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Originally posted by Love2ref4Ever
Let's get right to the point, I have noticed that more women have been choosing mentors of the opposite sex. This
did not seem like a problem until one women official wanted more than a mentor and as a direct result some "hanky panky" to place and it has caused some problems. So my question is: Should Women Officials Seek A Mentor Of The Same Sex?
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You should know better, we cannot have serious philisophical discussions like this Love.
You might offend the "Politically Correct" crowd that is all over this board.
But seriously, I think they should only because Women Officials would know what Women officials go through. Not to say that Men cannot be helpful and compassionate about their needs, but Women to me know exactly what they go throught night in, night out with a room full of Men. Just like I have always looked for other officials that are the same race as me to look up to and to mentor me. Officials with my background have always had different discussions about things as it relates to us. I would think that Women might have a similar situation. There are just things I might try to understand, but being a Male I probably would not consider the challenges that Women go through mainly because I would not have experienced the same thing. I would not have a clue how to tell a Women what to think about and how to deal with Male coaches if they were doing Male games. I know that coaches make comments to them differently than they would to Male officials. I know fans do the same. I think a Women Official that has been down that road would be better suited for that conversation or mentoring.
I do not think it is a requirement, but I sure think it would help.
Peace