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Originally posted by TxBktball03
As a newbie, I have a question:
I've gone to see the two WNIT games held here in Houston this week. I've noticed that, with good reason, the ladies on the 3 teams I've seen have stepped up the intensity of play, but also the physicality. How do officials compensate? Those with post-season NCAA experience, I was wondering how much that phase of the season and the stakes involved affect how the game is played and how the officiating is tweaked to compensate...
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Not trying to be funny, I did not realize that they played one at the end of the season. Where is the Championship held?
Well about the physicality of the game, post season games are inheriently more intense, translating into a much more physical game. You do the same thing as any other game, you call advantage/disadvantage. You take you time and see the whole play. Call what you see and use preventative officating where appropriate. No different than two heated or hated rivals. Those games tend to have enourmous amounts of intensity at times. Or even those games at the end of the year too.
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