A HIGH school basketball coach has been fired after pulling one of his team members' hair.
The shocking incident took place at the end of a match at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York.
Cameras caught the moment Northville High School girls' basketball coach Jim Zullo yanked the hair of senior Hailey Monroe.
Monroe appeared to be tearful as she and her teammates watched LaFargeville celebrate their 43-37 win.
Zullo then walked up behind her and aggressively pulled her ponytail backward.
A team moved Munroe away from the coach and began exchanging verbals with Zullo, with the pair pointing fingers at one another.
A clip of the incident went viral on social media and led to significant criticism of Zullo, 81.
One fan reacted saying: "Old man out of line for that one."
Another added: "Physical contact with players is never ok coaches should know better."
A third wrote: "Good for the team-mate that stood up for her and good for the coach who got fired, there’s no place in sports for this type of behavior."
And another commented: "Holy cow. This is not okay. Glad he was fired."
Northville Central School District Superintendent Sarah A. Chauncey informed the press that Zullo "will no longer be with us".
The shocking incident took place at the end of a match at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York.
Cameras caught the moment Northville High School girls' basketball coach Jim Zullo yanked the hair of senior Hailey Monroe.
Monroe appeared to be tearful as she and her teammates watched LaFargeville celebrate their 43-37 win.
Zullo then walked up behind her and aggressively pulled her ponytail backward.
A team moved Munroe away from the coach and began exchanging verbals with Zullo, with the pair pointing fingers at one another.
A clip of the incident went viral on social media and led to significant criticism of Zullo, 81.
One fan reacted saying: "Old man out of line for that one."
Another added: "Physical contact with players is never ok coaches should know better."
A third wrote: "Good for the team-mate that stood up for her and good for the coach who got fired, there’s no place in sports for this type of behavior."
And another commented: "Holy cow. This is not okay. Glad he was fired."
Northville Central School District Superintendent Sarah A. Chauncey informed the press that Zullo "will no longer be with us".
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