So, got in a brawl tonight

[tooge]

Ok, so I'm an asst coCh of a 10u baseball team. Had a game tonight. I sorta sit off to the side and watch. I'm more of a practice coach.

Anyhow, I notice a dad bitching at the head coach and cussing at an asst coach in front of the boys. He called a coach "shit for brains".

Sooo, guy takes his kid and leaves the game in the 2nd inning. Calls coach a deuche? And I say " if you'd called me that, I'd be punchin your teeth in (. Building up biz). So guy comes back, gets in my face, I out him in a choke hold, and he gives. Takes his boy home. Sad deal. Soooo, I sent an email to aPologize for the whole thing , and the guy says he
Ll believe I'm sincere if I send it to all the Parents. Reeally?
What would y'all do?

[BlackHelicopters]

Was it a league game?

[beach tribe]

God, I used to love to fight.
There really isnt anything more exhilarating.
Lucky I never got hurt.
Ran with some BAD MFers.

[LoneWolf]

The only mistake that I think tooge made was escalating the situation immediately. The guy was obviously being an asshole and deserved to have this fact spelled out for him. Beginning with "if you'd called me that, I'd be punching your teeth in", leaves no room for anything but a violent encounter. Tooge should have followed the guy to the parking lot and attempted to explain to him that his behavior was unacceptable and will not be tolerated in the future. If the guy still wants to act like Billy Badass and is unwilling to listen to reason, then you give him a beat down in the parking lot.

Then after the beat down you remove the T-tops from your TransAm and blast Whitesnake from the stereo as you drive away. That way the kids still think you're cool.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by tooge

Ok, so I'm an asst coCh of a 10u baseball team. Had a game tonight. I sorta sit off to the side and watch. I'm more of a practice coach.

Anyhow, I notice a dad bitching at the head coach and cussing at an asst coach in front of the boys. He called a coach "shit for brains".

Sooo, guy takes his kid and leaves the game in the 2nd inning. Calls coach a deuche? And I say " if you'd called me that, I'd be punchin your teeth in (. Building up biz). So guy comes back, gets in my face, I out him in a choke hold, and he gives. Takes his boy home. Sad deal. Soooo, I sent an email to aPologize for the whole thing , and the guy says he
Ll believe I'm sincere if I send it to all the Parents. Reeally?
What would y'all do?

This will not end well...

[KC native]

Originally Posted by frazod

None lately, but lots of them back in the day. Last guy was some pudgy little Mexican ****er with a D&D tattoo on his back. I stomped the shit out of him. He ran his mouth something fierce, but sadly couldn't back it up.

BTW, it's Saturday morning. Shouldn't you be doing something with your kid instead of arguing with people on the internet? He's upstairs playing with his Barbie dolls right now. As usual.

He already had his game this morning and team party for the end of the year. Try again fatass.

And at you thinking you've ever stomped me at anything. I get you stammering worse than hootie or clay. You are a stupid son of a bitch.

[RaiderH8r]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

It's not a good thing to do but I can see how easy it happens.

I had no idea how many complete assholes were little league coaches and parents.
I coach a young, coach pitch team. I've told 3 coaches and opposing parents to stop jawing at our kids(team) this year. taunting 1-2nd graders? really...I ALWAYS tell kids from other teams the are doing a good job after a nice play, or good hit when they get one. I've reminded them that this is coach pitch youth ball and we're teaching kids to have fun and learn to play ball with sportsmanship....but I'm not letting them get abused by some asshole who thinks he is coaching in the world series.

Last week a parent in another town was standing by the fence at first base, bitching about their own coach to another coach...and to him in front of their kids....and running his mouth at us and our kids. The other coach's crime? Caring more about his team having fun than winning also. Seemed like a good guy.

In the 4-5th inning, he started running his mouth to one of our kids who had just gotten his 2nd hit of the entire year, in our last game. That's when I walked over and quietly said my piece to him. I wouldn't punch someone over a little league game, but I apparently could be talked into it for being a dick to our kids.

If you think coaching is bad with parents....try being a base ump for a tournament.

I guess I have bigger things to get mad about than most of these people.

I used to be a little league ump when I was in college. Just loved the game and enjoyed the experience. I had the direct line to the police dispatcher just in case because brawling adults is the most wrong wrong thing for the kids to see. I did bounce my fair share of coaches and parents. Not a big production to embarass them but quietly and politely told them they were expected to step off the grounds. They could wait in their car but they would not be watching this game or harassing these kids, coaches, and staff any more that day. And if it came to it I would have a unit dispatched to escort them off the field and my credibility was better than theirs.

I always wrapped with, "shut up or make the kids smile. If you can't do that then leave."

