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Guys In Massachusetts Are Going To Love This ...
Not basketball, but most of us are going to thank our lucky stars that we don't work in Massachusetts and have to observe handshake lines.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...rawl/38026291/
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It is Pop Warner, not sure the officials would have been completely off the field anyway.
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Why are MIAA officials required to observe the handshake line? I know about the score being approved when officials leave the court, but do schools not have enough police or security to ensure no disorderly conduct by the teams or spectators?
Officials were probably just leaving the field for this game when this shitstorm broke out, so nothing they could have done to prevent the fight. It is unfortunate that youth sports events bring out the worst behavior in adults. Last edited by ilyazhito; Wed Oct 03, 2018 at 03:13pm. |
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Because when nonsense was happening in the (stupid) postgame handshake lines, administrators and parents weren't doing their job, so they decided to require the officials to be the babysitters that pick up the slack. Not only that, but they took away the ability of officials to penalize misbehavior even when they haven't left the visual confines. IOW, the MIAA ignores the NFHS rule regarding the end of the officials' jurisdiction while still requiring the officials to be present for the dog-and-pony show.
I wish we'd get rid of handshakes. Thankfully, most states (including mine) don't have this Massachusetts hooey. |
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Paperwork ...
I believe that while they can't charge technical fouls, they can, and probably are required to, file a report with the appropriate authorities (assigner, league, state, etc.).
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Why Not Basketball ??? It's Possible ...
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The fact that I can "yank their chains" and point out the foolishness of the handshake line requirement is an added bonus.
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That is great, except still completely contrary to NFHS rules. Why don't they make the administrators file such reports?
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Prior to this year, officials were not required to shake the players hands as part of the celebration, but were allowed to do so if they desired. This year, however, it seems likely that the MIAA will change that and say that we observe the line and then leave the floor without shaking hands/fist-bumping the players. That's not a done deal yet, but it's being recommended. Quote:
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Pretend (Nat King Cole, 1953)
Agree 100%, it's like comparing apples to meatloaf © 2018 Raymond, and maybe I shouldn't have even posted this article on a basketball forum. My point, maybe expressed poorly, was that any generic post game handshake line could escalate into something unsporting, and that almost all of us (that don't work in Massachusetts) would not normally have to deal with this unsporting situation in a basketball game, because almost all of us would already be in the locker room, turning on the water in the shower to get the water to run hot.
In other words, pretend that this was not in Virginia, but rather, in Massachusetts; and then pretend that it wasn't a football game, but a basketball game; and then thank our lucky stars that almost all of us don't work in Massachusetts.
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