CHESTER COUNTY, Pa - A Maryland youth soccer coach is under police investigation for an alleged assault of a referee during a tournament in Chester County over the weekend.According to West Chester police, the incident happened Saturday around 12:30 p.m.
at the Delacy Soccer Fields in East Bradford Township. Sources say a team coach with an Under 14 team from Maryland got into an argument and was issued a yellow card before the confrontation turned physical.
FOX 29 was told the ref called police himself and suffered minor injuries. Parents of youth athletes FOX 29 spoke with say news of the alleged assault is disappointing to say the least."It shouldn’t be getting that far.