You don't have to get involved if it's dangerous . We have group activities with alcohol and underage drinking but if one chooses not to drink, their choice is respected . Every team has different traditions and as long as players are able to decline involvement there's nothing wrong with it . Most coaches know about initiations, but they know it brings their teams closer together . You know what you're getting into.
People have a choice.
The players can make their own decisions. Athletes apparently apply their right to make choices to their right to test the limits in hazing, without realizing the unique conditions of hazing, which occurs in an environment of significant peer pressure at a vulnerable time for new members who have a great deal to lose by not complying. It is typically designed without adult guidance by youth, who know little about the dynamics driving them. In spite of all the difficulties in addressing athletic hazing, some athletic directors and coaches believe there is no choice other than to meet hazing head-on. Those who accept the extremes of poor behavior by others can't wait till their turn to get their pound of flesh.