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Soccer Coach Punches 16-Year-Old Kid in Face
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We've all seen those dads who get way too into their kids' sports games and, one feels certain, would fight should the opportunity present itself.
But we don't often think that the coach of a kids game would take things to fisticuffs...and yet that's exactly what happened after a soccer game in Simi Valley on Monday, according to KTLA. A group of teenagers began throwing punches following a match at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center in Simi Valley. Rather than break the fight up, coach Bart Allan, 48, ran into the mix, got between the kids, and began throwing down.
He reportedly knocked a 16-year-old boy in the face, causing damage to his nose and jaw.
Classy move, Allan.
He's due in court on September 10. None of the kids hurt each other too badly.
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