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Originally Posted by Eastshire
Personally, I enjoy working both boys and girls basketball. However, I think they're basically two different games which happen to share rules. The mind set for officiating them are completely different. Requiring referees to do both is akin to requiring all baseball umpire to do softball as well. Some will enjoy it while others will seek to only do one or the other.
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I can relate to that, and on the smallball side, I now only do Softball unless begged to work baseball somewhere. My reason is not talent or ball-quality. But rather a mix of what Rich said and what Jeff said. I have "fun" at a far lower percentage of baseball games than softball games... and I think focusing on one has made me better in that one... similar rules, but the release point and the action on the ball during the pitch is COMPLETELY different, and I find it takes me several baseball games to get back to a good strike zone there, while I can step completely unprepared into a softball game and call a good zone.
So I kind of get what all 3 of your are saying. Good answers and thanks for the honesty.