A week before the school year started, about 50 Nelson High School football players were learning on the field — but not just about football.

On a rainy, Tuesday afternoon, they knelt before Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive back Stavros Katsantonis as he talked about being a role model and standing up to prevent gender-based violence.

"We may not think much of it, but making jokes or comments that are towards women, that's really important. And not being someone [who] allows that to happen," Katsantonis said. "I think that's pretty common in football. I'm sure we all have all heard someone say something derogatory or something negative towards women. … If someone was saying that about your mom or your sister or your aunt or your wife, how would you feel about that? Probably wouldn't feel to

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