[charlie22]

I don't agree with charlie22 on every single thing, and this latest development with KHSAA has left a particular bad taste in my mouth. However, I can flat out tell you that he never posts anything but the truth. He doesn't slant the facts, and he is trustworthy.

If charlie22 told me the sun was turning blue tomorrow morning, while I might not believe it, I'd sure be watching the sun rise!!

Thanks Granny for the kind words and those that like what Granny had to say about me. The KHSAA is not perfect and there are ways it could improve. But it is not the evil demon some like to make it out to be.

And I totally respect the opinions that disagree with this decision of the KHSAA. As I think I mentioned in this thread or another one on here (or it could have been on BGP), I'm fine if the handshakes continue and I'm fine if they don't. If I genuinely believed that the handshake line truly instilled good sportsmanship in our kids, then I'd be all in. I just don't think that it has the big positive effect that others do. A kid that doesn't have good sportsmanship isn't going to get it as a result of a handshake, and a kid that has good sportsmanship doesn't need the handshake to re-inforce it. A kid develops good sportsmanship based on how he or she was raised by his or her parents and by how a coach handles his or her players in practices and in games.