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JR,
That is a great point. I don't think that there is a middle school girls game anywhere in the country that can be influenced by the officiating! 7th and 8th grade girls are still learning how to play the game and their skills are, for the most part, not very good.
Making layups, not turning the ball over, and hitting free throws will far more influence the game than any call or non-call by an official.
At higher levels officiating CAN influence the game. When one of the best players on a team picks up three fouls quickly in the first half, for example, it can affect how that team can compete. But at the lower levels I totally agree that coaches should focus on their players rather than the officials. The life lesson that coaches could teach their players by telling them not to worry about the officiating and focus on their playing would be one well worth learning.
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