dugout dads
Definition
A collective term for fathers who stand near or inside the dugout during youth sports games, often identifiable by their intense, volunteer-coach energy and habit of providing unwanted play-by-play commentary from the sidelines.
A subculture of suburban sports parents who view their child's Little League game with the tactical gravity and geopolitical stakes of a World Series finale.
Examples
The dugout dads have spent forty-five minutes debating the fairness of the umpire's strike zone despite the fact that our team is currently losing by twelve runs.
I knew it was going to be a long season when three dugout dads showed up with matching clipboards and a color-coded defensive shift chart for the seven-year-olds.
Nothing keeps a weekend morning focused quite like the unsolicited advice echoing from a group of dugout dads who peaked during their JV baseball career in 1998.