When to give it up...

[TD21]

I don't know that there are any concrete things someone can give you to help you adjust. Its different for everyone. Some people are better at going from a girl's HS game one night to a men's college game the next. Others have a really hard time with it. If you are still going to do both, then you have to find what gets you prepared before each game. Some focus on the rules differences others on the style of play. I work a variety of different levels and genders and I think the biggest difference is the speed of the game. There is no way to adjust to that. The only way to get use to it is by doing that level a lot. So if you work a lot of girls HS, for example, and only one or two men's college, those men's college games are going to seem very fast, in comparison of what you are use to. Can it be done? Sure it can. Like I said, for some it is easier than others. So if you are one that it comes easy for you have nothing to worry about, just know the differences. If your one who the change doesn't come easy for, you either have to find a way to make the transition easier or make some changes in your schedule.