Parent allegedly attacked youth football coach in New Jersey

A youth football coach was reportedly attacked by a player’s father following a game in New Jersey, authorities said Monday.

CBS New York reports that the 46-year-old father was charged with simple assault following the altercation, which was reported around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the Toms River Police Department.

The team’s coach, 45, said the unidentified parent ran across the field toward him and tackled him in an unprovoked attack. The men then fought on the ground until bystanders separated them, the website reports.

The player’s father claims he acted in self-defense when the coach “took an aggressive stance,” but authorities said witnesses reported that the parent was the aggressor. The altercation came after the coach told his players that their season was over because of their ongoing poor sportsmanship and bad attitudes, the website reports.