sportsmanship question

ItsJustSchool
Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:52:20 +0000

At a major meet, especially, I would think it’s almost mandatory to throw the coach in (and then follow him/her). We always did (in public school swimming). I know at the State Championship for Water Polo (PHS, 3-4 years ago), my DC’s team jumped in at the end in jubilation. It was a “Neutral” pool, though, so it was not the “away” team jumping in to the “Home” team pool. I think there may be a difference in protocol between a Neutral pool and a Home Team pool.

In this case it sounds like Hotchkiss was providing the venue, but was not the “home team” per se. Therefore I do not see it as disrespectful.