| Type of Incident: | Sportsmanship — May be used if a team, player, coach, or spectator is involved. |
| Date of Incident: | 2023-12-03 |
| Time of Incident: | 14:50:00 |
| Location of Incident: | Davis Legacy Soccer Complex, Field 3; NorCal Super Rec Cup |
| Home Team: | Castro Valley Soccer Club - Titans (U12 Boys) |
| Visiting Team: | Ballistic United BUSC U12 Boys - Whitecaps |
| Age Group and Gender: | U12B |
| Team Affiliation of Individual Committing Incident: | Ballistic United BUSC U12 Boys - Whitecaps |
| Incident Summary: | During and after the game, the Ballistic coach protested an offside call made by a youth referee. |
| Comments: | It is not acceptable for an adult coach to argue calls or make comments to youth referees. The coach of the Ballistic team, Phaniraj Nagaraj, is suspended 1 game for verbally abusing the youth referee. At all levels of the game match officials make mistakes that affect the outcome of games. It is part of soccer even at the professional level. |
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