In light of Larsen’s conduct at a MYS game earlier this year, the board had previously decided to suspend him from coaching for one year and require him to complete a coach training course before he returns to the league.

Larsen was arrested Feb. 16 for remaining on the premises after being ejected from a heated MYS fifth- and sixth-grade girls basketball game against Estacada.

“Through this whole process and going forward, we take our coaches’ conduct here seriously,” MYS president Bob Russell said.

Failing to leave a sporting event after an ejection can carry a Class C misdemeanor, but Larsen was not criminally convicted.

He did receive a trespassing violation and $250 fine, said Clackamas County deputy district attorney Stacey Borgman.

Since the incident, Larsen said he has received tremendous support, even from people he hardly knows.

“I would just like to first and foremost thank the community for supporting me,” Larsen said.

MYS received positive feedback on Larsen’s coaching from Molalla parents.

“We have not had one Molalla parent who has not been in support (of Larsen),” Russell said

Larsen had planned to appeal the board’s decision to suspend him. Instead, he requested that he be allowed to continue his involvement in the league as an assistant coach or team helper.

It was his first appearance before the MYS board after the February incident.

“I wanted a chance to get to talk with them,” Larsen said.

Larsen has three children who currently play sports through MYS and has volunteered as a basketball and soccer coach for the program for nine years.

“‘We’re all in this together’ is their motto,” Larsen said. “We’re going to work this out.”

The board decided that until the suspension is up next year, Larsen will not be allowed to serve as an assistant coach, but does have permission to help with practices if the coach approves. He is allowed to attend games as a spectator, but cannot help during games.

“We think coach Larsen has been a great asset to the community,” Russell said. “At the end of the suspension, we’re going to welcome Jeff back to our organization.”

Larsen will also complete coach training videos through the National Alliance for Youth Sports.

MYS baseball coaches are already required to complete this training in compliance with league requirements through Clackamas County.

Some witnesses at the February basketball game claimed that Larsen berated the 17-year-old referee, Houston Webb, throughout the game, even after being ejected, an account Larsen denies.

“I was just concerned,” Larsen said. “They (the players) were getting physically hurt. It was a game that was rough and out of control.”

Larsen said he tried to convince the referee to call more fouls.