{"id":2017343,"date":"2023-08-30T20:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T00:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-soccer-coach-beaten-with-metal-bottle-by-parent\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T20:15:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T00:15:33","slug":"virginia-soccer-coach-beaten-with-metal-bottle-by-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-soccer-coach-beaten-with-metal-bottle-by-parent\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent attacks Virginia soccer coach with metal bottle."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-soccer-coach-beaten-with-metal-bottle-by-parent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2017343&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Shocking\u200b Incident: Youth Soccer Coach Attacked During\u2062 Scrimmage<\/h2>\n<p>A youth\u200b soccer coach was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-motorcyclist-killed-in-gruesome-high-speed-wreck-caught-on-film-bike-reportedly-stolen\/\" title=\"LA Motorcyclist Killed in Gruesome High-Speed Wreck Caught on Film; Bike Reportedly Stolen\">left stunned<\/a> when a parent \u200dlaunched a \u200bvicious attack\u200c on him during a children&#8217;s soccer scrimmage at \u2063George\u200d Hellwig Memorial Park in Manassas, Virginia.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m pretty sure I was unconscious, so I have no clue what happened,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Vince Villanueva<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Passionate Coach Devoted to Youth Soccer<\/h3>\n<p>Vince Villanueva, also known as &#8220;Coach Vince,&#8221; has \u2062been coaching youth soccer since he was 18. He currently coaches the Potomac\u2063 Senior High School girls team and various youth club teams. On this particular day, he selflessly volunteered\u200b to fill in for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-del-rio-apologizes-for-jan-6-comment\/\" title=\"Jack Del Rio Apologizes For Jan. 6 Comment\">fellow coach<\/a> during a boys soccer team scrimmage.<\/p>\n<p>As the coach was attentively watching the\u200c field of \u200cchildren, a father approached \u2062him, wanting to speak. \u200bHowever, what happened next was beyond anyone&#8217;s expectations.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;As I was turning to talk to the father, the next thing I know, I was on the ground,\u200b and then I heard like a ding noise, and I realized I was getting hit in the head with a water bottle,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u200cVince Villanueva<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Parents at the scrimmage immediately called 911,\u200c and fortunately, off-duty first responders\u2064 were present to assist the coach until officers arrived.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Blerand Hoxha, has been charged with \u2063malicious wounding.<\/p>\n<h3>A Coach&#8217;s Painful \u200cRoad to Recovery<\/h3>\n<p>The coach was \u200brushed to the hospital following the attack. His eyes were swollen and \u200cblackened, and\u200c he suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-soccer-coach-beaten-with-metal-bottle-by-parent\/\" title=\"Parent attacks Virginia soccer coach with metal bottle.\">fractured \u2064left \u2062orbital wall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington\u2063 Examiner.<\/p>\n<h3>Reevaluating the Role of Violence in Youth Sports<\/h3>\n<p>Villanueva now finds himself \u2064questioning whether the increasing violence displayed by parents is\u2062 worth his \u200ccontinued dedication to helping children learn and enjoy soccer.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing the escalation of violence toward coaches and game officials and \u200bstuff\u200b like that within these\u200c sports \u2014 I\u2019m still processing, thinking about, is\u200c this something that I want to continue\u2063 doing?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Vince Villanueva<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A soccer coach in Manassas, Virginia was assaulted by a parent with a metal water bottle during a children&#8217;s scrimmage. 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