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3-year-old ‘traumatized’ after police called after he was playing soccer ‘too good’

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Arnold, C. (2026, October 26). 3-year-old ‘traumatized’ after police called after he was playing soccer ‘too good’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/26/sports/3-year-old-soccer-star-traumatized-after-police-called/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-26 · by Christian Arnold

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In Winter Park, Florida, police were called during a youth soccer game when 3-year-old Nevada scored several goals, causing controversy among other parents and the league director. According to his mother, Martasia, the incident left Nevada traumatized and fearful of going back to that place. The league has since refunded the family’s fees, but the event highlights tensions over competitiveness in youth sports leagues.
Written by AI on 2026-10-27, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 26, 2026, police were called to a Winter Park, Florida youth soccer field for an incident involving a 3-year-old named Nevada, who reportedly scored multiple goals in his i9 Sports league game. The police report indicates that the league director, Thomas Hayes, made a 911 call due to disruptive behavior by Nevada's parents during the match. According to some reports, Nevada was barred from future games based on this incident and received a refund for remaining sessions. However, both the boy’s mother and a CBS News correspondent argue that the real issue stemmed from other parents being upset about Nevada’s skill level. The viral video has drawn significant public outrage over the handling of the situation by league officials and law enforcement.

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Christian Arnold
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Topics

Florida HuffPost Nevada Winter Park i9 Sports

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Nevada GPE · 7× Martasia PERSON · 5× HuffPost ORG · 2× Don PERSON · 1× Florida GPE · 1× Hayes PERSON · 1× The Post ORG · 1× Thomas Hayes PERSON · 1× Winter Park GPE · 1× i9 Sports ORG · 1×

Narrative

The now-viral video showed 3-year-old Nevada scoring multiple goals in an i9 Sports youth soccer game before it cut to his parents talking to police after the authorities were called to his game on Saturday morning by league director Thomas Hayes, who alleged in a 911 call that “there is a parent here that’s really, really disruptive.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-27
🔮 In the video, the boy’s father, Don, could be heard saying that the police had been called because his son was “too good.”

Claims (18 extracted, 3 hedged)

A pint-sized soccer phenom was “traumatized” over an incident at a park in Winter Park, Florida, that resulted in police being called over a strange youth soccer league dispute. asserted
police → traumatize → dispute
The now-viral video showed 3-year-old Nevada scoring multiple goals in an i9 Sports youth soccer game before it cut to his parents talking to police after the authorities were called to his game on Saturday morning by league director Thomas Hayes, who alleged in a 911 call that “there is a parent here that’s really, really disruptive.” asserted
that → show → call
In the video, the boy’s father, Don, could be heard saying that the police had been called because his son was “too good.” uncertain
son → hear → video
And in an interview with HuffPost, Nevada’s mother, Martasia, said the whole incident has “really traumatized” him. asserted
incident → say → him
“He still wants to play soccer. asserted
He → want → soccer
He just doesn’t want to go back to that place. asserted
He → want → place
I don’t think that’s how he should be thinking, that as a 3-year-old he did something wrong,” she said. asserted
she → think → something
Martasia claimed that Nevada had been targeted all season in a league in which he plays against 5-year-olds, and when the game on Saturday started, she said that she saw other parents, the director and some coaches circle up, “trying to figure out how to let us know that he can’t play so the other kids could play.” uncertain
kids → claim → Saturday
In a devastating turn, Nevada is scared that he created the drama, his mother said. asserted
mother → scar → drama
“It’s heartbreaking because now Nevada’s saying he doesn’t wanna go over there. asserted
he → ’ → ?
He’s scared that he did something wrong,” Martasia said. asserted
Martasia → ’ → something
The whole situation started when Martasia said that she had gone over to the huddled-up coaches, league director and parents to stand up for her son. asserted
she → start → son
She claimed that once she started defending Nevada, “they just called the police.” asserted
they → claim → police
However, 911 audio obtained by The Post revealed that Hayes claimed that there was a parent “following me around, calling me names in front of the whole bunch of people that are here. asserted
that → obtain → people
I want to be done.” asserted
I → want → ?
Two officers from the Winter Park Police Department arrived at the scene at 10 a.m. and a police report stated that the incident was a “civil matter” and not “criminal” in a news release. asserted
incident → arrive → release
No arrests were made and no one was trespassed, according to police. uncertain
one → make → police
The league has refunded Nevada’s family, Martasia told HuffPost. asserted
Martasia → refund → HuffPost
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