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Old Wed Jun 02, 2004, 06:46pm
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Originally posted by rookie_ref_717
I hope my asking if any others were women doesn't offend as it was strictly curiosity......it doesn't matter at all to me.
Don't apologize for offending anyone on the subject of gender. There are a few notable exceptions, but most of the folks on this board get offensive on the subject of gender, at least once in a while, and never apologize. In fact, I'm probably offending someone by saying that, and I have no intention of apologizing.

As a woman, overall, you have a much greater chance of succeeding in women's ball than a man does, and a much lower chance of succeeding in men's ball. That's just the way the cookie crumbles. I'm probably offending someone by saying that, and I have no intention of apologizing.

It will matter to you enormously the first time you walk into your assigned dressing room and discover a naked male coach or worse yet naked male ref partner, because the AD at that school forgot to consider this issue. It'll be a while before you can look that guy in the eye again. Although I'll admit, when this happened to me, I never had another word out of that previously mouthy coach, so maybe it wasn't all that bad.