NCAA Women's Tournament Officials

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

As far as male representation in NCAA-W, oh well. Playing the gender card are we? Whenever the demographic in power finds itself on the short end of the stick, all of a sudden it some major injustice.

How much better than everybody else would a female have to be in order to get an fair shot on the Men's side? Shoot, how much better do women have to be just to get a few BV games in their local associations?

I can tell you in my association, women are getting their shot at varsity boys' games. Your comments are obviously valid for NCAAM, though discrimination on one side doesn't make it right on the other side.

I do agree, it's hard for me to drum up too much indignation about it, though, given the way things are on the men's side; and I'm rarely short on indignation.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Adam

I can tell you in my association, women are getting their shot at varsity boys' games....

Well, you do live in Colorado, a lot of things are different there.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Well, you do live in Colorado, a lot of things are different there.

I can't argue with that.

[HawkeyeCubP]

Originally Posted by Adam

I can tell you in my association, women are getting their shot at varsity boys' games.

Originally Posted by Rich

...but I couldn't imagine anyone complaining that they were sent a female official...

I have second-hand knowledge, from individuals directly involved on both the officiating and assigning sides, at both the local high school and women's junior college levels (shared with me in confidence at both levels), that those conversations and statements do and are happening, still, as recently as the last two seasons. So it does still happen. Maybe not everywhere, but in some places. And to be clear, I'm referencing head coaches openly stating to assignors and officials that they do not want women officials on their games.