Referee and Coach Get Into Brawl During Youth Flag Football Game in Massachusetts
The game was stopped after the dispute turned physical, and the Mass Outlaws said the coach was frustrated by a call.
- On Saturday in Revere, a youth flag football game turned physical when referee Jeff Etienne and a coach engaged in an altercation following a disputed call at the Ghost Town Showdown tournament.
- The Mass Outlaws organization stated their coach became frustrated after a blitz call flipped in the opposing team's favor within one play, causing the situation to escalate quickly and become physical.
- Video captured by a grandparent showed the two men being separated by a crowd as children watched the scene. Etienne admitted, "I do take responsibility and just like many other times that I've had coaches yell at me—I've walked away from it, and that's what I should have done."
- Following the game, Etienne and the coach discussed their frustrations, apologized, and hugged before parting ways. "It should never ever be that serious. We're not playing for millions of dollars," Etienne told NewsCenter 5.
- Characterizing the incident as unrepresentative of the two men, the Mass Outlaws emphasized that such situations should never occur in youth sports, noting the event overshadows many positive moments for athletes.
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A referee shoved a coach at an 8-and-under girls’ flag football game, and parents had to separate them after the coach yelled in his face over a call
A coach and a referee got into a physical altercation during an 8-and-under girls’ flag football game in Revere, Massachusetts, at the Ghost Town Showdown
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Referee and coach get into brawl during youth flag football game in Massachusetts
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