Jacqui Oatley hits out at football coach who told her daughter to 'play with hula hoops instead'
Broadcaster Jacqui Oatley has said she lodged a complaint after her seven-year-old daughter was told to leave a football class when boys wouldn't pass to her.
The Wolverhampton-born presenter said girls in the group, including her daughter, were told by the coach "to go and play with hula-hoops instead".
The furious mother branded the coach's actions "ridiculous" and said she had complained about the matter.
Oatley, who is a sports presenter for ITV and now lives in Surrey, spoke out about the incident on Twitter.
She said: "My seven-year-old daughter was looking forward to her football class this morning. When I picked her up she said the boys would only pass to each other, so the coach told the girls to go and play with hula-hoops instead. Ridiculous."
She later added: "To clarify, I complained straight away to the boss who apologised profusely and assured us it won’t happen again."