Massachusetts and Post-Game Handshake/Round 2

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I would love to know what the Mass HS coaches think about all of this?

I can only give you my thoughts. I can't speak for all MA coaches. As a coach I don't care if the officials stay or go, it does not matter to me. That said we had an incident 2 yrs ago where the officials were alerted to a possible timing error at the end of a game and had to stay to sort it out. They were approached by two fans who were (imo) out of control. Fortunately, I was able to get between the fans and the officials before game management got there. This only illustrates one of the possible issues here, and in this case the officials needed to be on the court. Why should they stay when they don't need to be there?

As a HS coach (hoop, soccer, and tennis) I hate the post-game line-up handshake thing. It's rote behavior. The only reason we do it is because we have been doing it since the kids were 6. High School students understand the difference between good and bad sportsmanship and they should not be forced to shake an opponents hand. I am much more impressed with what I see more and more of, and that's athletes who will seek out their fellow competitors after the ceremonial handshake to congratulate them and have an adult conversation, wishing each other good luck, and a slap on the back not a forced "good game."