Coaches and players violently attack youth football referee - The Orange Mane

bronclvr · 09-02-2011, 07:46 AM

In one of the most disturbing youth sports incidents in recent years, coaches of a Sarasota, Florida youth football team instigated a brawl with a referee which eventually led to both the coaching staff and a player violently attacking the referee in question during a massive brawl which embroiled both teams.

As reported by Sarasota Patch, quickly followed by a variety of Tampa Bay news outlets, details of the incident were first gleaned from an amateur video of a game involving the Sarasota Gators and North Port Huskies on Saturday. The video in question was eventually turned over to the Sarasota Sheriff's office, which has since opened up a full criminal investigation into the proceedings from the game. While it's unknown whether charges will be filed against the coaches and player who attacked the referee, battery against a game official is classified as a felony in the state of Florida.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/b...hschool-wp5326

What the hell is wrong with these idiots-it's a Game, people!

Dedhed · 09-02-2011, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by bronclvr

In one of the most disturbing youth sports incidents in recent years, coaches of a Sarasota, Florida youth football team instigated a brawl with a referee which eventually led to both the coaching staff and a player violently attacking the referee in question during a massive brawl which embroiled both teams.

As reported by Sarasota Patch, quickly followed by a variety of Tampa Bay news outlets, details of the incident were first gleaned from an amateur video of a game involving the Sarasota Gators and North Port Huskies on Saturday. The video in question was eventually turned over to the Sarasota Sheriff's office, which has since opened up a full criminal investigation into the proceedings from the game. While it's unknown whether charges will be filed against the coaches and player who attacked the referee, battery against a game official is classified as a felony in the state of Florida.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/b...hschool-wp5326

What the hell is wrong with these idiots-it's a Game, people!

That program should be shut down.

alkemical · 09-02-2011, 07:54 AM

Kaylore · 09-02-2011, 08:03 AM

Yeah the kid should be charged so he can serve community service. The coach perma-fired and the program should be nixed. I'd bring the ban hammer down on everyone.

ludo21 · 09-02-2011, 08:12 AM

ban hammer for sure. Those kids have great role models to look to

Boobs McGee · 09-02-2011, 08:21 AM

This isn't going to end well.

baja · 09-02-2011, 08:29 AM

Sign of the times. As we shift into a new era of conscienceness the violence will escalate for a time but as we people shift things will get better, much better.

alkemical · 09-02-2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by baja

Sign of the times. As we shift into a new era of conscienceness the violence will escalate for a time but as we people shift things will get better, much better.

Can't I just spray the zombies with BBQ sauce and ring the dinner bell so they cannibalize most of each other?

schaaf · 09-02-2011, 08:41 AM

"all were trying to do is win the mother ****ing Game"

Steve Sewell · 09-02-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bronclvr

What the hell is wrong with these idiots-it's a Game, people!

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Originally Posted by bronclvr

Florida.

You answered your own question.

baja · 09-02-2011, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by alkemical

Can't I just spray the zombies with BBQ sauce and ring the dinner bell so they cannibalize most of each other?

Yes except due to fuel shortages and rolling blackouts there will be no BBQ sauce.

LRtagger · 09-02-2011, 09:39 AM

How big of a story would this be if the players and coaches were white and the ref was black?

broncocalijohn · 09-02-2011, 09:43 AM

Looked like a race riot out there. Reginald Denny vs. "Football" Williams. Why does this seem to happen always in Florida and youth football games?
I must say that #5 made a great full speed tackle on the ref. Too bad it was an official and #5 was a Dad and not a player. He would have had major potential.
That team should not be able to play until all those in the fight are gone and never see the field again.

Garcia Bronco · 09-02-2011, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by broncocalijohn

Looked like a race riot out there. Reginald Denny vs. "Football" Williams. Why does this seem to happen always in Florida and youth football games?
I must say that #5 made a great full speed tackle on the ref. Too bad it was an official and #5 was a Dad and not a player. He would have had major potential.
That team should not be able to play until all those in the fight are gone and never see the field again.

You know the answer

iforgotmypassword · 09-02-2011, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Elway

Or what if instead of a football game it were a soccer game, and instead of being black the players were all Hispanic, and the ref was native American but all the spectators were Asian? Ever think of that? I bet we'd have gotten better video if it went down that way.

Don't act like he didn't make a valid point.

Dr. Broncenstein · 09-02-2011, 12:27 PM

Generations of a culture that celebrates misogyny the abandonment of fatherhood. This is what that looks like.

Gort · 09-02-2011, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by LRtagger

How big of a story would this be if the players and coaches were white and the ref was black?

Kobe does not approve where this thread is going.

Boss Man · 09-02-2011, 01:01 PM

lol i swear every crazy news report i read, i look at the location 9/10 times its in fla

vonqkilla · 09-02-2011, 01:03 PM

Nice form on that tackle.

broncocalijohn · 09-02-2011, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Boss Man

lol i swear every crazy news report i read, i look at the location 9/10 times its in fla

it used to be with Germans getting robbed in FLorida. Floridans keeping the embarrassment supposedly on the local level.... until video gets out.

vonqkilla · 09-02-2011, 01:40 PM

I dont talk to refs when I coach. Its pointless, I know 10 times what they do. If they do well I say great job, but overall they suck in the AYL so bad.

My OL is gonna dominate tommorow I cant fn wait!!!
My 13 yr olds have ol calls, protection slides, double teams like crazy.
Wooooooo!!!!!

DomCasual · 09-02-2011, 01:44 PM

I'd bet anything that if you surveyed those involved, every last one of them would say they watched Ghostbusters at some point in their childhood - every last one of them!

