The coin toss in a football game is a formal procedure conducted before the start of the game and prior to any overtime period to determine which team will kick off to start the half and which goal each team will defend.
The referee tosses the coin into the air, ensuring it rotates end-over-end. The result becomes clear as soon as it lands on the field.
For important games a celebrity, politician, or retired football star performs the ceremonial toss.
The traditional method for beginning a football game is best described as a “coin flip” or “coin flick,” since only flipping or flicking causes the coin to spin end-over-end.
While officiating the customary coin toss at the 126th Army-Navy game, Donald Trump heaved the ceremonial coin as if he were tossing a cow chip at a state fair in Oklahoma or tossing a bean bag at a cornhole competition.
Trump’s grotesquely tiny, bruised doll hands rendered him ill-equipped to perform the ceremonial coin toss. To make matters worse the octogenarian was wearing gloves, further limiting his dexterity.
To the surprise of no one in the crowd, the coin did not rotate, and it landed with a thud. Trump proudly pointed to the place where the coin landed, reminding me of a toddler pointing to the place on the carpet where he pooped.
Trump is a national embarrassment, he should have been tossed out of the football game, right there and then.