Handshake or Fist pound?

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by zm1283

I fist bump with players because I don't want to shake all of their dirty hands during the middle of winter.

...do you touch that dirty ball that "all their dirty hands during the middle of winter" has been touching?

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

...do you touch that dirty ball that "all their dirty hands during the middle of winter" has been touching?

Yes, I do. I know it is the same, but it just gives me the heebie-jeebies. I wash my hands or apply hand sanitizer immediately after games and sometimes at halftime as well.

The only time I shake players' hands is right before the captain's meeting. That's also the only time that players shake each other's hands.

I wouldn't be against ending the handshake parade before games. (Starters running to us and then the other team's coach)

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

...do you touch that dirty ball that "all their dirty hands during the middle of winter" has been touching?

Funny comments...but I do carry a small bottle of Germ-X in my bag and apply at halftime. Lots of nasty stuff out here and you can bet the balls you're handling (no Sandusky references please) are covered in germs.

[derwil]

We usually shake hands with coaches, then do flying chest bumps with the players. After the starters are introduced the announcer will introduce the referees and then it's SHOWTIME!!!!.....we have a little skit where the two umpires draw pistols at each other and pretend to be in a gunfight. At the same time the referee starts doing some swanky dancing to some urban hit music. SOLDJA BOYYYYYYYYYYY! POW! We all end up spread eagle on the ground, the umpires from shooting each other and the R because that what swanky people do....yo.