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Originally Posted by Adam
I'm always curious about this: can a school legally, intentionally get 2 officials in all their girls games while getting 3 for the boys games of the comparable level?
Let's be honest, there are some varsity girls games out here that really only need two, but they get three. The JV boys at these schools could not be reasonably worked with 2, however. Those schools get 3 for JV/V B and G.
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Very strong case against the school. when you have both genders playing the same sport what you provide them with must be substantially similar. the dollars will always be close but they do not have to be the same. the experience, facilities etc must be equal. officials are integral to the game. there are many games, boys and girls, where we could get by with just 2. when you make the decision to hire 2 for all girls and 3 for all boys you are discriminating based on gender.
We have 3 officials on games because the thought is it makes the game better. the girls game might not be as athletic as the boys game at a school but 3 should make that particular game better. also, some of the most difficult games ive worked are when the athletes aren't as quick, strong or fast. attitudes..etc. any game, boys or girls, can be hard justifying 3. classifying the number of referees assigned just on gender wouldn't fly imo. the end..