@Alanj posted:I usually do not go to my sons games. Easier to watch in game changer. A big part is I do not like being around several of the parents. One game I did attend several of the dads started yelling towards the umpire about a call. Then one of them started to yell and scream at the umpire. If the fence was not there he probably would have gotten in his face. It was embarrassing. All for a call he was not happy about. He is the reason why the local sheriff had to escort the umpire to his car last year. His son cusses at the umpires. It gets rediclous. We had one kid flip the other team off when he was done pitching. His parents and their friends just laugh and think it is funny.
No way would I be an umpire.
How can the umpire continue to let this go on? Stop the game - warn the head coach to control his fans - if still a problem - tell the AD to remove the parent - game will not continue until issue resolved. As for the players cussing and flipping off - thats an immediate ejection. Enforce the rules in place when the infraction first occurs and it helps stop future infractions. Failure to enforce the rules encourages the actions to continue.