"People are very comfortable making officials uncomfortable, so it's about time that we've reversed the trend and started making people uncomfortable who are harassing officials," said Brian Barlow, who founded Offside, a Facebook page that calls out bad behavior among youth sports parents. Once you do that, then we’ll let you come back," Bozzuffi explained. "You’re not allowed to come onto our complex until you complete three umpire assignments. If a parent or another spectator fights with an umpire, they have to volunteer to officiate themselves for at least three upcoming games.
So now, the Little League officials in Deptford Township have created an innovative new solution to combat the trend. MORE: Parents brawl during youth baseball game after disagreeing with 13-year-old umpire
PHOTO: A little league baseball field is seen in Deptford Township, New Jersey.
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