Prout played Gaelic football and
hurling as a student at
Rochestown College. He later studied at the
Cork Institute of Technology and lined out as a
dual player with the senior teams in the
Fitzgibbon Cup and
Sigerson Cup competitions. At club level, Prout began his career at juvenile and underage levels with
Shamrocks. After progressing to adult level, he won a
South East JAHC medal in 2005 after a defeat of
Kinsale in the divisional final. Prout added a
South East JAFC medal to his collection in 2016, however, Shamrocks were later beaten by
Gabriel Rangers in the subsequent
2016 Cork JAFC final. He also earned selection to the
Carrigdhoun divisional team. At inter-county level, Prout first played for
Cork as a dual player at minor level. He won an
All-Ireland MHC medal in 2001, after lining out at left wing-back in the 2-10 to 1-08 defeat of
Galway in the
2001 All-Ireland minor final. Prout later progressed to the under-21 team and won a
Munster U21FC medal after a one-point win over
Kerry in 2004. Prout won an
All-Ireland IHC medal with Cork in 2003, after a one-point win over
Kilkenny in the final. He added an
All-Ireland JFC medal to his collection two years later, when Cork had a 0-10 to 1-04 win over
Meath in the
2005 All-Ireland junior final. Prout was added to the
senior team shortly afterwards and won a
Munster SFC medal in 2006. He ended his inter-county career by winning a second All-Ireland JFC medal in 2009. ==Coaching career==