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At the 70 minute mark during the game Saturday afternoon between Waccamaw and West Florence at Waccamaw High School, after words and shoves were exchanged, a Waccamaw player punched a West Florence player in the face, both girls received red cards. The police were called and after order was restored, the final 10 minutes were played and Waccamaw hung on to win 1-0. The West Florence player's parents are considering filing criminal charges. My question is: is a punch thrown during a game criminal? And/or should the incident be handled by the two schools and the state activities association?
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I'll let a lawyer handle that one.
Kids play sports because they find it fun. Eliminate the fun and soon you eliminate the kid.
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If you are asking if charges can be pressed, the answer is yes. It could be considered assault and battery
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ya, like this is a first, this bs will be dismissed, a certain level of competition is allowed, especially when its kids....similar to the one bite rule with dog ownership. there won't be any attys taking that case & prosecutors won't touch. falls under the stfu, get outta my court system
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I agree with sandman about the legal aspect. My question is what discipline is the coach/school taking in this instance? If police had to be called, then it must have gotten out of hand. Did she get a couple games suspension, kicked off team, etc.? It would appear some degree of discipline is warranted.
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I was at the game and witnessed the West Florence player shove the Waccamaw player and then witnessed the Waccamaw player punch the West Florence player in the face. That's the statement I also gave to the police after the game. I understand the West Florence player's parents have decided to leave the situation in the hands of the state activities association, both schools and move on from this ugly and violent event
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I was at the game as well. I have pictures of the police inspecting the West Florence players face. There were no ejections of spectators. The two players involved were issued red cards (rightfully so). In my opinion the referee is more at fault for this game getting out of hand than anyone on the field.
And yes, criminal charges have been assessed to atheletes in games. I know of charges that have been brought and tried for basketball(Sumter vs. Lower Richland) and football (Rock Hill vs. Marlboro). I have no knowledge of it for soccer, but it is possible.
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I was at the game as well. I have pictures of the police inspecting the West Florence players face. There were no ejections of spectators. The two players involved were issued red cards (rightfully so). In my opinion the referee is more at fault for this game getting out of hand than anyone on the field.
And yes, criminal charges have been assessed to atheletes in games. I know of charges that have been brought and tried for basketball(Sumter vs. Lower Richland) and football (Rock Hill vs. Marlboro). I have no knowledge of it for soccer, but it is possible.
I heard the Mauldin goalkeeper got kicked in the face in the Spartanburg game. I assume there was not a foul called because the version I heard the Spartanburg goal was not called back. Can someone at the game say what happened? In what scenario can a player kick another player in the face?
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Loose ball on the ground, the goalie tried to stop it as the forward tried to score. It happened on the opposite side to the fans, but Czar did not seem to have a problem with it. Part of being a keeper I guess. She is a little sore but played last night.
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there is more info. on the incident in the sun news-the waccamaw coach is quoted..i guess the waccamaw player was a senior if i read it right will sit the first playoff game, b.c they have one more game in reg. season and then the playoffs...however should not effect them b.c they will have an easy road til BE..
i guess he said the WF fans were yelling at the refs, then the Wacammaw player told a WF player to get them quiet, then the WF shoved the Wac player, who then punched the WF player...2 WF players were ejected and the 1 WHS player...
Go to sun news today and their is a story
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Once again, poor journalism. They failed to get the entire story. Only one side of it.
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