An upstate New York high school girls basketball coach was fired after a caught-on television postgame incident where he was busted yanking a player’s hair after the team’s loss Friday night. In a now-viral video,

In a statement shared with local media, Zullo, 81, said he regretted his behavior and offered apologies to the player, her family, the team, the district, and the community.

The coach of the girls’ varsity team in Northville, N.Y., was caught yanking a player’s hair on a television broadcast of a championship game on Friday.