Laugh it off? Not sure when you played. When I played we raised our arms, fingers, fists and hugs when we celebrated not obscene gestures. We played with vocal hostile crowds as well. We didn’t do that stuff because we respected our coaches and knew they would bench us. We also knew our parents would not be tolerant of that behavior . Our coaches preached character , sportsmanship , and to win with class not sure the Massapequa coaches have those values I guess. It seems like from what I read those coaches are not very popular on here so it might be warranted . Don’t blame the players blame the coaches. It starts with them They set the culture and tone of the team. If they don’t have character and integrity don’t expect the players to follow suit it starts from the adults above the players …