Playing catch with your son is a common pass time for many fathers.  For a man that is not only a high school football coach but also the athletic director, this could even be mandatory but sometimes bonding requires more than just a pig skin.  So true for David Coates who spent quality time with his son, Joseph, peddling marijuana, LSD & ecstasy.

After a 10 month investigation into the pharmacy based upon family values, the dynamic duo were arrested along with 2 others.  As usual, everyone in the community is “in shock” about the allegations but sometimes life lessons have to be taught off the field …

The Clarion Ledger has the details:

Coates, 55, is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell or distribute. He was one of four people arrested Thursday night as the result of a 10-month investigation of ecstasy, LSD and marijuana distribution.

Also charged are Coates’ son, 21-year-old Joseph Patrick Coates of Oxford; Mary Jane Miranda, 23, also of Oxford; and Marc Frank Davis, 54, of Greeley, Colo. The younger Coates and Miranda are students at the University of Mississippi.

The elder Coates, who was named the Metro Coach of the Year in 2003 by The Clarion-Ledger, has coached the Cougars for 19 seasons, compiling a record of 123 victories and 96 losses.

Youth coaches arrested for taking illegal drugs? Bad, but it happens.

Youth coaches arrested for selling illegal drugs? Terrible. Keep them away from our kids.

Youth coaches arrested for selling illegal drugs WHILE COACHING THE TEAM? Un-freakin’ believable!

And yet, we have a guy involved in the Wythe County Recreation League (Virginia) who’s accused of doing just that. To make matters worse, while cops were searching his house for additional drugs, another coach stopped by and was also arrested for drug possession. And, somehow, a third man–a non-coach–was somehow got tangled up in all of that drug mess.

Here’s more from WSLS:

Two Wythe County Recreation League coaches were arrested Tuesday afternoon on drug charges by the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office. A third man also was arrested as a result of the investigation.

According to Chief Deputy Keith Dunagan, Robert Dallis Mills, 36, of Ivanhoe Road was arrested on the property of Jackson Memorial Elementary School when he allegedly sold a controlled substance while coaching the Jackson Memorial Recreation League football team. He was charged with drug distribution and drug distribution on school property.

David Wade Coleman, 33, of Old School Road was arrested when he stopped at Mills’ residence while police officers were conducting a search. He was charged after officers found Xanax and marijuana in his vehicle, police said.