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I'm just catching up, but I can't believe nobody has jumped on the notion of officials supervising the handshakes.
Never, never, never. I joke with my partner in basketball that I'll be in the lockerroom before the final horn is done sounding. Of course I'm exaggerating. Slightly.
That said, there ARE baseball umpires who will watch the handshake, but I am certainly not one of them. Most top umpires are not either. Me? I toss the balls to one of the kids as I'm walking off the field. In football, we trot to the lockerroom after the final play.
For God's sake, there are ADULTS there. If they can't control themselves and their teams AFTER THE GAME ENDS, it certainly isn't my problem. And frankly, I don't care what happens after the game and my jurisdiction ends. At that point, they can call the cops.
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