KSDK-- Parents of an 11 year old are outraged after the boy was allegedly shoved by the coach of an opposing football team. The incident was captured on videotape.  Wesley Deavenport, 11, was not harmed in the incident. But his father says it is nothing short of poor sportsmanship and assault on a minor. Joe Deavenport says after a particularly contentious game, one of the other team's coaches shoved the face-mask of his son, knocking him out of the reception line.  After Wesley's team coaches realized a sport videographer captured the moment on videotape, they called the police. "There's no question, it is assault," Deavenport said. "It's assault to a minor and I've already spent time with police discussing this situation.  NewsChannel 5 spoke to the coach viewed on the videotape. We are not identifying him, because he has not been charged. He says that action viewed on videotape was justified by some of the events that happened during the game. There were referees in attendance.

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First of all I’m glad they cleared up the fact that referees were in attendance.   Because  I was worried for a second that this was an unsanctioned wild, wild west Pop Warner game where eye gouging  and kicking people in the balls was legal and shit like that.  Phew.   Anyway let’s cut to the chase.  Clearly the kid who got pushed was an offensive lineman who was leg whipping and chop blocking the shit out of people all game long.     So I kind of think the coach was within his rights to shove him in line.  You got to defend your team right?    What do the Stoolies think?  

Vote 1 for the coach was just defending his team and 10 for this is assault on a minor