HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Marshall University head football coach Doc Holliday took some time off the field Thursday to help with boys of a younger age group.

Holliday was a guest speaker at the Major Gift's Luncheon for the Boy Scouts of America.

The luncheon gives the community an opportunity to learn about Boy Scout groups in the area and financial support.

Holliday said there are similarities in boy scouts and sports. "The only discipline kids are getting today are either on the athletic field or in the boys scouts or cub scouts," he said. "For the people in this room right here, I'm sure a lot of great parents that's happening, but I bet 80% of the people out there in the country today don't have parents in the home to provide the discipline that the kids need. That being said, thanks for what you do, it's a great cause."

More than 6,000 young people participated in scouting last year in the tri-state.