As a high school official of more than 25 seasons I see both sides of this. In essence, you are working/calling the same game (especially at high school level) BUT, the men's (boy's in HS) game IS faster, with more action. The players are quicker, jump higher, etc. which means you have more to watch for. It is just a more difficult game to work. And that is a generalization, I have work girl's teams that are just as quick, physical, etc. as boy's teams, but IN GENERAL, the girl's game is a half step slower than the boy's game.
With that said, I think they should be paid the same (as we are in high school) as the skill of the official needs to be at the same level or the game will suffer. If the pay is the same, maybe some of the better college officials will work more WBB games, although I think they have some good size egos and thus probably will stay with MBB for the exposure/fame those convey.
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With that said, I think they should be paid the same (as we are in high school) as the skill of the official needs to be at the same level or the game will suffer. If the pay is the same, maybe some of the better college officials will work more WBB games, although I think they have some good size egos and thus probably will stay with MBB for the exposure/fame those convey.
More NCAA leagues to pay women’s basketball referees equally
The NCAA earned praise last year when it agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments equally
