In a suburb of Boston a football coach and a father got into a fight over whether his son should run laps after he was late due to father’s fault: http://bit.ly/3WMshv
The most disappointing part of this story in my opinion is that in front of these boys to grown men arranged to get into a fistfight to resolve their dispute. I am sure these boys will hear talks from coaches, school administrators and messages from the media about sportsmanship and conflict resolution. Unfortunately, these boys witnessed a prime example of “do as I say not what I do.” Even as I type this the Broncos and Chargers are getting into a tussle on the field before their nationally televised game. Messages about violence prevention sound hollow until we as adult back them up with our actions. Hopefully this incident can serve as a reminder.