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Originally posted by Bart Tyson
I can understand being more comfortable with the mechanice you use all the time and therefore thinking the mechanics you use are better mechanics. Since i started my career with NF/Mens, and now working womens, I am convinced the Women's Mechanics are better than Men's. Its not just the mechanics but also the training, and consistency of calling the game. I think the Women's side has done a better job of spelling out, what, when, where and how the game is to be called and there all three officials are on the same page. This also makes it better for the players and coaches. I see far more out of primary calls on the men's side than women's. Just one example is the "on the back call" from the "L". Men's call on the back from the L all the time. Women's side I will see a couple times a year and its from a less experienced official.
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No matter what you or I say, this is all personal preference. Nothing more, nothing less. I have done NF, NCAA Men's and Women's games. At the end of the day I like the Men's and NF mechanics as a whole. Men's coaches tend to be more confrontational, and going right to them after calling a foul can be a test in restraint on our part. The Women's coverage area does not work in the Men's game, mainly because the game under the post is much more physical. And the Women's rotation is also kind of ridiculous for the Men's game, because Men's and HS Boy's teams tend to skip pass much more, it is silly to rotate at the rate the Women's Mechanics do. But the mechanics as a whole fit the style and substance of each game. As I said, it comes down to what you like peronally.
Peace