Interesting story- NCAA Womens Officials

[Snake~eyes]

First off, I don't think working women's game has to do with ego for most people. I enjoy the men's game better. I like watching it better and I like officiating better, has nothing to do with ego.

I stopped reading this article when talked about merging men's/women's officials. That's just stupid.

[SMEngmann]

Originally Posted by Snake~eyes

First off, I don't think working women's game has to do with ego for most people. I enjoy the men's game better. I like watching it better and I like officiating better, has nothing to do with ego.

I stopped reading this article when talked about merging men's/women's officials. That's just stupid.

Hear hear. I agree, I simply enjoy the men's game a lot more than the women's game, and I think merging the officials is a bad idea. The games are too different. I personally feel I can officiate a much better men's game than a women's game and I can relate better to the coaches and players on the men's side.

In terms of advancement of female officials, I think it is clear that there's a fast track in the women's game, and that advancement generally in women's basketball is easier simply because the pool of applicants is smaller and access to assignors is easier as JRut adeptly pointed out.

One thing that is lost here is that there are no structural limitations preventing female officials from pursuing opportunities in the men's game, if a woman wanted to work college men's, she can attend all the camps, be seen and try to get hired. Of course the climb would be uphill and given the fast-track in the woman's game, it's easy to see why there are no women in the men's game. Of course, this is the week when Violet Palmer has broken into the NBA playoffs as well, so good luck to her and it's clear that some women can officiate at the highest levels of the game. Period.