Still, in keeping with football’s most popular punishment since time immemorial, he had the boy run a few laps around the field. He told the station that when the boy was finished running, he lauded him for taking his laps without complaining — another classic coach trait. Football coach fired for having a kid run laps because of bullying. I’m like because I’m a father,” Kennedy told WTNH. He told the station he wouldn’t have a problem if another coach had made his sons run laps if they had been bullying another player.

Source: Washington Post October 07, 2016 10:26 UTC