Young referees had quite a scare during a baseball game last Tuesday in Trois-Rivières, when a coach lost patience following a decision reversal.
“He said, you’re just two little ‘christs’ of referees and he rushed at the youngsters. The other coaches did everything to hold him back. He jumped a lead, “said Chantale Bouchard, the mother of a referee.
Even if no blow was struck, the coach should be sanctioned soon. “We are in the process of investigation, we must complete our reports, but the decision should be made by Friday. The consequence will be commensurate with the gesture committed, “said David Hénault, President of Baseball Mauricie.
For Yves Robillard, a retired professional referee, it will be necessary to crack down on violence in the minor leagues. “A coach who attacks a referee should follow training in refereeing, to understand this role and these particularities. Arbitrating is not easy, even when it’s been 20 years. A child who begins, he wants to do well. You don’t have to be violent or impatient,” he said.
He also recalled that the cases of violence exposed in the major leagues are often of the order of the spectacle. “The coach who comes out of his hinges, often it is to put on a show because his club is not doing well or to whip his team. However, it was always done with respect. At the end of the games, we talked and laughed, it was without malice, ”he recalled.
Since the pandemic, aggressive gestures seem to be more present, whether on the road, in shops or even on sports grounds. Paul Langevin is a psychologist and he noticed a change in collective behavior. “A collective impatience has formed and what follows after impatience is aggressiveness. We see more and more. »
Another case of violence had been observed earlier this season. This time, it was a parent who lacked restraint on a baseball field in Mauricie. He was also expelled for the season.
“Families are getting smaller and parents tend to protect their children and respond to all demands, which is very harmful. The child needs to learn and to fail, sometimes to be disappointed. Let’s take the example of a young person who is cut off from a baseball camp, he will go to a lower category. The parent doesn’t have to explode. »
As for the young referees, they would not intend to give up their passion, but hope that such a situation does not happen again.
2023-08-30 22:19:57
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