I\’d like to bring to everyone\’s attention of an incident that recently happened at a Gloucester Little League Pee Wee game. My son plays on one of the teams and has loved every moment of this season. At this specific game his team was losing by a few runs at the end of the 5th inning and it started to get dark but everyone was able to see fine with no safety concerns. Coaches from both teams discussed and decided to let the kids play out the last inning.
This made our team especially happy since most of our games we\’re come from behind wins in the last inning. At this point one of the Assistant Coaches just started flipping out and yelling at the Head Coach. Yelling loud enough so not only could the parents on both sides hear it, but every child on the field. I personally heard this one individual use multiple swear words including the \”F word\” directed at his head coach from the stands. I also personally heard him threatening to hit and beat up the Coach when they left the field.
No matter what issues he had, he should have handled in a more respectful manner. I was under the impression that due to the recent events concerning little league baseball, parents, and violence across the nation, that the Gloucester City Little League had a zero-tolerance policy. After these events I immediately took my child off the field.
I strongly advise the Little League to take some kind of corrective action in this matter.
Signed a Concerned Parent
Note from Bill: Dear Concerned Parent, I contacted a representative from the Gloucester City Little League. He said the League was aware of the incident. And he assured me that the matter is being addressed by the organization.
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