Originally Posted By: RichardDSalyer
South Dakota High School Wrestling Bans After Match Handshakes!

Wrestling: Activities association bans after-match handshakes
By Jim Holland, Journal staff Friday, May 09, 2008


“You have some coach say we’re not going to do it, so I don’t have to worry about my kids doing something stupid, and now they’re being accused of being poor sports because they don’t shake an opposing coach’s hand. We don’t want to have the perception that those that weren’t doing it were being poor sports,” Lowery said.



I think the wrestlers that do not shake the opposing coach's hand and the coaches who tell their kids not to are poor sports.

So much for the life lessons I always tell people this sport teaches. Rules like this undermine that immensely. In my life outside of sports, I have had to be gracious to people in times of disappointment, sadness, or loss. I've always felt that my many years of participation in athletics add to my ability to handle these situations successfully.


Rick Williams
Colby High School