Youth Soccer Board Lifts Ban on Parent

The national American Youth Soccer Organization lifted a lifetime ban Monday on a parent accused of taking part in a brawl during a boys’ soccer tournament in Orange County, and reduced its discipline against two coaches.

An investigation by an AYSO appeals panel into the melee June 24 in San Juan Capistrano cleared parent Mark Kaylor of attacking rival spectators with a metal rod, finding that he fought in self-defense.

The panel of three AYSO members, after interviewing spectators and tournament officials who saw the brawl, also concluded that two volunteer coaches with the Chino Chiefs’ under-14 team should receive shorter bans.