Forward that correspondence to Joyce and see how quickly it gets handled.

and if any of those schools make the state quarterfinals, best believe Joyce will send one or two females to their game.

+100

Well that's a funny na... Wait, never mind. I get it.

I'm with this. When schools forfeit games after refusing to play due to the makeup of the crews the nonsense will stop.

Also, depending upon how your pay system works, I would remind those schools that they will pay the crew at the full rate if the schools refuse to play. Let them go argue that one out in court.

All of your schools or just some of them?

I would not hesitate to assign women to a game. And a coach telling me this would get a response of "are you serious?" followed by a crew of three women.

And yes, I assign varsity basketball for 20 schools. With women on staff that work boys games.

If women are good enough to work in the NBA and college football, they're good enough to work high school basketball games.

I cannot express enough how badly I want to know how this turns out.

And that is fine and how it should be, but because of how many women get college opportunties, it is really a matter of availablity as anything. I just spoke with one of my female officiating friends and she could give a darn about HS games. And when she does work, she almost does not know the diffferences. As you have seen here, those that work Women's college basketball often think highly of their level and seem to think everything is done correctly at that level. So if those do not make themselves available. And when the check is greater and the opportunity is more realistic, at least here they do not stick around to work those levels very long. But I would work with a good woman official over a bad male official any day. And I also think many of them do not want the hassel of what it can bring either. And yes, it would be somewhat of a hassel for them if they are already coming into a situation with those attitudes of females working those games.

Peace

One thing: In Virginia if these are private schools, there is nothing the state body (VHSL) can do.

Assuming (I have seen no written documentation from the schools)

[a] the communication was "back channel"... ie nothing written down... and
[b] knowing the implied threat of losing contracts (There is a larger, well respected BB Association in our area who would be glad to replace us).

Would we continue to "poke the bear" and lose our Association or would we knuckle under?

BNR--- These are VHSL schools

Being that I am in the other association, I would hope (and do believe) our leadership has the integrity not to even have that on the table during any negotiation.

BNR, Lcubed48 and any others from your group,

My apologies for any slight of your group. I do not have ANY reason to have anything but respect for what you guys do. It is simply a fact of life for us that you are where our customers go if they become dissatisfied (Ft Lee Christmas tourney, Lawson Classic, for example).

Oh, I'm not taking it as a slight, just as a matter of fact.

If I were your association I wouldn't let the schools try to strong-arm you with this tactic.

Believe me, I know all too well what these schools around here are capable of doing/saying "off the record". It's the reason I ref public schools in Richmond instead of my local area.

I highlighted the irrelevant parts.