Coach Fights Referee at Youth Basketball Tournament

An coach and a referee got into a fight at some kind of organized high school age basketball game on Saturday. It's a wild scene that was all caught on video by a parent. It looks like it starts when the coach shoves or punches the referee, who then squares up, correctly assuming the coach is going to want to continue fight. The coach throws a leg kick and then they start taking swings. The coach shoves a female official away multiple times before the fight is broken up and the referee is convinced he should leave. Inexplicably, it appears the coach is staying as the video ends.

This appears to be new, but there are many previous incidents of youth coaches having physical altercations with officials. That's both extremely sad and completely unsurprising.

People really need to chill and leave referees, officials and umpires alone. Especially at the lower levels where they're calling games for free or a little extra pocket change. There cannot possibly be justification for an incident like this.

UPDATE: This article has been updated because the incident did not take place at a specific amateur organization's tournament.