Plymouth-Canton Little League takes steps to keep parents behaving at games

>> Devin: ADULTS TAKING YOUTH >> Devin: ADULTS TAKING YOUTH SPORTS WAY TOO SERIOUSLY. SPORTS WAY TOO SERIOUSLY. BUT THINGS SEEM TO BE GETTING BUT THINGS SEEM TO BE GETTING MORE OUT OF HAND. MORE OUT OF HAND. >> Kim: THIS VIDEO SHOWING >> Kim: THIS VIDEO SHOWING PARENTS COMING TO BLOWS OVER PARENTS COMING TO BLOWS OVER TEENAGER OFFICIATING A BASEBALL TEENAGER OFFICIATING A BASEBALL GAME. GAME. >> Jamie: WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT >> Jamie: WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT VIDEO IN COLORADO HAS NEVER VIDEO IN COLORADO HAS NEVER HAPPENED HERE IN PLYMOUTH AND HAPPENED HERE IN PLYMOUTH AND CANTON. CANTON. THE PRESIDENT OF THE LITTLE THE PRESIDENT OF THE LITTLE LEAGUE HERE WANTS TO KEEP IT LEAGUE HERE WANTS TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. THAT WAY. >> TURNED INTO A MELEE AND A >> TURNED INTO A MELEE AND A BRAWL. BRAWL. >> Jamie: A VIDEO OF A BRAWL >> Jamie: A VIDEO OF A BRAWL BETWEEN ADULTS AT A COLORADO BETWEEN ADULTS AT A COLORADO BASEBALL GAME. BASEBALL GAME. THE 7-YEAR-OLD ATHLETES JUST THE 7-YEAR-OLD ATHLETES JUST WATCHED. WATCHED. THE CAUSE OF IT ALL, A CALL BY A THE CAUSE OF IT ALL, A CALL BY A 13-YEAR-OLD UMPIRE. 13-YEAR-OLD UMPIRE. >> AND GROWN MEN PUNCHING EACH >> AND GROWN MEN PUNCHING EACH OTHER. OTHER. THE 7-YEAR-OLDS STANDING IN THE 7-YEAR-OLDS STANDING IN SHOCK WATCHING THIS, INCREDIBLE. SHOCK WATCHING THIS, INCREDIBLE. >> Jamie: IT STRUCK A CHORD WITH >> Jamie: IT STRUCK A CHORD WITH THE HEAD OF THE PLYMOUTH-CANTON THE HEAD OF THE PLYMOUTH-CANTON LITTLE LEAGUE. LITTLE LEAGUE. >> ZERO TOLERANCE, WE'RE NOT >> ZERO TOLERANCE, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY NONSENSE HERE. GONNA HAVE ANY NONSENSE HERE. IT'S A GAME FOR KIDS. IT'S A GAME FOR KIDS. >> Jamie: HOLT BELIEVES IT'S BIG >> Jamie: HOLT BELIEVES IT'S BIG INCIDENTS LIKE THIS AND EVEN INCIDENTS LIKE THIS AND EVEN SMALLER ARGUMENTS AND FIGHTS AND SMALLER ARGUMENTS AND FIGHTS AND HECKLING OF UMPIRES AND REFEREES HECKLING OF UMPIRES AND REFEREES THAT'S RUINING YOUTH SPORTS THAT'S RUINING YOUTH SPORTS NATIONWIDE. NATIONWIDE. >> UMPIRES HAVE BEEN HARDER AND >> UMPIRES HAVE BEEN HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND, AND THIS IS PART HARDER TO FIND, AND THIS IS PART AND PARCEL OF WHY THAT'S THE AND PARCEL OF WHY THAT'S THE CASE. CASE. >> Jamie: HER DAUGHTER PLAYS >> Jamie: HER DAUGHTER PLAYS SOFTBALL IN THE LEAGUE AND SOFTBALL IN THE LEAGUE AND RECEIVED THE E-MAIL. RECEIVED THE E-MAIL. >> I THINK THE E-MAIL WAS A GOOD >> I THINK THE E-MAIL WAS A GOOD BAD EXAMPLE OF THINGS WE DON'T BAD EXAMPLE OF THINGS WE DON'T TOLERATE WITH A LITTLE LEAGUE. TOLERATE WITH A LITTLE LEAGUE. WE'RE NOT GONNA ATTACK ANYONE WE'RE NOT GONNA ATTACK ANYONE HELPING OUT WITH THE GAMES AND HELPING OUT WITH THE GAMES AND THE KIDS, SETTING BAD EXAMPLES. THE KIDS, SETTING BAD EXAMPLES. >> Jamie: QUOTE, ALWAYS REMEMBER >> Jamie: QUOTE, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE KIDS, IT'S A THAT THESE ARE KIDS, IT'S A GAME, AND EVERYONE DESERVES TO GAME, AND EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AS HUMAN BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AS HUMAN BEINGS. BEINGS. >> C'MON, GET EXCITED. >> C'MON, GET EXCITED. I KNOW THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. I KNOW THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. BUT KEEP IT IN PERSPECTIVE. BUT KEEP IT IN PERSPECTIVE. >> Jamie: HE KNOCKED IT OUT OF >> Jamie: HE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK WITH THE LETTER. THE PARK WITH THE LETTER. THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE WEEKS OF THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE WEEKS OF THE REGULAR SEASON. THE REGULAR SEASON. SO FAR, IT'S BEEN PEACEFUL AND SO FAR, IT'S BEEN PEACEFUL AND THEY SAY, LET'S KEEP IT THAT THEY SAY, LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY. WAY. JAMIE EDMONDS, LOCAL 4. JAMIE EDMONDS, LOCAL 4. >> Devin: I WAS A TEENAGE >> Devin: I WAS A TEENAGE REFEREE, AND YOU'RE GETTING A REFEREE, AND YOU'RE GETTING A COUPLE OF BUCKS FOR THE GAME.

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