This is the reason I stopped doing Girl's games. I would literally see a girl player just standing still and the ball handler would run into them and fall to the floor and they automatically want a foul. Then when you would say to them in a calm voice about the defender was in LGP and that would do nothing but set them off and before you know it the game goes to hell in a hand basket.

The very same thing would happen on the boy's side and the coaches would be yelling at their player for making such a stupid play. Then if you called a foul just because of some contact, Boy's coaches tend complain about letting them play.

All I can say is this past week I watched most of the game on ESPN HS game between Loyola Academy (IL) and North Central HS (IN) and you cannot tell me that an officials that is used working a lot of girls game can handle that game without some major adjustment.


I agree, this should be a personal choice.

Peace

Almost as reliable as the internet . . .:rolleyes:

Care to explain that?

Agreed.

I ref boys games because I love the intensity and challenge of it.

I ref girls games because they need good officials too. I have several friends who have daughters and they appreciate it.

I ref boys games differently than girls games. It isn't that hard to do.

The adjustment is not any more difficult than the adjustment needed between a high-level talented boys game and a lower-level boys game with mediocre players.

Not so much
 

Well I live in the land of political correctness and well I never consider the truth to be politically incorrect. Between your post and Jrut's post a light bulb came on for me. People shouldn't be forced to work games they don't want to and it's all good. For myself I hope to someday be able to be like the zebraman and ref girls because they deserve good officials too. Not ref them because that is all I am qualified to do......