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Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:13am |
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
(Post 898420)
Coaches and players expect a lot of little contact to be called that they do not realistically in boys games.
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So it's a clientele thing as much as anything else. I'll admit there are calls I might have to make in a GV/NCAAW game that I might not make in a BV game, especially a higher-level BV game, but that's as much due to physical differences as anything else. When dunking/above-the-rim play is removed from the equation there's a lot of other stuff that has to be called so teams can score.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
(Post 898420)
Often times many of girls officials are not as athletic, not as talented and it is almost like they are relegated to working girls games rather than they were accomplished officials. That is certainly the case with males most of all.
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Fair point and it's something I noticed watching state H.S. championship games on ESPNU in March. I can say I don't see this as much in my area but it probably has a lot to do with the fact NYS GV uses modified NCAAW rules so many of the H.S. GV officials also work college ball. Of course there are some (the guy I mentioned a few months ago who wanted to watch the handshake at the end of a GV game was in the category) but I consider that the exception rather than the rule especially because I know he doesn't work college ball.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
(Post 898420)
I am not the kind of official that just calls fouls to make coaches happy either so I tend to get frustrated when a girl goes into 3 defenders and they call a foul when I will not penalize defenders that did nothing wrong.
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Don't we all :D I think that comes down to coaching more than anything else. I'm just as likely to hear a GV coach in my area yell at his/her player for going into a crowd as they are to get on us for not making a call.
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