[fansville]

I think if you fire the coach then this player should lose a year of eligibility, just my opinion.

Absolutely not. Why would you punish the player (a kid) for the actions of two adults?

Because the Dad is the guardian of and is acting on the behalf of the player. If this kid were going to college and the dad committed recruiting violations then the NCAA would punish the player, why should this be any different? There is no way to punish the dad and the way you prevent this sort of thing from happening in the future is to punish both parties, coach and player.