the west park saints, tempers flared. number 7. i can t throw a flag when the guy is almost down the field. when i said that there, he threw another flag for unsportsmanlike conduct. this isn t captured on camera, but dion robinson says after the heated exchange, the referee shoves one of his players on the field. when he walked through, it was not like a little bump. the alleged push on his player pushes robinson over the edge. that s when i come out there on the field, i m telling him, you have to apologize to the player. he tells me he doesn t have to apologize. you don t hit a kid like that. alex chisholm, a coach, watches as the intense confrontation unfolds. i wasn t standing that far away when he got into my face. i saw all of it. like, what s really going on? i see their coaches running on the field. at this time, all the kids just start dispersing.
you have coaches, parents. everybody was coming on the field. all these adults on the field, there s all this commotion. robinson lunges at the referee again. this time, a parent restrains him and escorts him off the field. but the crowd is still stirred up. if you re looking at the tape, you ll see me in the right hand corner. i m getting into an argument with another guy. there s almost another fight right there. the heightened emotions start to subside, and the crowd scatters. i think everybody may have been caught off guard, but i think everybody acted rationally and realized, you know, the best thing we can do right now is pack everybody up and get in our cars and get out of here. the fight makes headline news, and feeling pressured, robinson turns himself into the police two days later. he s charged with battery on a sports official and pleads guilty. he is sentenced to 18 months on probation and is no longer allowed to coach.
park saints and miramar patriots is even hotter, as they battle it out in the youth football semifinals. patrick manuel, a coach for the miramar patriots, is excited about the game. there had been a lot of hype around the game. south florida youth football even has its own dedicated channel for youth sports. and dion robinson, a coach for the west park saints, is just as pumped. the atmosphere is good, because it was like number one versus number two, and we really wanted to see what was better. miramar or west park. it s the second half of the game, and the score is 8-6, patriots. every call was a big deal. there seemed to be a series of calls in a row that actually had both sidelines a little bit on edge. come on, we don t need any of these penalties. but when this referee calls two penalties in a row against the west park saints, tempers flared. number 7. i can t throw a flag when the guy is almost down the field.
i guess the environment became too hostile. so at that point, there was a referee with a white cap who we referred to as the white cap. he called the game. the game is called, and the west park saints are disqualified. while the miramar patriots start celebrating. saints coach dion robinson doesn t act so saintly. dion, he started to trot behind the referee as they were trying to escort them off the field. he s coming after him. i m like, okay, what the heck is going on? there was pandemonium. get the kids off the field. going right to his left. then i just came. the open slap. if you look at the video, it shows a slap. the blow knocks the referee to the ground. open hand slap with my left hand. and i m right handed. get the kids. get the kids. the referee quickly gets up and heads to the patriots sideline, but he s being followed.
when i said that there, he threw another flag for unsportsmanlike conduct. this isn t captured on camera, but dion robinson says after the heated exchange, the referee shoves one of his players on the field. when he walked through, it was not like a little bump. the alleged push on his player pushes robinson over the edge. that s when i come out there on the field, i m telling him, you have to apologize to the player. he tells me he doesn t have to apologize. you don t touch a kid like that. alex chisholm, a patriots coach, watches as the intense confrontation unfolds. i wasn t standing that far away when he got into my face. i saw all of it. like, what s really going on? i see their coaches running on the field. at this time, all the kids just start dispersing. so there s a lot of words exchanged.