[JRutledge]

I was given varsity girl's games before I was even given a shot at boy's varsity basketball. The same applied to college ball. I was given a shot at Women's basketball before I was given a shot at the Men's side. The reality in my area is there are fewer slots for Men's basketball. There are more officials that make themselves available it seems for the Men's side. So that means more competition and for a select number of spots. It seems like the officials that work Women's basketball are mostly older men and a lot of women. The women get much more opportunities from what I see on the Women's side of college basketball. I am not going to get into the why because it would just be my opinion only. I just know that I have had to struggle to get picked in certain Men's conferences, where I was offered Women's basketball without even going to a camp. I hope everyone takes this as just one opinion from one person and not and end all be all statement to every area. I am sure there are places this is very different.

Peace