bring it faster by pitching illegally I think it is better for my girls to see faster pitching. However, if my pitcher says that the other girl is pitching illegal and is looking for me to uphold the standards of the game, I am not going to let her down. (Yes, this has happened, the ump did call it, and everything was right in my pitchers softball world) I won't make a big show of it but I will raise it the the ump.
Ok... you're a coach. I get it. You did the right thing. However... if that was my player, I'd say, "Stop complaining. Focus on yourself and what you can do to help your team win." That's just how I roll...
To me the people that really are the whiners are the ones that entered the game and decided they were not going to follow all the rules and try to get by with their mechanics, THEN complain about the people that object to them breaking the rules!! Regardless of the reasons if it is a rule it should be called.
I'm sure this happens in the sneaky world of softball... ... but as a coach... who are you managing? Your players or the other teams players?
Teams I've coached have never, ever lost because illegal pitching created an unfair advantage. It just doesn't happen. However... I have seen many teams lose... because they forget about what they are there to do (play softball) and instead get caught up in what other people are doing.