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Originally posted by BktBallRef
That wouldn't work in my area because the girls coaches would complain that they were getting weaker officials.
Also, JV games are at 4:30, varsity girls at 6, and varsity boys follow, all at the same site in most cases.
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And that would not work in my area, partly because the same schools would not want the same teams playing each other. Outside of conference games, many of the school would not want to play each other. Because maybe the Boy's team is a state powerhouse, while the Girl's team as won 2 games over the past 5 years. It would not be to the better Girl's teams to play a school like that. So for the most part, the schedules are going to be completely different.
To add to that, the first week of both the Girl's season and the first week of the Boy's season (Girls start a week before the Boys BTW), there are tournaments that start for the Thanksgiving Holiday. And a particular school is not having a tournament for both. During the Christmas break, the same holds true. One of the biggest Christmas Tournaments is the Proviso West Tournament and that is one of the most popular tournaments in the country. It is only a Boy's Tournament and would be nearly impossible to hold a Girl's Tournament at the same time.
And the last reason that does not work for our area, the Girls start their playoffs first. It starts with the Class A Girls (small schools are Class A), then the Class AA Girls the following week, then the Class A Boy's following that, then Class AA Boy's following that a week later. Each State Final weekend ends that same way. So if you have earned a Girl's playoff, it might easily conflict with your Boy's regular season game. And it really makes assignors upset when officials give back games to do a regional game (first round) during the regular season Boy's games. We do not find out our playoff fate until a few weeks before the playoffs start at the level you will be assigned.
All the reason contribute to the rift, for the lack of a better word to officials choosing a side over another.
Peace