Football Coach Assaults Player

[dawg-n-duck]

Per CNN.com:

Football coach runs onto field, decks opposing player
POSTED: 8:46 a.m. EDT, September 5, 2006
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STOCKTON, California (AP) -- An assistant youth football coach was arrested on charges of felony child abuse after rushing the field and knocking an opposing player to the ground, police said.

Cory Petero, 36, of Riverbank, turned himself in to Stockton police Saturday night following a late hit that turned into a brawl, with parents and children from both teams fighting on the field.

The incident was recorded on videotape. (Watch coach plow down opposing team player -- 1:35)

Referee Tim Winek said he had just called a penalty on Brian Wood, 13, a Stockton Bears player.

"There was a penalty on the play, and it was a late hit," Winek said. "The parent of the kid who got hit took exception to it. He came charging out onto the field."

Daniel Champion, who identified himself as Wood's father, told The (Stockton) Record that his son suffered bruises on his stomach and jaw from the assault.

The brawl erupted about 3:30 p.m. with less than a minute left to play between the Riveroak Redskins and the Bears.

Fighting continued for about 20 minutes, according to witnesses. No major injuries were reported.

Police are investigating.

[quakwacker]

Some parents should just stay at home.
He needs to be put in jail for a long time.

[marionfd708]

dawg, i was just fixing to try to post the link here. not cpu literate enough to do that. it was late hit from player to player then, this coach comes flying in and puts the kid on his butt. someone should beat this guys a**. reminded me of the tunica brawl a few years ago. pitiful

[Bunk79]

I'm coaching a pee-wee team this year for the first time. The dads don't bother me, it's the mommas I'm worried about.

[donia]

This morning on the news, they said that it was dropped to a misdemeanor instead of the original federal charge.