MEN OR WOMEN

[Kevzebra]

Originally posted by Zebra1
A little off subject, but in my position, my officiating friends are calling me crazy. I have a SOLID chance of going D1 Womens next season. My thing is I absolutly love working a good HS boys game over a college womens game. I like the play better, and not to open another can of worms, but working in front of sold out gyms and arenas is awesome. I think the only way you'll work in a sold out gym for women's is to work at UConn, Tenn, Duke........... My thing is if I do get picked up on the Men's side this year, I will be starting at the bottom again and probably have to work my way up the ladder a little bit longer. Anybody ever been in this sitch? Any comments would be appreciated.

My thoughts are this: If you enjoy doing HS, then stay there. If you are merely going to Womens D1 to say "hey I am a D1 official", then you need to move on to some other avocation. You will still have a "pecking order" to get through at whatever level you go to (and yes this order includes ME)! You have to love the game you do, whether it is HS, College or Pro. If all you want is to pump up your ego by officiating, then stay wherever you are.