Under-nines football coach gets life ban for assaulting child during game

• Gerrel Williams sent child to floor after hitting him
• Coach is also fired from job as a counsellor

A youth football coach has been banned for life after he hit a player during a game, sending the child to the ground.

The coach, identified as Gerrel Williams by Yahoo Sports, was filmed striking one of his players twice at halftime of the game on Monday at the American Youth Football National Championships in Kissimmee, Florida. Williams was the coach of the Savannah Gators, an under-nines team from Georgia. The first blow was hard enough to knock the child off balance, while the second sent him to the ground.