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High School Basketball Coach Fired After Inappropriately Yanking Players' Hair
@Source: newsweek.com
A few days ago, a high school basketball coach was fired after he was caught on camera yanking the ponytail of one of his players. Northville head coach Jim Zullo was caught on camera pulling the hair of a player.The incident occurred during the Class D girls' basketball final at Hudson Valley Community College. Hailey Monroe was the player involved, and it happened following a loss to LaFargeville.Monroe's teammate, senior Ahmya Tompkins, can be seen sticking up for her against the coach. Zullo was visibly upset before the incident, prompting Tompkins' intervention.Here is a video of the incident taking place.Monroe is a senior and the program's all-time leading scorer. She had fouled out of the game when the incident from Zullo happened.After the incident occurred, the district released a statement condemning the actions of Zullo."The Northville Central School District is aware of, and deeply disturbed by, the conduct of the Coach of the Girls' Varsity basketball team during the Class D New York State championship game. We hold our coaches to the highest standards of professionalism, sportsmanship, and respect for our student-athletes, and this behavior is completely unacceptable.""The District is committed to ensuring that this type of behavior has no place within our programs, and we will continue to uphold the values of respect and integrity that our athletes, families, and community expect and deserve. This individual will no longer be coaching for the Northville Central School District."An investigation is underway for this matter and Zullo was immediately let go. Before the title game, Zullo expressed his admiration for the team so this incident seemed to come out of nowhere."It's great. We worked all summer, fall and spring for this. The kids worked really hard and they deserve to be here"Zullo had come out of retirement to coach Northville in 2023, leading the team to the state championship in 2024. Before then, he began his coaching career in the 1970s and was very successful.Zullo was even inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.More basketball news:Fans React to Dan Hurley NSFW Comments Following UCONN Loss to FloridaTexas Plans to Hire Sean Miller Following Rodney Terry's Exit: ReportColorado State Could be 2025 March Madness Cinderella Story With Upset Win Over MemphisFor more on basketball as a whole, head on over to Newsweek Sports.
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