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Originally posted by zebraman
Around here, lots of us work both boys and girls, including several of us rated at the top of both associations. I have never had a complex about working girls games even though I have heard a couple refs who are not secure enough with themselves to do it.
I have friends who have daughters and they like to see the best officials on their games too.
I am glad I am not in an area where it is looked down upon for top officials to work girls games too. That seems so 19th century.
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Z,
Take the stick out of your butt. I am just playing with you. I am having a little fun because you love to throw the insults my way all the time. Further more I do not care what all other people do. We all do not work in the same system and in my state you would likely not work a lot of both. Why, because the coaches and assignors do not want to see the same kind of game called. Whether you like it or not girl's games are expected to be called with less contact. When you let a lot of contact go, the coaches (both male and female coaches) go ballistic. If you are always blowing the whistle in a Boy's game the coaches there go ballistic.
I worked with a guy last night in a two man varsity Boy's game with an officials that only works about 5-7 Varsity Boy's games in a year (in his words). He did a fine job, but admitted that he had never called a GT or BI call in his career because he did very few boysÂ’ games to begin with. He had a call that was close and he talked about how surprised he was that he might have to make a GT call. He did fine and I will work with him anytime. His comment just goes to show that everyone cannot work both. You have to be able to look at places in Boy's games that you will not have in a Girl's game. If everyone wanted to see officials work both genders, then you would see the NBA and WNBA work both leagues. You would definitely see Division 1 conferences use officials to work both the Men's and Women's tournaments. You would also see the same rules between both genders in NCAA basketball and pro basketball. The reality is you do not. So I understand that you are offended (that was my intention btw because it is so easy to offend you) that someone question your ability based on someone who has never seen you work. I do know that whether it is the 20th Century or the 21st Century basketball is not seen as the same game.
I also not telling you what I think it is, I am telling you what I know it is. I do know that everywhere I have been or talked to official, officials with less experience and proven ability tend to work more of the girl's games and the long time veterans or the up and coming stars tend to work the Boy's games. This might not apply to you, but you would probably have to change that philosophy if you moved. Take it or leave it.
Peace