There is nothing like watching celebrations that ensue when a player hits a walkoff home run, scores a winning touchdown in the final seconds or a team captures a championship. These are spontaneous and feel-good moments for sports fans that live in our memories for a long time.

Today, though, the celebration threshold is very low, as they are commonplace, personal and out of control. Excessive celebrations are now as much a part of sports as sports talk radio or fantasy sports. You see football players celebrate everything from a first down to a tackle for loss or even a hard hit after a positive gain.

And while reasonable end zone celebrations are OK, the kinds of things that players like Terrell Owens do after scoring is anything but role-model behavior. 

The problem with all this is that it's setting a bad example for our kids, who want to imitate what they see on TV. The famous saying "There's no I in team," comes to mind, as teamwork has given way to individuality.

While we don't want to dampen our kids' enthusiasm and excitement in any way, we also don't want to endorse crazy celebrations at inappropriate times that are clearly more staged or scripted than natural. Such actions display poor sportsmanship, needlessly disrupt the game and draw attention to individual rather than team accomplishments.

The next time you're watching a game with your kids, talk to them about the problems with inappropriate and excessive celebrations, and the importance of good sportsmanship. You may be surprised how such conversations can impact their behavior and actions for the better.