Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment police were called about a 3-year-old soccer player and his family.
Winter Park police officers responded to an incident at a Florida youth soccer league where the caller alleged, “There is a parent here that’s really, really disruptive.” The organizer spoke with police and also claimed that Nevada, the 3-year-old, had become aggressive and was pushing other players.
“The kid is good. He’s great. Really good. He’s very advanced compared to the other ones, so he’s scoring a lot of goals. But he’s pushing the kids … So, I try to tell him, don’t push; we want to play without pushing, right?” the man said, explaining that he had tried to tell the boy to play without pushing, but to no avail.
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Viral video of police being called to a youth soccer game near Orlando, Florida, is drawing outrage, with some claiming the cops showed up because a 3-year-old child was too good, while the league’s director says the call was made because the parents were being disruptive.
The parents agreed to leave the field and the league, but told police they would like a refund — a stipulation the league’s director had already told officers he agrees to.
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The organizer then benched the boy to give the other kids a chance to play, which he says irritated the 3-year-old’s family. They allegedly became unruly, and the police were called.
“I just want him out,” the man said. “Just give me their names so I can give them their refund.”
The mother, however, claims that the child is “too good” for the league and that’s why the cops were there.
“They’re mad at my son because he actually plays soccer. They’re literally kicking him out of this place because he’s good at soccer. First, they said he’s not passing, but nobody’s catching the ball when he’s passing,” she said.
“They called the police on a 3-year-old because he’s too good,” said the father, identified as Don. “They called the police on a 3-year-old because he had the ball for too long.”
The police chalked the dispute up to a “civil” matter, where nobody “was arrested, trespassed, or forced to leave the park.”
Despite the lack of law enforcement intervention, Nevada’s mother, Martasia, claims that the event “traumatized” the 3-year-old.
“He still wants to play soccer. He just doesn’t want to go back to that place. I don’t think that’s how he should be thinking, that as a 3-year-old he did something wrong,” she told HuffPost.
“As soon as he started the game, they stopped the game. Other parents, the director, and some of the coaches got in a circle, and I knew they were talking about Nevada, trying to figure out how to let us know that he can’t play so the other kids could play,” she added. “When I walked up on them talking about that, the director said that everybody is paying money, so everybody should play. They were trying to find a reason why he can’t play. Once I started speaking up for Nevada, they just called the police.”
“The parents was coming up to [the league director] saying that, ‘Oh, if my kid can’t get any playing time, then they’re just gonna go home,’” Martasia claimed.
i9 Sports says they are going to conduct their own review of the incident:
We are aware of concerns being shared regarding an incident at a local i9 Sports program, and we take them very seriously. The respectful treatment and well-being of every child and family matter deeply to us. We have reached out to the family and have begun a review that includes speaking with those involved. While we work to understand the circumstances, we will not speculate or share unverified information. We appreciate everyone who has brought their concerns to our attention.”
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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