Episode 83, The Rant: Gerda Gatling: One of NYC’s Top Basketball Officials: From Balling in the DMV, Securing Space at Stony Brook, and Traveling in Between, all in Pursuit of Officiating Full-Time.

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Sep 06 2019 | 00:50:48

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Show Notes

The Rant pulled up to Brooklyn to speak to Gerda. In this pod we discuss why she’s forever indebted to John Coleson, how she got thrown in the fire, how she leveled up in officiating doing crazy games in New York City, and how she became a staple in the Women’s Basketball College Circuit. All that and more, my conversation with Gerda, now.

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