Russian prosecutors are examining shocking footage of a football coach kicking a seven-year-old boy in the air during a training session . Valentin Pavlov claimed he was teaching Eugene Efimov how to kick the ball properly after the lad failed to show enough commitment in a tackle . 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 then kicks out at him in what he later claimed was an attempt to teach him how to use his feet more 'robustly ' Eugene Efimov is sent flying into the air by the forceful kick which has outraged Russia . He 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 . ' 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 Eugene Efimov after the kick , he claims he has done so since . But after the video went viral , the youngster 's mother Alyona Efimova , 35 , was tracked down and she refused to criticise the coach . Left , Valentin Pavlov , the coach who denies kicking Eugene Efimov ( right ) with the intent of hurting him . She said : ' I was at the match and watching the game , and it was just part of the game . The video does n't show anything really special , my son has been training for football with this coach for three years and we have n't had any problems up until now , and I still do n't see a problem . ' The video however has underlined a tough attitude that many parents in Russia have to raising children , where violence from parents or teachers is still often regarded as acceptable as a way of making sure they grow up properly . Asked if he was angry at the kick , the boy told local TV : 'No . I am not mad at him , I fell down because I jumped , I did n't feel any pain , it just looked bad . ' While the footage has caused outrage in Russia , 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 the players being hit with a wooden stick by their opponents during an exhibition game in Moscow last month.