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Flag Football Coach Sucker Punches Dad On Sidelines

As someone who has coached and been around kids’ sports here’s what I can tell you for a fact.  NEVER is there a problem with the kids/participants?  No, any and…

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As someone who has coached and been around kids' sports here's what I can tell you for a fact.  NEVER is there a problem with the kids/participants?  No, any and all problems at these events arise from parents out of control.  The only thing worse to me than a parent "living out HIS/HER dreams through her child," is one that loses complete control of their emotions, sanity, and behavior at a kids' sporting event.

Exhibit A:  this brawl broke out at a Nile's Michigan youth flag football game.  The video opens with the coach in a heated discussion with the referee and then takes a really dark turn when, after leaving the ref, the coach (presumably former coach) approaches the sidelines and then lays an out-of-the-blue haymaker on a dad.  The reason was given?  Coach didn't like the way the dad was looking at him.  WOW.  The video is age-restricted, but I've included the link below.

This is scary and unfortunately, not a rare thing at all.  Parents...be better.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.