Foundations of Coaching Chapter 11 A serious issue facing athletic programs today is religion. There are basically two different religious issues involved in athletics. Having practice or games on religious days or on Sundays, and prayer in sports. The first situation is whether to play games or practice on religious days. Most parents and athlete’s have no problem with playing game on Sundays, although there may be some parents that appose the policy of playing …showed first 75 words of 453 total…

…showed last 75 words of 453 total…fans are very close to the athletes a dangerous mob spirit can be created. If spectators get out of hand a coach may have to get on the PA system and tell the fans to settle down, sop throwing objects, or whatever. The book says that a visiting team should be treated like guests when they come to play their team, so overly insulting opposing referees, coaches, players, mascots, fans, and cheerleaders should be avoided.