Massachusetts and Post-Game Handshake/Round 2

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

There are adults there (coaches, parents) more responsible for those kids once the game ends than us. Why should we need to stick around to monitor something they should be monitoring themselves?

Change "more" to "who are" and I agree with you 117%. We are never responsible for their behavior; we just monitor it.

Know what? If they all think that this is such a great idea....that it's fostering sportsmanship and athletic bonhomie, etc.....then why don't they have the freaking handshake ceremony BEFORE the damn game? You know...maybe instill the idea that you're supposed to PLAY the game in some kind of sporting fashion instead of just paying meaningless lip service to the concept post-game.

I know, I know.....pie-in-the-sky thinking.....Bad JR... bad,bad JR