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Was this a team rule that the player was aware of and the whole team followed? The coach said this was a team policy that everyone was aware of.

I'm 100% for wearing pink and supporting boobs, but rules are rules. If the coach said no, then it's a no. There are other ways you can honor somebody on the field.

At the same time, the coach should have addressed the issue before he stepped on the field. Waiting till after the game made the issue bigger than it had to be and made the kid look like a scapegoat in the loss.

Obviously, the school will look into this. After all, nobody wants to be the villain