{"id":129026,"date":"2023-08-28T18:22:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T18:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irideat.com\/?p=129026"},"modified":"2023-08-28T18:22:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T18:22:04","slug":"h-s-football-coach-arrested-for-punching-player-on-sideline-caught-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irideat.com\/celebrities\/h-s-football-coach-arrested-for-punching-player-on-sideline-caught-on-video\/","title":{"rendered":"H.S. Football Coach Arrested For Punching Player On Sideline, Caught On Video"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Atlanta-area high school football coach was arrested after punching one of his players in the stomach on the sideline during a game, and the entire ordeal was captured on video.<\/p>\n
The disgusting act occurred during the 1st quarter of the Mays H.S. vs. Douglas County H.S. football game at Henderson Stadium in Georgia on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Peachtree TV broadcast captured the assistant coach in his player’s face, number 24, before decking the boy with a right to his gut.<\/p>\n
The player — a junior defensive back according to Max Preps<\/strong> — backed up after the sucker punch and appeared to hunch over in pain as the coach continued to yell.<\/p>\n Atlanta Public Schools didn’t waste any time … they told us the coach, who is not a teacher, was taken into police custody shortly after the act of violence.<\/p>\n “Video from the live broadcast of the game appears to show the lay coach physically assaulting a player,” APS said in a statement.<\/p>\n “The adult will be charged with simple battery and faces administrative charges from the district as well.”<\/p>\n “The safety and well-being of all APS students remains a high priority for the district and all APS employees are held to the highest standard of conduct and professionalism.”<\/p>\n As for the coach’s future … it’s hard to imagine him ever stepping foot on the May H.S. sideline ever again.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n