not strictly officiating, but.....

[Just Curious]

In our area, we have a least a half dozen elementary schools that feed 2 middle schools, that feed one high school.. The Varsity girls coach uses man (We refer to as babe to babe).
I coach man... While I don't particularly like zone, I feel that it's easier to teach zone after man has been learned. Whether there's merit or not remains to be seen in terms of which defense is better at this young age. We tend to loose more games during the regular season. But I guarantee you that for many years now, I have had twice as many of my girls on the varsity team then from the other programs.
Better girls??? No, not necessarily... It's just that they know what the high school coach wants when they walk onto that high school floor...
I guess I tend to look way ahead.... When I see our only high school program using man... and as a coach it's my job to prepare them for what's ahead.. This will be where my focus lies.. continuing success.