Pop Warner launches probe after racial slurs were hurled by man at coaches during youth tournament game
ORLANDO, FLORIDA: The youth football organization Pop Warner has reportedly launched a probe following a youth tournament game in Florida in which racial slurs were hurled by a man at the coaches of an opposing team.
The incident, the video of which was posted by TMZ Sports, occurred on December 3 at a hotel following a 12U quarterfinal game at the Pop Warner national championships in Orlando between the Hamden (Conn) Hurricanes and the Highlands Ranch (Col) Mountain Lions. “A video has come to our attention showing adults, reported to be associated with a Pop Warner team, using racist and threatening language toward coaches from another team,” a Pop Warner spokesman said in a statement Friday to Fox News. “The disturbing behavior shown in the video is inconsistent with our code of conduct and the expectations we have of our adult volunteers. If the panel finds that any of the adults engaging in the verbal assault are, in fact, associated with a Pop Warner team they will be subject to disciplinary action, including suspension from Pop Warner activity.”
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During the game, fans from Highlands Ranch also allegedly shouted racially charged words at players and coaches from the Hamden team, according to the TMZ report. Hamden staffers attempt to walk away from the subsequent verbal altercation at the hotel in the video but a man is shown shouting back at them the alleged slur, which was censored by TMZ.
