I felt weird

[jer166]

Simple courtesy never hurts anyone. If they come over to shake hands then shake their hand, if it's a fist bump then do it and get on with the game. It shouldn't be a big deal. About half the teams around here do one or the other.

[Back In The Saddle]

My only real issue with the handshake thing is that heaven only knows where these little germ magnets hands have been. I prefer a fist bump if I can get away with it.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

My only real issue with the handshake thing is that heaven only knows where these little germ magnets hands have been. I prefer a fist bump if I can get away with it.

Wow. you're right there! I never thought about it, until my little guy went onto some serious immuno-suppression as a treatment for his kidney disease. Doctors warned us not to shake hands lest we bring something home. Fists it was, from then on!

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

My only real issue with the handshake thing is that heaven only knows where these little germ magnets hands have been. I prefer a fist bump if I can get away with it.

What? Do you fist bump the ball all night during the game too?? Get real.
Just wash your hands afterward or keep a small bottle of hand sanitizer in your bag.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by PYRef

What? Do you fist bump the ball all night during the game too?? Get real.
Just wash your hands afterward or keep a small bottle of hand sanitizer in your bag.

Not that I'm really paranoid about it, but person to person contact is much more likely to pass something than person to object to person. And yes, I do wash my hands afterward.

But perhaps you're right. Maybe I do need to "get real." Whatever the hell that means.

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Not that I'm really paranoid about it, but person to person contact is much more likely to pass something than person to object to person. And yes, I do wash my hands afterward.

But perhaps you're right. Maybe I do need to "get real." Whatever the hell that means.

I didn't mean it to be critical BITS. It's just that there are hundreds of things you touch everyday that are probably as much or more contaminated than some of those kids hands.
Don't go around worrying about those handshakes.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by PYRef

It's just that there are hundreds of things you touch everyday that are probably as much or more contaminated than some of those kids hands.
Don't go around worrying about those handshakes.

Have you talked to an infectious disease specialist lately? Handshaking is something a lot of doctors would like to have outlawed. Hand to hand to other body part (nose, eye, mouth, wound or sore, etc) is one of the best ways for germs to spread. Hands are much better at spreading germs than "things". Handwashing is the best way to avoid a lot of colds and flu, and avoiding hand to hand contact is another strong preventive measure.

At least, that's what every doctor I talk to says.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Handwashing is the best way to avoid a lot of colds and flu, and avoiding hand to hand contact is another strong preventive measure.

At least, that's what every doctor I talk to says.

Every doctor who I know says that a person's immune system is the best defense against colds and flus.

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Have you talked to an infectious disease specialist lately? Handshaking is something a lot of doctors would like to have outlawed. Hand to hand to other body part (nose, eye, mouth, wound or sore, etc) is one of the best ways for germs to spread.

Juulie, I can honestly say I've never heard anyone talk about outlawing handshakes.

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Hands are much better at spreading germs than "things". Handwashing is the best way to avoid a lot of colds and flu, and avoiding hand to hand contact is another strong preventive measure.

At least, that's what every doctor I talk to says.

The hand to hand contact isn't the problem. It's sticking your fingers in your mouth afterward that will cause you problems.
All I'm saying is use good hygiene and you don't have live your life like your in a bubble.

[Y2Koach]

Courtesy is courtesy, if it comes from a good place with sincerity, it really shouldn't be a big deal. I've complemented an officiating crew for doing a good job even though we lost the game. I figure refs get it rough 95% of the time anyways, so if they take pride in doing a good job, I will let them know.

I actually had an official cuss at me one time for saying "good job" after my team lost a game. Then, about 2 years later, the same official was doing one of my games. When, in the course of a game, one of my players travelled and I yelled at my guy "yeah, you travelled!!! Slow down and use your dang footwork!", and as the official ran by me i told him "good call". After the game, the official pulled me aside and asked "did I cuss at you after a game a while ago?" I told him I don't remember, and he said "I think I did, I apologize. You do a good job with your guys." That was a nice after-school-special moment.