9-Year Old Twins Banned From Youth Hockey

     Austin Foglietta scored his 200th goal and had asked to keep the puck.  You would think harmless, right?  Apparently not, according to his parents and a few others.  It is said his coach had freaked out, yelled, and threw a bag of pucks in his reaction to the incident.  The coach, Bill Norcross, and his followers deny the accusations.  He claims the story has been fabricated, but why would the Foglietta's file an official complaint with Lynn Youth Hockey?  Norcross says the Foglietta's mother has tried to run the team herself.  He has shown emails requesting that her son play defense.  Norcross' response in short: why put him there if it doesn't benefit the team?  Why is this the coach's philosophy when he says he was upset about Austin asking for the puck because he values team play.  1)  Team play can still be valued and respected alongside personal merit & 2)  How is playing players only where it makes the team most likely to win a team-like atmosphere in youth sport?
      Either way, Lynn Youth Hockey League said the Foglietta's and the league should end their relationship and kicked Austin and his twin brother William off the team.  The two 9-year old twins could not practice or play games with their teams.  Norcross' attorny, Kevin Foley, believes Holly Foglietta is making up a story and being persistent about it.  However certain laws show the twins should have been able to play up to the date of their hearing.  Needless to say the story of the event has many shifting details and the Lynn Youth Hockey League's reaction to the situation seems poor, unprofessional, and ridiculous.  It was only a filed complaint.  So what if Mrs. Foglietta called it nearly "child-abuse".  Is the reaction hinting maybe their is something being covered up?  It was quite a harsh punishment for asking to keep a puck to remember your 200th goal WHEN YOU ARE NINE YEARS OLD.  Check out the story for yourselves at The Daily Item.

Austin and William with Lord Stanley