Hitter ... just wondering ... maybe not understanding your point but are you implying it's OK for an ump to use profanity on the field because the kids do it themselves, or get it from elsewhere?
Not at all...in the heat of the moment look at how the coaches handle them self and are not held accountable for their actions.
The parents will not say anything as it may affect their daughters playing time and trust me I have seen some pretty abusive situations and could not believe the parent would take it. Would you or have you taken your daughter out of a game for the way she behaved during a game?
You are upset over the language and yet would allow your coach to instruct the pitcher to "stick it in her ear"!
Maybe some one should have protested to the umpire your strike zone is great however watch your mouth blue and someone would have laughed and it would not be an issue.
Kind of like some grand parents that will swear that G D A hole doesn't know the strike zone and someone says, come on pop tell us how you really feel!
Yes I have heard worse from the players and the umpire warned the player to watch their language. What if the player had been ejected?
God forbid what if it cost you the game for your daughters mouth because she is the only pitcher on the team?
The orders came down from the adult to the child to "stick it in her ear"!
Look at all the hits that thread has made so far! Where is the tree and who has a rope?
From a parent who watched his child on a ventilator, in a coma for a week and then was partially paralyzed on the left side of his body, I take exception to that!
Throw at their hip and make your point, however not in their ear.
Some of these helmets do not even fit the kids properly and most of you think one size fits all and have sanded the helmets and degraded them from the original specifications! You buy them a $300 bat and use a hand me down helmet because you are too cheap to buy a quality helmet to protect them from the coach who wants to"stick it in their ear"!
Funny thing when it happens to your child nothing else seems to make a difference and I said why me? I have for 22 years now!
Clean up the language of course, especially on the field and while you are at it work with your daughters and their coaches as a softball community.
Listen to the fans and possibly yourself at the next game and you wonder where the kids get it from and then a coach tells them "stick it in her ear"!
In our court of common sense remember we are all human and instant replay has not made its way down to high school ball or travel ball yet.
Just my opinion and I would not want to be an umpire as everyone and anyone in the stands can make a better call than they can anyway!:lmao: