Scoots, you are a stand up guy, but you are using the word coach rather loosely when referring to yourself.....jk. I do feel bad for the Stingrays coach. We have all had that parent chirping in our ear about how the other team is cheating and you as a coach need to do something about it. So, who do you urinate off? Your parents, or the other team? It sounds like he knows he made a mistake and I would venture to say, he has learned from it. I think we all need to take a good hard look at what we are teaching these young ladies...
Yeppers he didn't use them only sold them
Others involved can defend themselves, but I just want to second the comment above. It sounds as if you simply have a coach who was just trying to do his job and took action before he had a chance to think it all the way through. When he had a second to process, you can see he did the right thing (and only thing he could do at that point) and gave the girl a game ball. Matt has always been a class act when we have played his teams and I know he puts the girls first. Since this is the type of mistake any of us as coaches could easily make (if we are being honest) in the heat of the moment, I would suggest leaving the post up... maybe something good can come from having this brought to our attention.
Unfortunately, as long as umpires get talked into making stupid calls like this, coaches need to either be prepared to dispell the myth by citing the actual rule points (e.g. assisting, live ball) and protesting the call -or- teach their players not do it just in case they get a bad umpire.
Of course you will. I don't usually post on threads where one team calls out another but I'm really struggling with this one. This is the 2nd thread I have read in the last week where this C_Z moniker has completely disgusted me.
Everyone should email the president of glory. Mine is on its way.