Jeff Etienne, who has officiated flag football games for 20 years, and the member of the Massachusetts Outlaws team scuffled during the game in Revere on Saturday after the coach was upset over a decision.
The coach, who hasn’t been publicly named, was “frustrated with calls being made and was questioning a call about blitzes that were originally in our favor and then flipped to the other team’s favor within the course of one play,” the team said. The coach yelled in Etienne’s face before the referee pushed him.
Etienne and the coach had to be kept apart.
At one point, parents pinned the Outlaws coach on the ground before leading him away.The scuffle unfolded in front of girls taking part in the Ghost Town Showdown tournament, which was held at Harry Della Russo Stadium, known as “The Boneyard.”
The tournament was open to girls starting at six and under.
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