Classless or part of the Game?

[chinamigarden]

We played a team in 12u that screamed when the pitcher released. We beat them and lived in. They were in the losers bracket. Somehow they found out it was our last tourney of the year. The coach finds me and asks if my dd would like to guest play for the next 2 tourneys they had scheduled. I called my dd over and this coach complimented her pitching and then asked her if she would pitch for his team the next 2 weeks. She looked at me, I said it's up to you. She asked "is this the team that screams when the pitcher is pitching" "yes, yes it is". She looks at him and says " no I won't play on a team's that acts like that ". She walks off, I shrugged my shoulders and said "good luck at your tourneys" and followed right behind her

 

[Ken Krause]

I was watching a HS game this spring where one of my students was playing. One of the parents on the other side decided he was going to help his daughters team by yelling out as the pitcher threw her pitch. I forget what he was yelling, it was one syllable, but it was very, very loud. He had quite the voice. It was annoying and classless for sure. But...

The team I was rooting for opened up a lead, and the pitcher started taking charge, and suddenly that guy was very, very quiet. Best way to shut 'em up is to shut 'em down.

 

[#7sDad]

So, back to the OP. Have the responses given you a different perspective and opinion on whether it's classless or part of the game?

 

[inde53546]

Id like to comment on the "loud and engaged" alot of the teams/girls i watch that are doing the choreographed cheers are only engaged in cheering. They arent really in tune w the game. When girls cheer situationaly they tend to be much more aware of the game and specific situations

 

[nixxy311]

Pet peeve is that "achoo" thing the girls do. I can handle most any other stupid cheer, but that one drives me crazy. Luckily it rarely rattles our pitchers - might be more annoying to the parents

Sometimes I even find myself singing along to the other cheers - even if the other team is batting...

 

[grcsftbll]

I've noticed that in general the teams most likely to do that kind of obnoxious stuff are teams that are high up in low-level ball. They play low-level tournaments and mostly win (trophy hunters, basically). Not universally; we've seen some bad behavior from one high level org in particular, but mostly the really solid, high level teams seem to behave themselves. That's been our experience anyway. The teams we've had the most issues with were trophy hunting teams not used to having to work for it and acting out.

 

[ang2bmd]

I've noticed that in general the teams most likely to do that kind of obnoxious stuff are teams that are high up in low-level ball. They play low-level tournaments and mostly win (trophy hunters, basically). Not universally; we've seen some bad behavior from one high level org in particular, but mostly the really solid, high level teams seem to behave themselves. That's been our experience anyway. The teams we've had the most issues with were trophy hunting teams not used to having to work for it and acting out.

Yes...this...I've noticed the further up we move in levels the less of this we have. It's one reason that's driving me our of rec ball earlier with my 2nd child. We used to coach our first and never allowed our teams to do this but now she is older and traveling all over the place we have to split time and can't head coach our second.

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[WHEREAMI]

You said in the OP you saw nothing wrong with screaming at the pitcher as she was about to deliver the ball? Are you saying you do it or don't?

I have no problem with them banging on the dugout, or cheering. But we don't get louder when she goes to release the ball. We stay loud throughout the game. We have done a few Ahh Choo. But I cut that out real quick. some teams bang on ball buckets like drums, i've got no problem with that either. I coach my team, I don't worry or care what the other teams do.

 

[WHEREAMI]

1000% classless. Positive cheer for your own team all you want. The negative crap and deliberate attempts to mess with or disrupt the other team's pitcher has no place. You want to disrupt the other team? Do it with better bats, better fielding, better pitching, and scoring more runs than them. While waiting to play at a tournament this summer, we watched a 16U team do nothing but negative yelling/chanting/taunting, starting with the "Ball 1, Ball 1, Ball 1....Ball 2, Ball 2, Ball 2..." nonsense. Made us all very happy when they got their asses handed to them.

I guess Texas A&M Softball is total crap in your eyes???

 

[grcsftbll]

I guess Texas A&M Softball is total crap in your eyes???

Total crap? I don't see where he said that.