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"High horse" is indeed an effective methaphor, but it's often used by those who don't want to meet a standard.
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Certainly, one who shakes my hand one minute is not going to get away with cursing me out the next, but that's very rare, and I will remember the handshake, because the kids made a effort -- mandated or otherwise -- to be sportsmanlike. That's something that needs to be respected, not scrutinized. |
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How many here can remember even one handshake with an official as a player?
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I'm not a big fan of the "fist bump". Don't like shaking that many hands. Usually around here we give high fives. When in Rome... if both my partners do the "fist bump" I do to. I like the interaction. I won't delay the game but I try to pleasantly interact with coaches, players, and occasionally fans. A long time ago I was told I called a good game but was not really liked by some coaches because I seemed unapproachable. I don't like that and have tried to change it. We are looked at as "the bad guy" enough as it is. I want to seem serious, yet casual. I want to convey that this is after all just a game. I want to seem human. It has worked for me for a long time now.
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Get captains and coaches together at mid-court and regurgitate the GHSA script- "Coaches, are you players properly equipped and wearing their equipment properly?" Translation - we are also the fashion police, so be sure shirts are tucked and pants above the waste. Also. "Good sportsmanship is expected".
Dismiss coaches and tell speaking captain to control teammates and coaches. Good luck and have fun. This is a 30 second meeting. The players aren't listening anyway. Not the time for a rules clinic and court description. ![]() ' |
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In context, it's silly opinion, because you're saying that RD's expression of dislike for this particular ceremony has a ripple effect on sportsmanship with players who will never read this board. If you really believe this, then I take back my statement that it was hyperbole. It's stupid. Quote:
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I think the idea of hiding from them is silly. But I also think it's silly to give too much credence to a formality.
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[QUOTE=bainsey;720140]No sir, that's not what I said. Go take another look. I said, the ripple effect comes from our actions on the court, not from an opinion here.[quote]
But the context was about a comment made on this board by someone who had already indicated he allows the handshakes in spite of his personal preference. You wrote, "to even suggest that...." That's what I called hyperbole (from the beginning), and I stand by that now; given what you wrote above. Quote:
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Personally, I have no more nor less respect for those that do as opposed to those that don't.
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You have to salute an officer. (Thanks for your service, by the way. I salute you.) Coaches don't have to make their kids shake my hand. Therefore, I remember the teams that do. It may not always come from the heart (eye contact says a lot), but I remember the teams that "step it up." |
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2. We're going in circles now; I'm done.
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