On August 17, after a baseball practice, seven players from an Orcutt Youth Football team were playing together using football pads at Righetti High School, surrounded by their parents, who also serve as assistant coaches on the team. It was not a sanctioned practice and head coach John DeMarco was at home.

To those on the field, it was simply kids playing. But the Central Coast Youth Football League saw it differently.

“[The Central Coast Youth Football League] sent out the email to Orcutt Youth Football League and as well as my client, Mr. DeMarco, with some very heavy-handed sanctions and a proposed indefinite ban,” said Amber Simmons, DeMarco's attorney.

A video of the kids playing was sent to the CCYFL, which resulted in an initial ban of DeMarco, suspensions for the players and co

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