West Mesa High School head football coach Anthony Ansotigue believes how he disciplined his players was "nothing cruel or unusual," but some parents believe the coaching staff took it too far.

The parents have an issue with members of the team having to do bear crawls in 90-degree heat on the school's new turf for 15 minutes or more.

One woman said her son came home with blistered and burned hands after practice on September 7, KRQE reported.  The mother said another parent sent her pictures of their sons' hands which had similar injuries.

"I looked at him and immediately I said, 'get in the car we're going to urgent care,'" the mother told KRQE. "Their kids had blisters as well and they were not happy with what happened and wondering why they thought this was OK to do. They had told the coaches that the turf was hot, and the coaches responded with, 'looking at your hands won't make it feel any better.'"

KRQE reported that according to one of the players, they were forced to do bear crawls for "recent bad behavior."

Head coach Ansotigue responded to KRQE with a statement that said he would not put his players in danger.