Seriously, though - how incredibly disgraceful! I love coaching youth sports (regardless of the sport) because it is filled with teaching opportunities. You win, you teach. You lose, you teach. A ref/umpire makes a bad call, you teach. The negative moments provide far more teaching opportunities than the positive ones. Life isn't always fair. Kids need to learn how to react when they've been dealt a bad hand, because it will happen a lot in life. These imbeciles have done such a disservice to these kids.

jhns · 09-02-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by LRtagger

How big of a story would this be if the players and coaches were white and the ref was black?

Well, it would make sense why the all white team was upset. They would get beat down in every game.

DomCasual · 09-02-2011, 01:51 PM

I love how at about 1:30, the lady comes, grabs her man, and gets out of Dodge. I bet she saved him a lot of trouble, when all is said and done.

TerrElway · 09-02-2011, 01:59 PM

Color aside, youth sports is filled with High School Harry coaches doing it to relive their own past glories and taking every perceived slight as an invitation to fight. Coached against a whole staff of them last week. They yell loudest and act toughest when they are down 28-6.

Basically, coaches need to remember that this game is for kids and about the kids. Not about them. No one gives a **** what your pop warner coaching record is and it is relevant to nothing. Go teach the kids, have fun, do your best to win but do so with class. The same message pertains to life; Hey kids, work your butt off, focus on the goal, make no excuses and show class and you'll probably turn out ok.

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bronclvr Ring of Famer She is faster than you! 8.39 @ 156 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,996	Coaches and players violently attack youth football referee In one of the most disturbing youth sports incidents in recent years, coaches of a Sarasota, Florida youth football team instigated a brawl with a referee which eventually led to both the coaching staff and a player violently attacking the referee in question during a massive brawl which embroiled both teams. As reported by Sarasota Patch, quickly followed by a variety of Tampa Bay news outlets, details of the incident were first gleaned from an amateur video of a game involving the Sarasota Gators and North Port Huskies on Saturday. The video in question was eventually turned over to the Sarasota Sheriff's office, which has since opened up a full criminal investigation into the proceedings from the game. While it's unknown whether charges will be filed against the coaches and player who attacked the referee, battery against a game official is classified as a felony in the state of Florida. http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/b...hschool-wp5326 What the hell is wrong with these idiots-it's a Game, people!

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Kaylore 6-37, Raider fans. Yummy birds and snow! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ceti Alpha V Posts: 41,343 Adopt-a-Bronco: Wesley Duke	Yeah the kid should be charged so he can serve community service. The coach perma-fired and the program should be nixed. I'd bring the ban hammer down on everyone.

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ludo21 RIP Darrent Williams Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 17,985 Adopt-a-Bronco: Paul Ernster	ban hammer for sure. Those kids have great role models to look to

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baja It is what it Is. Pay attention. Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: in a bunker Posts: 54,394 Adopt-a-Bronco: Julius Thomas	Sign of the times. As we shift into a new era of conscienceness the violence will escalate for a time but as we people shift things will get better, much better.

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LRtagger Ring of Famer CUT THAT MEAT Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,283 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	How big of a story would this be if the players and coaches were white and the ref was black?

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broncocalijohn Famer of Rings My Dog Richard Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lake Forest, Orange County, Calif. Posts: 18,618 Adopt-a-Bronco: Simon Fletcher	Looked like a race riot out there. Reginald Denny vs. "Football" Williams. Why does this seem to happen always in Florida and youth football games? I must say that #5 made a great full speed tackle on the ref. Too bad it was an official and #5 was a Dad and not a player. He would have had major potential. That team should not be able to play until all those in the fight are gone and never see the field again.

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Dr. Broncenstein Oldeskool Homeskool Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sterile Fields Posts: 11,857 Adopt-a-Bronco: Wesley Woodyard	Generations of a culture that celebrates misogyny the abandonment of fatherhood. This is what that looks like.

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Boss Man Solid Starter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 238 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	lol i swear every crazy news report i read, i look at the location 9/10 times its in fla

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vonqkilla Ring of Famer Abra Ca Fn Dabra!!! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: denver Posts: 1,469 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	I dont talk to refs when I coach. Its pointless, I know 10 times what they do. If they do well I say great job, but overall they suck in the AYL so bad. My OL is gonna dominate tommorow I cant fn wait!!! My 13 yr olds have ol calls, protection slides, double teams like crazy. Wooooooo!!!!!

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DomCasual The Dude abides. Shameless Homer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cocytus Posts: 13,211 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gus Frerotte	I'd bet anything that if you surveyed those involved, every last one of them would say they watched Ghostbusters at some point in their childhood - every last one of them! Seriously, though - how incredibly disgraceful! I love coaching youth sports (regardless of the sport) because it is filled with teaching opportunities. You win, you teach. You lose, you teach. A ref/umpire makes a bad call, you teach. The negative moments provide far more teaching opportunities than the positive ones. Life isn't always fair. Kids need to learn how to react when they've been dealt a bad hand, because it will happen a lot in life. These imbeciles have done such a disservice to these kids.

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DomCasual The Dude abides. Shameless Homer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cocytus Posts: 13,211 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gus Frerotte	I love how at about 1:30, the lady comes, grabs her man, and gets out of Dodge. I bet she saved him a lot of trouble, when all is said and done.

09-02-2011, 01:59 PM	#25
TerrElway Seasoned Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern Utah Posts: 483	Color aside, youth sports is filled with High School Harry coaches doing it to relive their own past glories and taking every perceived slight as an invitation to fight. Coached against a whole staff of them last week. They yell loudest and act toughest when they are down 28-6. Basically, coaches need to remember that this game is for kids and about the kids. Not about them. No one gives a **** what your pop warner coaching record is and it is relevant to nothing. Go teach the kids, have fun, do your best to win but do so with class. The same message pertains to life; Hey kids, work your butt off, focus on the goal, make no excuses and show class and you'll probably turn out ok.