Youth Football Coach Slugs Referee (Video)

“A Florida youth football coach was arrested and charged with assault on Monday after video surfaced showing him attacking a referee and slapping him so forcefully that it knocked the referee in question to the ground. As reported by the South Florida Sun Sentinel, 43-year-old Dion Robinson, an assistant coach for a team in the West Park Youth Football League, was arrested and charged with assault in connection with an incident in which he attacked youth football referee Andrew Keigans. According to the newspaper, Keigans had just thrown a penalty flag for unsportsmanlike conduct against the West Park Saints, for which Robinson was an assistant coach, when Robinson rushed onto the field and attacked the ref.”* Cenk Uygur and Sam Schacher (host of PopTrigger) break down the incident and whether or not anyone blew a judgement call by letting Robinson, who has a criminal record, coach kids. *Read more from Cameron Smith/Yahoo Sports: sports.yahoo.com Support The Young Turks by Subscribing bit.ly Like Us on Facebook: www.fb.com Follow Us on Twitter: bit.ly Buy TYT Merch: theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com

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