A HIGH school basketball coach has been fired after pulling one of his team members' hair.<br /><br />The shocking incident took place at the end of a match at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York.<br /><br />Cameras caught the moment Northville High School girls' basketball coach Jim Zullo yanked the hair of senior Hailey Monroe.<br /><br />Monroe appeared to be tearful as she and her teammates watched LaFargeville celebrate their 43-37 win.<br /><br />Zullo then walked up behind her and aggressively pulled her ponytail backward.<br /><br />A team moved Munroe away from the coach and began exchanging verbals with Zullo, with the pair pointing fingers at one another.<br /><br />A clip of the incident went viral on social media and led to significant criticism of Zullo, 81.<br /><br />One fan reacted saying: "Old man out of line for that one."<br /><br />Another added: "Physical contact with players is never ok coaches should know better."<br /><br />A third wrote: "Good for the team-mate that stood up for her and good for the coach who got fired, there’s no place in sports for this type of behavior."<br /><br />And another commented: "Holy cow. This is not okay. Glad he was fired."<br /><br />Northville Central School District Superintendent Sarah A. Chauncey informed the press that Zullo "will no longer be with us".
