A tremor of the Malaysian sports village has just happened in the public opinion when a coach has slapped his students in the middle of the volleyball match, worth mentioning this is the U14 tournament.
Specifically, in the Malaysian National U14 Volleyball Tournament in Johor, in the third match between Melaka and Johor. It would be a normal match without the incident.
When the score was 16-11 in favor of Melaka, the coach of this team slapped two female athletes who were under the age of 14.
This match was broadcast live on Facebook and the coach's condemnation was criticized by the audience.
Two young female athletes have received the comfort of their teammates and overcome psychological obsessions to play the end. However, this team could not have the final victory.
The actions of the Melaka coach received the wave of criticism of the public. That action was unacceptable, especially when the female athletes were less than 14 years old.
According to some sources, this coach has been banned from participating in volleyball activities such as sports.
Meanwhile, the young athletes of the team unexpectedly spoke on Instagram to support this coach when he said that he had worked with him from an early age to bring the team from anonymous to a big team.
Young Ministers and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said it was wrong and needed more time to handle. The Malaysian volleyball association also suspended this coach.