Russian prosecutors are examining shocking footage of a football coach kicking a seven-year-old boy in the air during a Lokomotiv Moscow youth match . Valentin Pavlov claimed he was teaching the boy how to kick the ball properly after he failed to show enough commitment in a tackle against Brateevo Moscow . He then ordered the frightened child to get back into the game . In the video , Valentin Pavol can be seen calling the seven-year-old player over to the sideline during training . He kicks out at him in what he later claimed was an attempt to teach him how to use his feet more 'robustly ' The boy is sent flying into the air by the forceful kick which has outraged Russia . The boy twists in the air before landing on his back as another child , far right , watches on in horror . The Moscow Football Federation has branded the training drill incident 'outrageous ' The powerful Investigative Committee , equivalent of the FBI , is deciding whether to bring charges for cruelty against Pavlov , but the coach claims his kick looked worse than it was . The Moscow Football Federation branded the incident 'outrageous ' . ' I was explaining to the child how to use his foot in a more robust manner , ' claimed the coach , who claimed the camera was at the wrong angle . ' I started showing him - and just then the child jumped . So I sort of touched him , and he flipped in the air . 'Of course , there was not even a slightest intention to hurt him . This is a coincidence . 'He fell down in a theatrical manner so that it looked like he was hurt . The person who filmed it was lucky to catch this angle . ' Left , Valentin Pavlov , the coach who denies kicking Eugene Efimov ( right ) with the intent of hurting him . Pavlov is the father of two daughters , one of whom plays in his team , and he claimed he filmed his club Maximum-Brateevo 's training sessions as proof there was no undue physical force or beating of children . While he did not apologise to the boy after the kick , he claims he has done so since . The footage has caused outrage in Russia , but it was unclear today whether the boy 's parents have complained . Without a complaint , the Investigative Committee may not take further action . After the boy got back to his feet , Mr Pavlov then appeared to order him back into the game .
Russian prosecutors are examining shocking footage of coach and player . The video shows Valentin Pavlov kicking the boy , aged 7 , into the air . He can then be seen ordering frightened child back into the training drill . Mr Pavlov claimed he was showing the boy how to use his foot 'robustly ' He added : 'So I sort of touched him , and he flipped in the air ' Russia 's Investigative Committee is considering laying charges of cruelty .