Excessive College Basketball Coach
Fired After Angrily Yanking Participant’s Ponytail on Digital camera!!!
Revealed
An upstate New York highschool women’ basketball coach has been canned after he yanked a participant’s hair following their crew’s loss on Friday — an appalling second was caught on digicam.
As you may see, Northville Excessive College participant Hailey Monroe was already in tears after the sport, however so as to add insult to damage 81-year-old coach Jim Zullo appeared to viciously yanked her again by her ponytail.
Within the upsetting second — Monroe tried to drag away as one other participant appeared to inform Zullo to cease, however the coach was seen berating her, wagging his finger in her face and screaming at her.
WRGB studies that Monroe, the highschool senior and all-time main scorer, had fouled out of the sport earlier than the stunning incident unfolded.
Zullo tried to defend himself … telling NEWS10 ABC that Monroe allegedly swore at him after he advised her to shake arms with the opposite crew, and that’s when issues went south.
The Northville Central College District launched a press release saying they anticipate the very best requirements of professionalism and sportsmanship from their coaches, and Zullo’s conduct was completely unacceptable.
They made it clear he’s performed not simply on the faculty however in the entire district, and so they’ll offer assist to the gamers and their households affected by the incident.
We have reached to authorities to see in the event that they’re investigating … to date, no phrase again.
