Post-Game Cordials...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by HokiePaul

In a scholastic HS game, you are going to want to leave the court immediately, with your partner(s) at the conclusion on the game so this is not an issue. Lingering around can only get you into trouble, since in a scholastic game you still have jurisdiction over the game until all officials leave the visual confines of the playing area.

Unless, of course, you officiate in The Bay State, my friendly neighbor to the north. I believe that officials there are required to supervise the handshake line. I also believe that they lack jurisdiction during this time, in other words, no technical fouls, maybe just a report to the state interscholastic athletic association if something goes wrong.