I hate people sometimes.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by tooge

Well, u had to be there . This guy was verbally abusing all the coaches and I told him to leave. He didn't. In fact, he told me and one of the coaches to " **** off, you leave". All this was in front of the boys. The altercation wasn't. I apologized to the boys and all the parents after the game for having to witness the entire thing. They all clapped and said I did the right thing. Of course, they didn't see the physical part of it in the parking lot.
I'm not ashamed at all. I'm not letting some jackass swear at the coaches in front of the boys.

I've seen people like that and when I officiated, I made a point to eject them so the parents and coaches didn't have to deal with it (I had a 12U tournament team league where I ejected 6 parents and a coach in like 90 seconds one time for starting shit with the other team). Next time go to the umpire and have him eject the ****er. Most leagues have explicit rules stating that type of behavior will not be tolerated. Usually those little leagues also have rules about the number of ejections too. Get the guy thrown out a couple times and let the league administrators handle it.

Like I said, I umped for damn near a decade. I've started coaching again recently and I used to help coach my youngest brother's teams when I was younger too. There are several ways to prevent that shit, and as someone else mentioned you should have left off the punch you in the teeth remark. Also, now that I coach, at the first practice I make a big speech that we are out there for the kids and I will not tolerate berating the kids, other team, or officials. Once the expectation is set, it goes a long way with the other parents policing each other's behavior.

Parents acting like jackasses at little league games is a huge pet peeve of mine. I'm pretty good at shaming those people into stopping that behavior since I've had to deal with it so much. I've had coaches try to fight me when I umped, and I've made them look so dumb that they later come up and apologized.

And 10U is usually the worst age group for that shit. I hated umping for that age group. All the parents think their kids are way better than they are. A lot of them don't know the game at all so it makes it even worse.

[Strongside]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

learn how to make a fist
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I was an amateur boxer for 8 years, bro. I can make a fist. Unfortunately fractures happen. Learn how to not be a smug prick.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by RaiderH8r

I used to be a little league ump when I was in college. Just loved the game and enjoyed the experience. I had the direct line to the police dispatcher just in case because brawling adults is the most wrong wrong thing for the kids to see. I did bounce my fair share of coaches and parents. Not a big production to embarass them but quietly and politely told them they were expected to step off the grounds. They could wait in their car but they would not be watching this game or harassing these kids, coaches, and staff any more that day. And if it came to it I would have a unit dispatched to escort them off the field and my credibility was better than theirs.

I always wrapped with, "shut up or make the kids smile. If you can't do that then leave."

I hate people sometimes.

This, I never made a scene out of throwing people out. I just pointed to the parking lot, said "Go to the parking lot. You've got 60 seconds or this game is a forfeit." It usually kills the behavior pretty quickly.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Strongside

I was an amateur boxer for 8 years, bro. I can make a fist. Unfortunately fractures happen. Learn how to not be a smug prick.

Lol
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[Frazod]

Originally Posted by KC native

This, I never made a scene out of throwing people out. I just pointed to the parking lot, said "Go to the parking lot. I'll be there in a couple of minutes and give you a nice hummer." It usually kills the behavior pretty quickly.

FYP

[KC native]

Originally Posted by frazod

FYP

Could you be any more lame? Not only are you an insecure racist fatass but you are a homophobe too. #WINNING You're scared of the dark (evidenced by shooting cabinets and kitchen appliances). Are you scared of your shadow as well dumbshit?

[CoMoChief]

Originally Posted by tooge

Ok, so I'm an asst coCh of a 10u baseball team. Had a game tonight. I sorta sit off to the side and watch. I'm more of a practice coach.

Anyhow, I notice a dad bitching at the head coach and cussing at an asst coach in front of the boys. He called a coach "shit for brains".

Sooo, guy takes his kid and leaves the game in the 2nd inning. Calls coach a deuche? And I say " if you'd called me that, I'd be punchin your teeth in (. Building up biz). So guy comes back, gets in my face, I out him in a choke hold, and he gives. Takes his boy home. Sad deal. Soooo, I sent an email to aPologize for the whole thing , and the guy says he
Ll believe I'm sincere if I send it to all the Parents. Reeally?
What would y'all do?

I say who gives a shit if he believes you're sincere or not.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by KC native

Could you be any more lame? Not only are you an insecure racist fatass but you are a homophobe too. #WINNING You're scared of the dark (evidenced by shooting cabinets and kitchen appliances). Are you scared of your shadow as well dumbshit?

Bring me a margarita, boy.

[RaiderH8r]

Originally Posted by KC native

This, I never made a scene out of throwing people out. I just pointed to the parking lot, said "Go to the parking lot. You've got 60 seconds or this game is a forfeit." It usually kills the behavior pretty quickly.

Exactly. The goal is to diffuse the situation and make the environment safe, fun, and a great experience for the kids. Not to swing dicks and act like it is a scene from Road House.