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Good point. Hadnt thought about that. That might help explain why the girls games seem more physical.

HA, HA! Good question. I dont have the temper for it, which means that I guess I should give most refs props for keeping a cool head.

My daughter is a senior in high school and has played basketball every season (school and AAU) since the seventh grade. After reading the discussion about the refs in the Beaumont Central/ Lumberton Game thread I started wondering if others shared my ideas about officiating at girls basketball games. So here goes: 1. The quality of officiating in girls games is poor. Not always terrible, but almost never good. Usually the best that can be said is that the officiating was bad, but bad calls were made both ways. This really shouldn't be ok. When I watch boys games the officiating, on the whole, seems better. Is it because officiating organizations assign their best, most experienced refs to boy's games and give the girls the left overs? 2. Female refs seem to do a better job of officiating girls games than male refs. I have seen female refs do terrible jobs, but as a general rule they seem to call a more balanced game and seem to care more about doing their job well. In contrast I have seen numerous male refs at girls games visually demonstrate that they don't care about how good a job they are doing. They dont pay attention even when they are on the play side and have no clue about simple things like out of bounds calls. I always feel better at my daughters games when there is at least one female ref. 3. Related to 2. Male refs seem to have no clue about how to control physical play in girls games. Most girls games are allowed to become too physical. Refs would rather let the girls play than call hard blocking fouls, reaching fouls, hand checking fouls. They resort to calling tie ups instead of fouls. Is it because they dont care or because they arent worried about physical play leading to fights? Or ,is it because they just want the game to end quickly and they try not to call fouls which would slow the game down. 4. Not one game my daughter has played this season has been decided by a bad call, but bad officiating has affected several games. Bad officiating is more than making a bad call in one or two big situations. Officials set the overall tone of the game. This effects the tempo of the game and the level of physical play and therefor the outcome of the game is affected. 5. Inconsistency is the biggest problem I see. The three refs on the court often times seem to be watching and officiating different games with different priorities and levels of interest. Worse, they sometimes seem to wake up for a quarter (usually the 3rd or 4th) and decide to make calls they had been letting go all game.

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KPFAN68: 4 SIX FOOTERS! We have one, maybe, at Friendswood.

The Friendswood Lady Mustangs traveled to BH last night for their first scrimmage of the year and faced a really good Barber's Hill team. The Lady Eagles have size, speed, and shooting ability. Plus, they are super aggressive. To paraphrase Rev from Friday Night Lights, "They're big, they're fast," they are physical, "they're big!" I've been aware of the BH players on this team for a couple of years through AAU games and they have only gotten better and taller. They should make a deep playoff run. Good Luck Lady Eagles.

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Mayfield: I dont recall any of the posts you speak of, but your apology speaks volumes about the quality of your character. A person who admits, without prompting, when they are wrong or have been wrong is the kind of person we should all seek to be.

[quote name="badndn" post="1427370" timestamp="1377441783"]   Its because the rich kids spend all year training with their private speed and agility coach or strength and conditioning coach. Think about, would you rather coach a handful of great athletes that work on FB from August to November or a team full of kids that eat, sleep, and breath FB 24/7.  Oh and the later choice pays twice as much! [b]I think the biggest difference in the two is the line play and QB play. The wealthy linemen goes 6'3" 270 and is fit and the QB spends all year learning the hardest position in sports. Where the poorer linemen is 6'3" 300 and slow and the QB is way behind the curve.[/b] [/quote] This is true.  Wealthier kids do have more time and resources to spend on preparing for the season,  but thats not the same as saying schools with better facilities win (which is what the article implies). Your point about the Oline is damn right.  Oline play is the key to offensive success.  It aint glamorous and it doesnt make the highlight film, but without solid Oline play the QB doesnt throw touchdowns, the WR dont get the ball, and the RB doesnt run for 150 yds a game.  And, you are also right in stating that big boys from wealthier areas devote much of their ample free time to working out and training to get better.

My problem with this article is this: Arent most 4a and 5a high schools located in higher income areas?  I mean in general income levels are higher in higher population areas -- that's why people move there.  The key is that the author limited his analysis to 4a and 5a schools. The percentage of 3A and 2A champions with a  median income above the state average would be much lower because smaller schools represent smaller communities where the income levels are likely to be lower.  As a result, I think the author overstates the impact of money on championships. In addition, doing the analysis by zip code instead of school district boundaries seriously the statistical evidence.  Finally, just because people in the same zip code as a particular school have money doesnt always mean that the school has better facilities.  Friendswood is a great example of that.

Vidor - 52 Santa Fe -- 3

Central was the the best team on the field at the tri scrimmage with Friendswood and La Marque. Defense was solid.  Decent DL and LB play good secondary. Offense looked really good.  Running backs are quick to the hole and have a good burst.  They burned with several long runs.  WRs are tall and fast and -- particularly one kid who wore neon green gloves and played with JV also -- who catch whatever you throw at them. Didnt see PAM, but I think Central has a good chance of beating them.

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1426980" timestamp="1377364890"] [quote author=fwoodfan link=topic=113497.msg1426976#msg1426976 date=1377364363] I'm going big . . . Galveston Ball over La Marque [/quote]yikes [/quote] Unlikely, but it would be huge.

I'm going big . . . Galveston Ball over La Marque