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Jun 27, 2016
9:56:26am

rocker All-American

And the Church newspaper, the DN, will write glowing articles about Frank

Jackson and Jabari Parker during their basketball careers at Duke that includes playing on Sunday.

Yeah, I find the Church's stance interesting too. Playing sports on Sunday is so absolutely wrong that it won't make even a few exceptions (say, for example, for a conference tourney championship game for minor sports) even if it means the ultimate elimination of college athletics at BYU. But the DN will write glowing articles about college athletes who play on Sunday without a hint of negativity about it.

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The aspect of BYU and Sunday play that is fascinating to me

Coog4Life

6/27/16 6:11am

I think most members have adopted a stance that you try not to work on Sunday's but sometimes it's required. For

SouthernBlueBlood

6/27/16 6:33am

I don't know a single person that won't work on Sunday if they have to

6/27/16 6:34am

Define "have to"

(Private)

6/27/16 4:21pm

I think most players that feel that way drop out of the sports because of that

Revolution

6/27/16 7:09am

Yes, it seems like every family must deal with this at some point if their kids

nukeduker

6/27/16 7:53am

Many people around me complain that in order to be able to play at BYU you have

Fdnman

6/27/16 7:13am

I hadn't ever thought of that. Interesting yet unfortunate dilemma.

Lalau

6/27/16 7:21am

Yes, that seems like the very definition of an ethical dilemma

nukeduker

6/27/16 7:51am

This has been gnawing at me lately

Ulysses14

6/27/16 8:07am

You can't even play community basketball or football in our area after about 7th

Fdnman

6/27/16 8:25am

Youth football on Sunday? Is that a thing now? That sucks

6/27/16 3:27pm

Really? So how is BYU any different from every other D1 program. You get offered if your good, BYU doesn't control that.

SnickSnack

6/27/16 8:28am

That isn't reality. Reality is if you don't play on Sunday you will never get

Fdnman

6/27/16 8:32am

Amen Amen Amen

OC Coug

6/27/16 9:28am

I don't disagree that playing on Sunday helps you be a better player. But how is this a BYU problem? So BYU should

SnickSnack

6/27/16 12:03pm

They aren't different than any other D1 program...that is the point. Every kid

Fdnman

6/27/16 8:35am

And you get better on Sunday play - in youth sports Sunday is like the

OC Coug

6/27/16 9:35am

BYU coaches attend the Sunday games and recruit those players who play on Sunday

WaterCat

6/27/16 12:43pm

This was a huge issue for us in Florida. The good, better and best talk hit

IUCougar

6/27/16 8:45am

Not making it to church because they choose to play sports on Sunday...

CoachSpeak

6/27/16 10:30am

I understand the viewpoint, but also the question is whether those weekday

Fdnman

6/27/16 10:33am

That certainly is a dilemma

stoils

6/27/16 10:39am

Good points...

CoachSpeak

6/27/16 10:51am

I don't disagree...

CoachSpeak

6/27/16 10:43am

I agree completely. The Church tries to monopolize so much of kids free time

Singcat

6/27/16 12:32pm

Yes. How do we do missionary work, be involved in the community, etc. if

Ulysses14

6/27/16 1:37pm

Facing that right now. Son was invited to play on AAU team...

6/27/16 11:21am

This is a real issue for all but Football every other sport has tournaments etc

CariocaCoug

6/27/16 11:40am

I think if Larry Miller could have set the schedule the Jazz would skip Sundays.

Cougarpolis

6/27/16 7:13am

They don't have it figured out

wapiti

6/27/16 9:25am

The Jazz do not play at home on Sunday's except in playoffs.

WJCougar

6/27/16 1:34pm

hmm, did not know that. Just remember Larry "not going to the games" during

Cougarpolis

6/27/16 2:22pm

He got special permission to not play home games on Sunday's...

