That was one of the possibilities I thought of. Maybe the parents wanted to share in this special, once-in-a-lifetime event.
But now the football coach of the local school has usurped their right to raise their kid as they saw fit.
Indeed. That's understandable. The parents reached an agreement for their son to decide for himself, but they wanted to be a part of it. Other parents might've shrugged it off, but baptism is a very important event for these two.