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Old Sat Feb 09, 2019, 02:25am
Nevadaref Nevadaref is offline
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Found this tonight on a message board:

A response from a sports official

BVAL sued PSI. BVAL disputed the way to pay officials and stated that they would not pay the way that became necessary to PSI and has by my understanding been directed by CIF-CCS. BVAL is now paying in this manner, which is simply that the schools and leagues pay officials directly. BVAL is now compliant to this issue. BVAL sued PSI for this issue but is now paying officials in the manner that was the basis of their suit.

BVAL per my understanding has now sued an upstanding and responsible member of our entire sports officiating organization.

BVAL has chosen litigation. BVAL may have also chosen to use an assigning group that is not accredited per CIF-CCS standards, and may not have appropriate insurance coverage to protect officials, schools and student participants.

BVAL may be ignoring the CIF-CCS standards of accreditation to be a sports official for:

Hours of training and testing for each sport.

Mandatory education involving Concussion, Dehydration and Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

I am an accredited official with PSI. I meet all of the requirements to officiate. I hope to see your student athletes in my games. I am prepared to protect the game, and to protect the safety of your student athletes.

I feel so uncomfortable with the litigious attitude of BVAL. I am sorry for the Athletic Directors, Coaches and especially the Student Athletes that I cannot serve. BVAL scares me away from wanting to do what I love.

Steve Ojeda
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