[Stardust]

An average of 8 post game fights per year in nearly 40,000 events...

I picked a random school and looked at their REGULAR season schedules for baseball (34), Softball (30), B basketball (28), G basketball (26), B soccer (20), G soccer (17) and volleyball (33). That is 188 contests excluding any playoffs. Multiply that by 200 schools (37,600) times 3 years equals 112,000.

It seems to me that this is a VERY minor problem. There are probably many, many more fights DURING contests...I think the KHSAA should send out a directive prohibiting any athletic event so as to avoid altercations. (tongue firmly planted in cheek)

It happens in all walks of life, organizations, and often times our bosses make rules for the simple reason they can and they need to justify their existence.

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/

I'm sorry, I don't understand what your point is. If you are saying that the meeting was conducted by KHSAA, well you are 100% right. If you are saying that KHSAA decided, and not a committee made up by the schools, then you are 100% wrong. Like I said, I have experience with this. I'm not trying to pretend I am in the know and no one else is, I'm just saying that I have spend PLENTY of time understanding this process and speak directly to the horses that run in the race (my school administrators).... Like I said, a lot of people would be surprised to see what they would learn if only they spoke to their AD, Principals, or District representatives. I'm a coach, I've had the opportunity to get an ear to the process....