ok this really is not about "germs" but in regional play this get rediculous
say u r a captain
u muss shake hands during warmups before and after the meeting
at regions u shake the other guys hand that starts in the same position as u during starting lineups
at the tip off u must shake everyones hand (not must but basically, u know)
and finally at the end u must shake the other teams hand..
that makes a grand total of 5 hand shakes.. kinda pointless if u ask me..??