I believe they are most important in our schools because of the discipline that they instill in our young people. When I was in high school in the 50s, you didn’t have to play football to get discipline. I can’t do any of those things.’ Then he said, ‘If that’s the case then I’m not going to allow you to play football.’” (All teachers had to sign off before you could play football.) I became a part of that debate team, and we went to state.”He said there was no way he could have been the coach he became without being on that debate team. * This column previously appeared on BrownwoodNews.com on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021***‘Out of the Box’ with Dallas Huston is published each Monday morning at BrownwoodNews.com.