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Sorry Dusty, but your taking up for KHSAA is wrong. BOC made the decision. Here is the section from their Sept. agenda.

3.9.3.6. Post game Procedures in Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Basketball, Football, Volleyball and Wrestling
Rationale:
Several sports have "traditions" regarding post game handshakes, etc. by team members. While it is an obvious sign of sportsmanship and civility, many incidents have occurred both in Kentucky and throughout the country, where fights and conflicts have broken out. Unfortunately, the adrenaline and effort required to participate in the sport sometimes seems to deplete the supply of judgement available to participants. The Commissioner will be issuing the following directives and recommendations to the schools and officials regarding post game:
Game management is responsible for what happens after the contest is concluded.
Following the contests, officials are to quickly and efficiently leave the playing facility and ensure that rules mandated jurisdiction ends.
Officials have no role at all in what goes on in postgame, including handshakes, etc.
It is highly recommended that teams and individuals do not participate in organized post game handshake beyond that interaction that is required by the playing rules (i.e. the awarding of a bout winner in wrestling)
The coaches of the teams are responsible for the individual conduct of the members of the team following the contest and shall be held accountable for such.
If the decision is made to participate in some form of postgame handshake against this recommendation, it is the expressed responsibility of game management and the coaches of the teams to supervise the activity, to report to the KHSAA any incidents that occur, and the report to the KHSAA any disciplinary action taken as a result.

These items will be distributed to the membership through all schools, and individually distributed to the specific sports through the sports contacts. It is disappointing that this interpretation has become necessary, but enough incidents have occurred that the necessity has arrived.

Minutes aren't available yet but you can access all of it here.

http://khsaa.org/general/board-of-control-information/