coaches preying on students is grooming of the worst order. who doubts for a second there are

[msongs]

penalties imposed on players who do not go along with this grooming, social pressure, being kept out of games, hazed more than normal. the religionists are nasty and vindictive to the max

[Walleye]

1. Especially high school football coaches. They are notorious little potentates

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. My mom saw a coach hit a kid once during pre season football practice.

We had a new coach before the season began. I have no idea what happened there, but there were lots of parents involved.

[Walleye]

4. For years I covered a lot of high school sports for the newspaper

Some of the coaches were great and the teams reflected the positive attitude. Some of the coaches were frightening monsters. I got the feeling they went into coaching just so they could torture the boys. I pity their wives

[maxsolomon]

2. If they do it at a private religious school, IDGAF.

This is a public high school, and it is coercive whether or not there are penalties imposed for non-participation.