I agree but Im not blaming the commish, just having fun. Come on those are 6 funny reasons and 5 are true of society today.

 

7 was funnier than 1 through 6. :bunny:

The more I think about it the more it does make sense for several reasons.

 

1st. It takes too much energy and time to shake kids hands and we all know how lazy kids are these days. Good call commish.

 

2nd. Germs, yuck, who wants to touch a dirty sweaty hand. Good call commish.

 

3rd. Parents said I was good and dont lose. Why admit I lost, its degrading on my pschye. Good call commish.

 

4th. Its bullying, they just beat me and now want me to say good job for it. Good call commish

 

5th. The government is shut down so why do we have to do anything extra, they dont. Good call commish.

 

6th. The coach lost, not me. Let him go say thanks. Good call commish.

 

 

The 4th one is the best. :lol:

The frequency of such an event is less than 1 per 1000 events per year governed by the KHSAA. Was it really necessary to even make a statement on this? And moreso with many events having video footage now, could you not pin down the participants and/or programs enforce a little disciplinary action?

 

The first statement from the KHSAA is on national media now and we appear every bit backwoods as much of the nation suspects the state of Kentucky to be.......smh

Edited October 9, 201313 yr by Greenwaver

Yeah now people who read it in the media make fun of us.

 

They say it is good so we can cut down on family fights, since we are all inbred.

I still want someone to convince me how a handshake (or more appropriately a handtap quickly made while passing down the line) teaches sportsmanship. Will that little handtap somehow miraculously convert a bad sport into a good sport? I appreciate the "symbolism" to the handtap line, but I really don't think it instills good sportsmanship. It does allow the coach to tell his players "get out there and show some sportsmanship" but he can just as easily make that message part of his pre-game speech: "go out there and play hard, play with class and don't embarrass yourself, me, your school and your parents by playing dirty" (and I'm sure many coaches do just that). And when a coach has a player that plays dirty, sitting his butt on the sidelines for the rest of the game and running his butt the following week in practice will do a whole lot more to curb the bad behavior than some quick handtap after the game. A parent sitting down with his or her son after the game and expressing their extreme disappointment to the kid about his dirty play will do a lot more to correct the dirty play than some quick handtap. Parents not acting like idiots and screaming at the refs and opposing coaches and players during the game will do much more than a handtap. Coaches not yelling at the refs or exchanging words with the opposing coaches after the game will do much more than the handtap.

 

People like seeing the handshake lines because it makes them feel good; it makes them feel that all the players are good sports and play with class it's political correctness warmth and fuzziness. It does not instill sportsmanship however. Parents instill good sportsmanship; coaches reinforce it by commending good sportsmanship and penalizing bad sportsmanship.

 

The KHSAA reported the numbers though, so why wouldn't you use the number the KHSAA threw out?

Not every incident is reported to the KHSAA -- coaches yelling at each other, pushing, shoving, coaches having to seperate players, etc.

 

Most times, coaches step in and send their teams to different ends of the field.

Played in hundreds of contests, and been a spectator for hundreds more. Never once have I seen an incident after a game during hand shakes. Not once.

 

My kids have been in two incidents.

Not every incident is reported to the KHSAA -- coaches yelling at each other, pushing, shoving, coaches having to seperate players, etc.

 

Most times, coaches step in and send their teams to different ends of the field.

 

Sounds like the KHSAA will need to clarify what does and what does not need to be reported.

They don't want to stop governing after games. They want to allow officials, sometimes only 2-3 per game, from being involved with 5+ coaches, 50+ parents and 25+ players after a contest.

 

Heck, we all saw the video of the HS football game where the coaches threw down after. Should it really be on the 5 game officials to try to break that up? Absolutely not.

It was never tghe officials job in the first place to monitor the handshakes. I'm confused why this is to save the officials. Shoot I've seen many a games where the officials bolt as soon as the final whistle long before the first handshake takes place.

I still want someone to convince me how a handshake (or more appropriately a handtap quickly made while passing down the line) teaches sportsmanship. Will that little handtap somehow miraculously convert a bad sport into a good sport? I appreciate the "symbolism" to the handtap line, but I really don't think it instills good sportsmanship. It does allow the coach to tell his players "get out there and show some sportsmanship" but he can just as easily make that message part of his pre-game speech: "go out there and play hard, play with class and don't embarrass yourself, me, your school and your parents by playing dirty" (and I'm sure many coaches do just that). And when a coach has a player that plays dirty, sitting his butt on the sidelines for the rest of the game and running his butt the following week in practice will do a whole lot more to curb the bad behavior than some quick handtap after the game. A parent sitting down with his or her son after the game and expressing their extreme disappointment to the kid about his dirty play will do a lot more to correct the dirty play than some quick handtap. Parents not acting like idiots and screaming at the refs and opposing coaches and players during the game will do much more than a handtap. Coaches not yelling at the refs or exchanging words with the opposing coaches after the game will do much more than the handtap.

 

People like seeing the handshake lines because it makes them feel good; it makes them feel that all the players are good sports and play with class it's political correctness warmth and fuzziness. It does not instill sportsmanship however. Parents instill good sportsmanship; coaches reinforce it by commending good sportsmanship and penalizing bad sportsmanship.

 

Some good points and some things to think about.

 

Wouldnt the ultimate sportsmanship be for the teams to wish each other luck before the game takes place, before the yelling, before the berating, before the tauting, before the dirty play, before the game.

 

Maybe if a HS kid or Coach is man enough to wish each other luck before the madness then maybe alot of the nonsense would stop. JMO

 

I know this is not a traditional thing to do in football but I have seen it done in many other sports. :thumb:

 

That makes more sense to me then the post game crap when the tempers are flaring...JMO

In soccer, both teams shake hands with the refs and thank them. Tonight at Beechwood they left the field immediately as Directed.

In soccer, both teams shake hands with the refs and thank them. Tonight at Beechwood they left the field immediately as Directed.

 

I'm sorry but this just makes me sad. That's just not how it's supposed to be in my eyes.

No, they said the refs are not to police post game handshakes.

 

 

Here's the quote.......respectfully disagree....

 

"Following the contests, officials are to quickly and efficiently leave the playing facility following all rules mandated duties and ensure that the rules book mandated jurisdiction ends promptly. There is no need for officials to secure the game balls, shake hands with the coaches or players, or stick around the playing area for any other reason. "

I'm sorry but this just makes me sad. That's just not how it's supposed to be in my eyes.

 

I agree with you.

Channel 9 news in Cincinnati just covered the story in the 11 o'clock news. They reported that the handshake ban directive was misinterpreted and that handshakes are NOT banned.