American children’s basketball is experiencing a real scandal. A 22-year-old coach pretended to be a student almost ten years his junior to play a game with 13-year-old girls.
The unforgivable sports hoax went viral involving Churchland High assistant Arlisha Boykins, who played a match on Jan. 21. posing as an elementary school student. She signed up for the sports form under an assumed name, taking the place of another athlete who was on the road.
The move was made without the consent of the other players or even the absent girl.
“Coaches always lecture kids about integrity and that kind of thing, so I was surprised,” said the father of the student Boykins played. “I just need an apology. You know, because I haven’t gotten one from the program supervisor yet,” she added. According to her father, the girl will no longer be a student at Churchland High, Virginia.
In the video Boykins is seen wearing a black number 1 jersey that belonged to the player who was out of town at the time of the game. Boykins made a simple layup, blocked the shot, and hit a pair of free throws. Also he waved a celebratory hand after coming up against opponents who were more than 10 years younger.
This usurpation of name and personality without the consent of the young woman and her family, who were at the time outside the city, It got both Arlisha Boykins and the team coach fired.
In turn, it was also revealed that the Churchland team He withdrew completely from the competition after the scandal they staged. “The Churchland administration held a parent-player meeting with the junior and varsity teams. In the meeting, players from both teams expressed their unwillingness to continue this season. The remaining opponents and team officials have been notified,” was the determination that was made through an official statement.
Despite his influence in the game, the result was only two points difference in favor of his team (they won 47-45). However, after confirming his scandalous participation, finally the victory is now cataloged as a defeat by abandonment.
Source: Clarin
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