Football is supposed to be “manly”, but taunting over such BS as this is far from “manly” - it is bullying the kid over something he cannot control.
Being “manly” on the field includes the sportsmanship concept of letting your play do the talking. Getting your own teammates hyped up is fine - but belittling your opponent for things that are completely out of their control is idiotic.
Just my $.02, but IMO the coach is way out of bounds here. He’s sanctioning the lesson that mouthing off is part of the game - and it never should be.
I remember being very amazed by Muhammed Ali’s boxing ability early in his career, but as I got older, I began to dislike his trash talking. I have since come to view his conduct as the precursor to the public trash talking we see now. (As long as there have been sports, there has been trash talking, just not public and accepted.
Later in life, I looked at those fights in retrospect and had far more respect for guys like Joe Frazier, who appeared to want to do his talking with his fists.
I hate this aspect of sports. I love it when I see an athlete act like they have been successful before when they make a play.
“your momma wears combat boots!” was said in the old days!!
So freaking what???
Now this...kids are just freaking snowflakes that can’t take it.
Tell the kid to play ball or get off the field.
He is just acting beneath his job. He’s an adult, he should act like one.