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Main Line Soccer Coach Bet On Student-Athletes: Report

Conestoga High School Soccer Coach David Zimmer, along with some students, reportedly placed prop bets on student-athletes' statistics.

TREDYFFRIN-EASTTOWN, PA — A soccer coach at Conestoga High School was suspended for betting on sports, according to a new report.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Conestoga soccer coach David Zimmerman was suspended in early 2025 after he and some students placed bets on individual player statistics.

The Tredyffrin/Easttown School District suspended the award- and championship-winning coach after the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association got a tip about alleged gambling among its athletics department.

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According to the Inquirer, Zimmerman was identified as the person involved in the gambling by a tipster, and that the gambling involved less than $10.

Patch has reached out to the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District and will update the story when additional information is made available.

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