Football Coach Gives Take On SCOTUS Prayer Decision

A listener who coaches football gives insight into the recent SCOTUS decision on prayer in schools. He said, in his experience, that prayer was very common in high school and college locker rooms. And that a coach is not just a private citizen when the game ends because their duty to their student doesn't stop when the last whistle is blown.

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Tim called from rochester. I'm from Rochester, New york. What is on your mind? I wanted to speak to the supreme court decision on school prayer or on prayer on the football field. yeah. I've been a football coach for the last five years now. I actually just moved from rural Pennsylvania. There I was a defensive coordinator. I just actually moved out of the state for a new job up here. but just to provide some context on how intense football is in prayer was built into our pregame. It was something that we did routinely. and interestingly enough it was the lord's prayer. Which lord's prayer is that? you have to help me out here. I'm a little bit rusty, oh my lord. yes. oh, our father throughout heaven shows that whole thing. Okay, I identify as an agnostic. but in any case, this was something that was incredibly routine in high school football locker rooms. It was also something I played college football. We did it there as well. and it's always sort of implicit right? as you guys kind of talked about earlier in the show. I just want to also speak to the idea that kids at this age are incredibly emotional and vulnerable. and football programs sell destiny. and they sell the idea that this is what you're supposed to be doing. and to have something a part of like that a part of a routine makes kids so incredibly susceptible to joining into that sort of thing. and also just as a quick final note and i'll let you guys comment. The idea, in this case, was that this coach after the last whistle is blown he's sort of free to do whatever he wants. right? That's so not true. Anybody that's involved in high school athletics knows that these coaches are responsible for making sure those kids get home safely.