I’ll admit one of my assignors said something to me about calling BV players “gentlemen” (specifically, “they’re not gentlemen”). The circumstances were a bit odd, though:
*The assignor is one of my NCAAW assignors.
*It was in the summer at a camp for NCAAW officials but the players were BV.
Rebel that I am
I still say “gentlemen” in BV games and “ladies” in my GV and NCAAW games. Most of my female partners in NCAAW say “ladies” – if anything – so I figured it’s no big deal. They may not all be ladies and gentlemen out there but maybe the power of suggestion will help
. Besides, a little respect never hurt anyone.
The one time I said “fellas” during a game a few months ago I heard someone in the stands say, “Fellas? Really?”