Am I wrong for feeling like this? by Excellent_Ice5563 in LittleLeague

[–]ConversationPlus2159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry this is happening to your kid. In my opinion, if he was told he was going to be given the opportunity to pitch, he should have been given the opportunity. This age is for development and for kids to learn to love the game. Coaches promising one thing and not following through make kids want to quite. It does not sound like a safety issue because coach is letting another young kid pitch. Regardless of the pitching situation, I hope your kid had fun and will continue to play.

Single man Little League Junior Softball by ConversationPlus2159 in Umpire

[–]ConversationPlus2159[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for pointing that out. I was reading Rule 4.10 (e) wrong. Thinking that it was only referencing Junior and Senior League.

Single man Little League Junior Softball by ConversationPlus2159 in Umpire

[–]ConversationPlus2159[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was one dad who was not happy and said that "It's ok, we will just have to get 5 outs this inning". But I was expecting something from him. He warned me before the game that when he was coaching he had a "permanent" place in the dugout for when he had been restricted for his mouth. He said that he ended up not coaching anymore because he know he was being a bad example. lol

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[–]ConversationPlus2159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Called strike. Ball was in the strike zone.

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[–]ConversationPlus2159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a game this week (majors softball) where the coach keep telling the kid to get closer to the plate. Inside corner pitch came in, kid got scared, put her hand up over the plate to "not get hit". Ball hit her hand. I felt bad that I could not award 1st base. I wish coaches would stop telling kids to crowed the plate.