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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Our Association has a "conflict of interest" clause written directly into our constitution.You cannot accept a game if you are an employee of the school/organization that hires us,have a relative involved with the team,have any business reationship with the school/organization,etc.All officials must declare these conflicts-of -interest to the assigner at the start of each year.The assigner then keeps people away from possible problems(unless it's a real emergency).It seems to be working fairly well,as we get few complaints of this type.It's also good for the individual official.It keeps them out of a no-win situation.
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Where do you draw the line with the conflict of interest policy? In a rural area such as ours your wouldn't have to dig too far to find a conflict for any official that we have. Examples would be: 1. Friend coaching a team. 2. You have children(players or not) that go to that school. 3. You are an alumnus of a school that you serve. 4. Everyone here in 'The Sticks' are related anyway. Right?