Or maybe KHSAA doesn't want to be sued because they are telling athletes to participate in a hollow gesture after each sporting event. Either way, a meaningless exercise is no longer mandated and IMO it is for the best.

 

I am sure there will be plenty of opportunities for the KHSAA to be sued during in game incidents. Student Athletes need to learn to play and Interact with class. The more opportunities the better.

Kids need to learn how to win/lose with sportsmanship. That's what's wrong with sports nowadays, kids do not know how to win and they do not know how to lose with class. What they do know is how to run their mouths nonstop to one another.

 

I've been told stories about games from the '50s, '60s and '70s that had fights during the post game handshake. I've seen fights in the '80s, '90s and recently during the post game handshake. So lets not pin it on "nowadays" because not "knowing how" to win or lose has been a problem since the first game of anything was ever played.

I am sure there will be plenty of opportunities for the KHSAA to be sued during in game incidents. Student Athletes need to learn to play and Interact with class. The more opportunities the better.

 

If a kid hasn't learned that by middle school, they never will. I'm more concerned with getting my kid to quit acting like a baby when the ref makes a call he doesn't agree with than whether or not he shakes hands after the game.

I've been told stories about games from the '50s, '60s and '70s that had fights during the post game handshake. I've seen fights in the '80s, '90s and recently during the post game handshake. So lets not pin it on "nowadays" because not "knowing how" to win or lose has been a problem since the first game of anything was ever played.

 

Exactly. As long as the score is kept and winner and losers are announced there is always a chance somebody amongst the group that just finished playing that can't handle it.

If a kid hasn't learned that by middle school, they never will. I'm more concerned with getting my kid to quit acting like a baby when the ref makes a call he doesn't agree with than whether or not he shakes hands after the game.

 

I can respect that, as a PE teacher it is getting harder and harder to get kids to play with sportsmanship and respect for the game, their teammates, opponents, officials, and even fans. I have gone from mentioning it during lessons to making it its own lesson. We need more coaches and parents that emphasize these things and the KHSAA wouldn't feel the need to do this.

This is just a game, if kids can't shake hands afterwards without fighting to the point that the KHSAA disapproves of it, then yes we do have a problem with sportsmanship.

 

Obviously there are some problems with sportsmanship or else the handshake would not have ended for the reason that it did. But if you think for a single moment that forcing a kid to shake an opponent's hand will somehow teach or instill sportsmanship, I think you are mistaken. At best, a large, large majority of the time the players walk quickly through the line, say a meaningless and hollow "good game" and then run to their sideline.

 

As PP92 mentioned, helping an opponent up says a lot more to me than the handshake afterwards. Not trashtalking or showboating during a game says a lot more to me than the handshake afterwards. Not cussing or arguing with the refs during the game says a lot more to me than the handshake afterwards. Handing the ball to the ref after a score says a lot more to me than the handshake afterwards.

I always like how the Reds (and all major league teams) go out and shake hands with each other on their own team after the game. Unfortunately, it's usually the winning team only but that could be a good tradition to start...

I honestly believe that if a coach doesn't have to face the opposing teams coach in the handshake line after a game, it won't be long before we see 100 pts put on someone.

I honestly believe that if a coach doesn't have to face the opposing teams coach in the handshake line after a game, it won't be long before we see 100 pts put on someone.

 

Wouldn't bother me any.

How about when kids come together and pray after a game, OMG they sometimes hold hands when they do that. Is that the same as shaking?

How about when kids come together and pray after a game, OMG they sometimes hold hands when they do that. Is that the same as shaking?

 

Give it time prayer will be out as well.

I've been told stories about games from the '50s, '60s and '70s that had fights during the post game handshake. I've seen fights in the '80s, '90s and recently during the post game handshake. So lets not pin it on "nowadays" because not "knowing how" to win or lose has been a problem since the first game of anything was ever played.

 

It's wayyyyy more prevalent now than then.

Kentucky high schools put an end to postgame handshakes - CBSSports.com

 

Its one of the top stories on cbssports.com

Is a handshake afterwards really needed to demonstrate sportsmanship between competitors? Shouldn't that have been done during the game?

 

Frankly, I could give a hoot less if they continue to shake hands or they don't continue to shake hands after a game. A dirty player that shook hands after a game was still a dirty player. And a clean player was going to still be a clean player regardless of whether he shook hands afterwards.

 

 

Or stated differently: players have the entire game to demonstrate sportsmanship. A handshake afterwards really doesn't mean much.

 

We agree wholeheartedly. If you've got a buddy on the other team or a player you really respect and want to say "nice work" to , have at it. Other than that go to the lockerroom.

When this issue came out, I did not like the idea of eliminating the post game handshake but found out in conversation that a lot of coaches thought getting rid of it was a good idea. I don't like it, but I understand and I will go along with it.