Thanks to the help here, a few books, and some help from other coaches our girls can play 8U softball pretty well! I have taught them the rules they way they are written but every single time we play a game the other team's coach walks up and says "We play it this way..." One coach wants to give his girls 6 pitches no strikes, another didn't want our girls running more than one base at a time, and every single team we play has their entire team in the infield! It drives me NUTS! Our out fielders have to keep one foot in the grass till the ball is hit, it's 3 strikes or 5 pitches, and they can run the bases till the pitcher has the ball which stops the play but no stealing.
This last game was no exception just like all of them they expect to get their way but I tell them I play by the rules. I had to pull out the rule book yesterday to prove they didn't get us out at home. Girl touched the base with ball in hand then threw it to 2nd before our runner got home. We had 1 on 3rd and 1st it wasn't a forced out so she has to tag her at home and didn't. The couch had a FIT! Made a scene and even though we had 30mins left I called it to go to base race and end it.
It it like this everywhere? We have 3 more games left and I love watching our girls play I dread the "rule change" part and the other coach having a tantrum. What would/have you do if a coach tried to change the rules to their liking?
Thanks in advance!
This last game was no exception just like all of them they expect to get their way but I tell them I play by the rules. I had to pull out the rule book yesterday to prove they didn't get us out at home. Girl touched the base with ball in hand then threw it to 2nd before our runner got home. We had 1 on 3rd and 1st it wasn't a forced out so she has to tag her at home and didn't. The couch had a FIT! Made a scene and even though we had 30mins left I called it to go to base race and end it.
It it like this everywhere? We have 3 more games left and I love watching our girls play I dread the "rule change" part and the other coach having a tantrum. What would/have you do if a coach tried to change the rules to their liking?
Thanks in advance!