WJCougar

6/27/16 2:46pm

1% assumption is totally wrong

6/27/16 7:51am

Amen. My experience is that most LDS parents will drop the sport...

canofpicante

6/27/16 12:50pm

I think it is a lot higher %. Those that don't just don't get make it as far.

blueaussie

6/27/16 8:58am

It's much higher.

canofpicante

6/27/16 12:53pm

Agreed.

blueaussie

6/27/16 6:01pm

Is it possible to keep Sunday holy and still do activities?

coastcat

6/27/16 9:02am

Well its certainly not refraining fronm your weekly activities

OC Coug

6/27/16 9:44am

How common is this? I have LDS friends in Provo who will not go shopping or out

coastcat

6/27/16 10:14am

I don't necessarily think it is wrong to use this reason (i.e. not doing things

nukeduker

6/27/16 10:42am

I think you assume people are watching TV all day

OC Coug

6/27/16 10:49am

I had a roommate who worked Sunday's, so he treated another day of the week as

bretonnia

6/27/16 9:47am

I use President Nelson's words to guide me on this subject

nukeduker

6/27/16 10:04am

What would lead you to make this kind of statement? Do you have data to back it

Ironhide

6/27/16 9:12am

I can name 124 BYU players that have played in the NFL

Coog4Life

6/27/16 11:22am

He has no data. Let's keep it real.

canofpicante

6/27/16 1:02pm

I'll take that

Ironhide

6/27/16 1:10pm

I can see the lack of clarity in my OP

Coog4Life

6/27/16 1:13pm

I assume coaches as well - my interaction was that a specific coach was very

OC Coug

6/27/16 9:51am

And the Church newspaper, the DN, will write glowing articles about Frank

rocker

6/27/16 9:56am

yep...i guess we'll all be happy when these awesome mormon athletes excel

nashty

6/27/16 10:12am

i'll never consider the DN SPorts section an extension of the church

fattycoug

6/27/16 11:32am

i've posted about this a hundred times. BYU sends their coaches to recruit

nashty

6/27/16 10:11am

I don't see what BYU does as hypocrisy

Ulysses14

6/27/16 10:27am

Is it strange that I wouldn't want BYU to celebrate people like Eli Herring

nukeduker

6/27/16 10:36am

In other news: BYU cafeterias open in Freshman dorms on Sunday

MarylandFan

6/27/16 10:37am

This makes me think of my mostly-jewish competitive eating team.

mvtoro

6/27/16 11:15am

This is a very strange analogy.

Jay Rick

6/27/16 11:36am

womens rugby team forfeited rather than play.

Mayor of Cougartown

6/27/16 10:57am

Do most of you commenting on this live outside of Utah?

CoachSpeak

6/27/16 11:37am

Yes Arizona I took my soccer team up to Utah to play in the Utah state games

CariocaCoug

6/27/16 11:42am

Yes. CA. (Grew up in AZ)

nashty

6/27/16 11:56am

PA

Ulysses14

6/27/16 12:09pm

WI

nukeduker

6/27/16 12:15pm

Outside utah virtually every sport plays on Sundays. It has really had an

Singcat

6/27/16 12:42pm

There are many things more difficult being Mormon outside utah. Sports

Singcat

6/27/16 12:44pm

NC - my daughter was just invited to an elite soccer camp

OBXCougar

6/27/16 1:13pm

One would hope that if she attends the camps at BYU, she'll get an offer

WaterCat

6/27/16 1:24pm

Yes. In Florida, most high schools have a travelling team in the summer. If

IUCougar

6/27/16 2:41pm

I think you lack the data to make such claims reliable.

canofpicante

6/27/16 12:46pm

I got the impression he was talking about athletes on the pro level...

CoachSpeak

6/27/16 12:59pm

Maybe you're right. I took him at his words: "LDS players".

canofpicante

6/27/16 1:17pm

I think I lost my testimony reading this thread. Thanks for opening my eyes.

StalwartBraveTrue

6/27/16 12:48pm

Doesn't matter how many athletes feel this way

reddead

6/27/16 2:46pm

This will affect my niece next She is 12 lives in Maryland

CariocaCoug

6/27/16 5:15pm

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