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Posted by Rutledge:
The only game I threw out a player for throwing a punch was a girl's game. I have had to stop many girls from getting in the face of another player. It is clear you have never officiated a game in my area. You would see those things rather differently.

What happened in the game to get it to that point? Was it because, as I've seen far too often, there were officials on the game who refused to call what needed to be called because it's a stupid girls' game? And they're just trying to get out of there as fast as possible by not blowing the whistle? I've heard officials say things like " What a great game--only an hour and 5 minutes"--meanwhile all the players are black and blue from contact that was let go. I'm not saying things can't happen in any game, anywhere; but generally in a well officiated women's game, they don't cry wolf nearly as much as the men. And when they do complain, it's for about 5 seconds and they're done. Men keep on forever.
Another great aspect in the women's game is the lack of egos amongst the officials. They are much more intent on just getting plays right and trusting each other. Too many egos on the men's side trying to "one-up" each other.