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[fastpitch5]

wow...more responses than I expected. good recommendations. the association is telling me they have to witness it before they will do anything about it. i should clarify that i have spoken to this guy on a few occassions and asked him to take things down a notch, but we always end up right back where we are. i haven't gone to the board until now b/c i've tried to keep things civil (even still, i only got involved with the board b/c i had the complaint filed against me and had to go to a discovery meeting). our kids go to school together and we're in many of the same programs locally, so we cross paths quite a bit. i think the association is laying down on this one. we all sign a very extensive code of conduct, so the rules are black and white. i don't appreciate the association telling me how to run my team - and maybe that's my real beef at this point.

i bumped into another coach this morning at school (who is also on the board at the rec association). he advised to keep the guy "listed" as a coach, but don't give him any responsibilities at all (along the lines of what's being suggested here). i had originally requested he not be able to sit within earshot of the dugout, but it doesn't sound like that's going to happen. i've got 2 other coaches and several parent volunteers, so i'll have plenty of help.

absdad - i made your exact point last night. deaf ears i'm afraid.

snocatzdad - the latest incident happened at the very end of a game last week. normally i do point out his behavior to him immediately and he'll pout about it for a few minutes then he's fine. this time i knew it was going to be a little more serious, so i didn't want to make a scene at the fields. i basically told him he's had more than his fair share of warnings and he's done as a coach on this team.

i agree - i need to keep the remaining rec games for the kids. he will not - in any way shape or form - be involved with the team when we play tournaments. unfortunately, his child is on the travel squad so he'll still be there. but dealing with him as a spectator is different than dealing with him as an assistant.

 

[SoCalSoftballdad]

My take on it is that if you are an assistant coach you may not always agree with what the manager does or says but you should support him / her100%. When you have rogue assistant coaches that do not respect the manager, your team is in big trouble. I applaud you for trying to keep the peace and team together and as someone pointed out, its a game for girls, played by the girls. Its not about the parents and coaching staff. We always need to keep that in perspective.