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Shriek-Fest!
Good Lord and a quarter!
Girls 8th grade county championship game tonight. I am R and my partner is a fellow 2nd year cadet. Big gym, filled to rafters. We count players pregame- 15 for H, 13 for V. I think to myself "Self, lots of players here, lots of fouls to give"... We had to call close to 60. I didn't hang around to find out. Total hack-fest along with incredibly high decibel level, which I attribute to well attended girls games (not to put them down, just an observation-subs on both benches tend to cheer more than boys similarly situated, that's all). Overall a great experience in handling crowds, and a very highly charged atmosphere. Coaches were well behaved for the most part. 2 T's on V players for unsportsmanlike behavior. Answered 2 questions from spectators that were so close to polite I had to oblige- no, they didn't know the rule.... It's 11:30 EST and my ears are still ringing. Game was far from perfect, but really a great experience overall. Had a little of everything- big crowd, big game and LOTS of fouls. I don't want to hear my whistle for about a week, but have a boys JV tomorrow- hopefully as competitive, but just a wee bit quieter... Sshhhhhhhhh! Z |
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Sounds like my game last night......
Partner and I get done doing 8B - good game, close, well played and are hoping for something similar with the follow-on 7B game. Our hopes and aspirations died when I called a foul 8 seconds into the game......and it went down hill from there.
We called ten fouls the first 2:30 of the first quarter! Total hack-fest. But Zeedonk, unlike you H had only nine players while V had 15. As I reported foul number 11, I said to my partner, "At this rate, H is gonna run out of players." Well, we're obviously into the bonus by the end of the 1st qtr, ![]() ![]() Only one H player eventually fouled out (their best guard - on the first play of the 3rd Qtr). Final score 57-13!
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There are individual exceptions, but as a rule girls' pitch level does tend to be higher by about a factor of 10. You're right that it's just a fact.
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Yes Juulie, you are correct. I teach a tidbit about noises and their audiological effects, and on a chart of noises, you'll see a woman's yell is at a higher pitch than a man's yell. That explains why I don't have a problem with girls' games, because my hearing loss sometimes blocks out higher pitches. Ahhhh...the bliss.
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Thanks for confirming my suspicions... The boys game was before my game last night and there was no comparison in volume. I had to double whistle several times during the game, which I have not had to to but once or twice before. It was still fun, though. I don't mind loud and raucous.
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