[Hawks Coach]

You have a great audience from which to recruit female refs. Find out how much female participation in athletics has risen (especially since Title IX) and see if you can't get some numbers on female refs at various levels of play (HS varsity and up) and compare it to athletic participation. I am sure that the reffing numbers are way low compared with athletic participation. I know my girls rarely get female officials. Explain to your athletes how important it is for women to get involved in all aspects of the games that they play - including coaching, management, and reffing. And give them a good picture of what a female official is and how great it can be.