[BigJoe]

Mr. Rutledge hit the nail right on the head! Girls of any level are the hardest to officiate. College girls aren't too bad and the lower levels aren't bad either because there isn't as much competitive expectations as the upper levels of girls basketball. We did a Varsity girls-boys double header last night as the schools are quite a ways apart. The boys played first and we had a game go right down to the wire. My partner and I both felt great about the game. The coaches and players all came up to us and thanked us for a great game. Between games several fans commented on what a good job we did as well.

THEN THE GIRLS TOOK THE FLOOR!

After that game it felt as if I had never officiated a game before. I guess I am too hard on myself, but someday either I will refuse to do girls games or learn that it is impossible to feel as if you called a near perfect girls game.