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Frank Martin on parents’ behavior in youth sports: ‘Kids deserve better’ | The State

Imagine, if you can, Frank Martin seated quietly in the stands, watching a basketball game.

The USC men’s basketball coach was doing so in Charlotte recently, preparing to watch his 10-year-old son, Christian, play in his club basketball game.

Before the game got going, a parent from an earlier game charged onto the court to berate an official — in front of the 9-year-old players.

Martin pulled out his phone and documented the madness in a tweet.

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