Mum tries to trip 9-year-old playing basketball against her son

Most parents like to support their children's sporting dreams by coming along to watch their games and cheer them on, but one woman took things too far at her son's basketball game.

The US mother was watching her son play at the Hardwood Palace 10-and-under tournament in California recently when she was caught on camera trying to sabotage another team.

During a game between Cornerstone Basketball Academy and Folsom Elite Basketball Academy, the mum appeared to stick her leg out just as one of the opposition players ran past, almost tripping him.

The 9-year-old boy who was on the team opposing her son's team narrowly avoided her foot, which could have sent him sprawling across the court and resulted in possible injuries.

The moment was caught on video by another parent who was recording the match and later shared online, where people were outraged by the woman's actions.

However, the child in the video apparently wasn't the only one on the Cornerstone team that the mum tried to sabotage, revealed the team director Eugene Solandao.

"One of the kids during one of the timeouts had said, 'Hey coach, there's a parent on the sideline, it's a woman you know, I think she's wearing a pink hat,'" he told Fox40.

The child reportedly also told Solando the woman was telling children on the other team to elbow Cornerstone player in the face.

The manager of Hardwood Palace has since confirmed the mother has been banned from future games held there, while the directors of her son's basketball team assured Fox40 that the issue had been dealt with.

“We have addressed the situation with the parent involved directly," the Folsom directors said in a statement.

"It is our policy to manage all disciplinary matters in a way that is effective and productive so we can eliminate incidents in the future.”