A New Jersey father none-too-happy that his son’s youth football coach ended the season early because of the players’ lousy attitudes attacked the coach, according to police.
The incident played out Sunday night on a field at Toms River High School North on Old Freehold Road in Toms River.
A 45-year-old Toms River man, coaching the Toms River Indians of the American Youth Football League, told investigators that an unprovoked parent -- without warning -- ran across the field to tackle him after the Indians game, said police.
The coach -- who investigators didn't identify -- told police that he then fought with Joseph Oleske, 46, of Toms River. A group of bystanders broke the two apart, said investigators.
Oleske -- who was videotaping the game from the broadcast booth -- told investigators that he went to talk to the coach after learning that the coach told the players that because of their ongoing bad attitudes that the season was over and that they should turn in their equipment. Oleske told police he only went over to the coach to talk to him about the situation, said police.
The coach later told police that he had told his players that he was disciplining them for their bad behavior and poor sportsmanship by ending the season.
Oleske said the brawl only began after the coach “took an aggressive stance,” said police.
The investigating officer decided that Oleske caused the fight so the officer charged Oleske with simple assault. Police released the 46-year-old Toms River man on his own recognizance, said investigators.