We don't choose or get opted into girls or boys. We let our assignor know what nights we are available and then games get assigned to us on that night. Our zone is pretty rural so everyone has to drive everywhere but other than a couple of outliers that require special scheduling all the little schools are in about a 90 minute radius. I could get a varsity and jv boys double header, a boys and girls doubel header, all girls, depends on what the school has on the docket. I had a night last year where I worked with a new official on middle school girls game, before a different partner showed up to work a varsity boys game with me.
Properly rated officials can be given playoff assignments. In our sectional playoffs officials cannot come from the local assigning zone, so we can be sent as pairs or individuals off to sectionals. There is an assigned chief for all weekend who makes the pairings for officials the 2nd day. Officials who officiate the sectional finals are short listed to provincial (state) finals. Overseeing board picks and pairs all officials from that list for finals.
There is no distinction made between girls/boys games in terms of who asks/gets/assigned to what.
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Coach: Hey ref I'll make sure you can get out of here right after the game!
Me: Thanks, but why the big rush.
Coach: Oh I thought you must have a big date . . .we're not the only ones your planning on F$%&ing tonite are we!
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