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One Size Fits All ...
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
I once started a girl's game with a boy's ball. A player complained between the first and second period. I was the referee, and the tosser, and I was very embarrassed.
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Knowing that it happened in both an NCAAW Division I game and NCAAM Division I game makes it a little less embarrassing for me, but only just a little.
Back in ancient times, when the smaller girl's ball was first used, the first local guy to mix up the balls was a friend of mine, a great official. Even without any internet back then, word spread very quickly. He never lived it down. We were all still discussing it at his wake.
I recently told this story to a young official. He was completely unaware that in ancient times there was only one size basketball for both genders.
I'm getting old.
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Last edited by BillyMac; Tue Feb 07, 2023 at 03:07pm.
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