Thinking I was going to send him a Tony Dungy book. Can't hurt. Maybe I will.
Coach Doover?I'm not even from Cali but I have a pretty idea that his name sounds like a vacuum cleaner starting with the letter D.
Coach Doover?
Marriard, I'm sure you see a lot of this. Does it ever come up in conversation with your fellow umpires about what can be done about clowns like this?Many parents are insane. They ignore all sorts of things based on reputation/past results/pride/bragging rights, etc, etc. It is amazing what they can justify away.
I know who you are talking about, and that coach isn't even close to being the worse out there. Which is tremendously sad when you think about it.
In the end, parents GENERALLY do what they think is best for their kid - whether that is actually a good decision or not.
Many parents are intoxicated by winning and prestige.
Unless they actually break the rules there is nothing we can/should do during a game. It is not our role - they can coach however they like. We certainly do discuss them - most umpire rooms are a bunch of old gossips.Marriard, I'm sure you see a lot of this. Does it ever come up in conversation with your fellow umpires about what can be done about clowns like this?
Or any other DFP'ers in charge of leagues or tournaments, do you spend more time on addressing or preventing coaches' bad behaviors?
Any passerby who speaks up while a "coach" is going profanely nuts-o on his team could be putting themselves in a dangerous situation.
The coach RollingHard is referring to has a tremendous amount of players earn college scholarships. I think that's why parents put up with it. Prestige of the name of the org and chasing schollies.