... at least in the women's game.
Because today's players are much bigger, stronger and faster, it seems to me that many officials in the women's game are unable to keep up with the pace. They are not quick enough to get into position to see all the action, so they miss obvious fouls, or call anticipatory fouls that don't actually happen.
Some of the officiating during this year's Tourney was, I feel, unfair to today's players and disrespectful to the game.
With all the money the NCAA has, my hope is that soon someone will realize this and change the rules to increase the number of officials for Tournament games, to start, from three to five -- 2 umpires that stay on one half of the court and 2 umpires on the other, plus one lead referee that roams both halves and is the head official.
The four umpires could switch positions to begin each quarter or half, and the lead ref stays put.
Anyway, I feel like adding more eyes and legs would solve most of the problem since most of the mistakes are caused by officials not getting to where they need to be in time. It would cost more money, but in the long run would be better for the game if they spent it.
Because today's players are much bigger, stronger and faster, it seems to me that many officials in the women's game are unable to keep up with the pace. They are not quick enough to get into position to see all the action, so they miss obvious fouls, or call anticipatory fouls that don't actually happen.
Some of the officiating during this year's Tourney was, I feel, unfair to today's players and disrespectful to the game.
With all the money the NCAA has, my hope is that soon someone will realize this and change the rules to increase the number of officials for Tournament games, to start, from three to five -- 2 umpires that stay on one half of the court and 2 umpires on the other, plus one lead referee that roams both halves and is the head official.
The four umpires could switch positions to begin each quarter or half, and the lead ref stays put.
Anyway, I feel like adding more eyes and legs would solve most of the problem since most of the mistakes are caused by officials not getting to where they need to be in time. It would cost more money, but in the long run would be better for the game if they spent it.