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[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This reminds me of the time when I was in elementary school and I did much better than the other kids on a math quiz, so their parents called the police and the school trespassed me so I was arrested and spent my entire childhood in Sing Sing. I was the only 6 year old in my cell block.

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[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago
[–] arsCynic@piefed.social 14 points 2 weeks ago

If too good is an offense, then technically they could've called the police for someone being too stupid.

[–] QueenHawlSera@piefed.social 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They had him banned from the league over this.

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[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The article is down. Threadiverse death hug?

A family says police escorted them and their 3-year-old son off an i9 Sports youth soccer field in Winter Park after the league issued a trespass, following complaints from opposing parents that the boy held the ball too much and was “trying to put on a show.”

The incident, captured in video the family posted to TikTok under the handle @nevadaney10 and later shared widely, shows the child — identified by his parents as Nevada — playing in a league with kids roughly two years older. According to the family’s accounts in the video and related posts, he dominated possession, was substituted multiple times in a roughly 30-minute game, and still scored multiple goals (the family cited 10 in one game). Opposing parents are heard complaining that the play was unfair.

“They really called the police on a 3 year old because he had the ball too much,” the father said in the circulating video. The mother is heard responding to parents gathered nearby: “Those grown ups huddled up talking about my son… but he ain’t doing nothing but playing soccer.”

The family states that the league banned them from the field via a trespass notice and that officers then escorted them away in front of the other children. They say they later received a refund for the 2026 fall soccer league registration. The original video notes that the game was being live-streamed on TikTok, so other viewers saw the sequence in real time.

Police called on 3 year old Black boy—for being "too good" at soccer.

Officers escorted his family away in front of all the other kids.

After league had them tresspassed from the field.

“They really called the police on a 3 year old because he had the ball too much," dad said.… pic.twitter.com/kqIn2PIDF5

— LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 (@LongTimeHistory) October 25, 2026

Nevada has previously drawn attention online for skill clips and goal highlights posted by the same account, with some videos circulating on accounts such as House of Highlights and ESPN FC. Family posts describe a pattern of the 3-year-old excelling against older children in the league, which they say prompted repeated complaints about fairness.

i9 Sports, which operates youth leagues, camps, and clinics for children ages 3 and up in sports including soccer, has not issued a public statement on the incident. Local police have also not released information confirming details of any call or escort. The family’s video and posts remain the primary public record of what occurred.

The episode has prompted online discussion about age-group rules, competitive balance in recreational youth leagues, and the decision to involve law enforcement at a game involving a preschool-aged player.

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[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He was already playing with kids roughly 2 years older than him according to the article

If there are more leagues that are older still literally just out him with even older kids. Calling the cops is batshit

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[–] tigermountain@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Where was the coach for this game? Why weren't people talking to him about a solution?

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[–] Janx@piefed.social 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I can't help but remember this sketch from Reno 911.

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[–] arak@lemmy.today 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Too much melanin

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That child is going places fr 💀

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago

Too good at soccer? Believe it or not, straight to jail

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 7 points 2 weeks ago

If I were the cop, I'd show up just to yell at the guy who called me, and to tell him that if I ever again show up to a call he made that turns out to be as idiotic as this one, I'll arrest HIM for abusing public services.

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