“It’s Not the Kids’ Fault”: Roseville Middle School Football Game Forfeited After Parent Refuses to Leave Stands
The last quote, "It's not the kids' fault," became a recurring sentiment echoed throughout the comment section.
October 8, 2026
This article was last updated by Alisha Shrestha on October 8, 2026
A middle school football game between Roseville and Center Line in Michigan took an unexpected and disappointing turn after a heated exchange between a parent and the coaching staff resulted in Roseville forfeiting the match.
The incident, which unfolded on the Roseville sideline, has since triggered a wave of online community reactions, with parents, residents, and sports fans debating who was truly at fault: the parents, the coach, or both.
According to the , the controversy began when a Roseville parent in the stands started loudly swearing during the game.
While the initial Facebook post by resident Paul Brien Bennett claimed that the parents “threatened a referee,” others who were present offered a different account.
Nicholas Louks, who commented under Bennette’s Facebook post in the Roseville, Michigan Residents Group, ,
Nobody was threatened. The coach of Roseville didn’t like that a parent was swearing out loud in the audience. The coach told the parent to leave and he didn’t and kept swearing out loud. The coach then told the parent that if he doesn’t leave that he will forfeit the game and then started counting to 10. The parent kept heckling and the coach forfeited the game
Louks’ version of events paints the situation less as a matter of referee intimidation and more as a disciplinary decision made by the coach, one that ultimately punished the players rather than the adult responsible.
The story quickly gained traction on social media as frustrated parents expressed sympathy for the young athletes whose hard work and excitement for the game were dashed due to an argument between adults.
Bennett’s original summed up what many felt:
I Can’t believe because of one parent at the middle school Roseville sidefootball with Center Line That parent threatened a referee and the refs left and Roseville had to forfeit the game What a example this parent for the football team let alone his son I hope that parent is no longer allowed to watch anymore games this year I feel bad for Roseville having to forfeit this game because of one bad parent It’s not the kids fault
The last quote, “It’s not the kids’ fault,” became a recurring sentiment echoed throughout the comment section.
Many social media users agreed that while the parents’ behavior was inappropriate, the students did not have to pay the price.
Tanika Childs, a graduate of Madonna University, commented,
That truly sucks that it wasn’t even the behavior of the children that caused this. Sorry you’re dealing with this
Others, however, defended the coach’s decision, saying it set a necessary boundary in an era when sideline behavior from parents has become increasingly hostile.
James Reini ,
Coach definitely wasn’t in the wrong. If the parent(s) in the stands want to be involved in the decision making then they can volunteer. There are several ways to go about expressing your aggravation about the game and I can assure you that yelling and cursing from the stands isn’t one of them. Another thing I am 100% positive about is that not one single college or professional offer was being handed out at today’s game. Another case of a parent ruining it for the kids.
Several community members emphasized how adult misconduct at youth sports events has become far too common.
Martha McGough, a resident of Roseville, Michigan, ,
Wow what an ass, I’ve seen this type of behavior when my Grandson was playing baseball, it’s sickening when the adults act worse then the kids
Others took a more balanced approach. Keli Opaleski noted that,
Part of me says the coach should have ignored, but at the same time that parent doesn’t needs to be swearing like that at a kids football game. I feel like the parent should have been tossed out and that’s that.
Meanwhile, Jenn Lynn argued that both sides mishandled the situation. She ,
Coach forfeited because a parent was swearing and yelling at him. The Parent should have just got kicked out. Not fair to the kids to make them forfeit. Both parent and coach were in the wrong.
The consensus, however, remains that the real losers in this situation were the players, middle school students who had trained hard and were looking forward to competing.
As one commenter, Denise Glenn, said, “So Sad for the kids who wanted to play.”
The Roseville School District has not yet released an official statement regarding the incident or potential disciplinary action for the parent involved.
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