Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper, 1979) ...

[Mregor]

Some girls games are more of a social event than athletic competition.

Glad I don't officiate many of them.

[JRutledge]

I think we have to be careful with the generalizations. There are many times when girls do not look like they are having fun or that they really want to be there. Seen enough girls games where they argue (with each other), complain or look like they are in stress. There are many dynamics to sports. Often it is simply a moment in time where what you see will not happen again.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I think we have to be careful with the generalizations.

Agree, thus my modifier: Not all the time, not all girls or not all boys, but often.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Agree, thus my modifier: Not all the time, not all girls or not all boys, but often.

Well, you can speak for yourself on this one. Many boys I see playing basketball have a fun time. Yes, it is competition, but many support each other and like seeing their teammates do well. I think this is about the culture of a team, not necessarily the gender of the players.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Many boys I see playing basketball have a fun time ... many support each other and like seeing their teammates do well.

https://youtu.be/mC7dtj2Hh30

We didn't sing in the showers, but we always had a great time socializing in the locker room after games and practices, some of my fondest memories of high school.

[Kansas Ref]

I have written to the NF about jump balls---suggesting to them that its not needed--just give the initail possession to Visitor team. I did get a response saying that the "jump ball" was something that was rooted in the history of the game it will not be removed. Alas,

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

I have written to the NF about jump balls---suggesting to them that its not needed--just give the initial possession to Visitor team. I did get a response saying that the "jump ball" was something that was rooted in the history of the game it will not be removed.

Are you sure that you didn't mistakenly write to Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.? He's the only person in the world that likes jump balls. Something about being a college roommate of James Naismith.

I suppose that the NFHS is upset that we've done away with chicken wire all the way around the basketball court? It's rooted in the history of the game. That's why basketball players are still called "Cagers".

[ilyazhito]

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

I have written to the NF about jump balls---suggesting to them that its not needed--just give the initail possession to Visitor team. I did get a response saying that the "jump ball" was something that was rooted in the history of the game it will not be removed. Alas,

I like jump balls as well. The AP arrow gets confusing to remember, especially if you have an incompetent (or distracted) table staff, who forget to (re)set the arrow. If Euroleague and NBA can make jump balls work, and jump balls were in the NFHS and NCAA game until the 1980s, there is no reason why jump balls can't be restored. There is no reason why scholastic basketball can't have jump balls and shot clocks at the same time .