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I used to be an official in the league in question. Until this year anyway. I am tired of the officials having to try and MAKE the league do what is obvious.
In an article in a local paper one of the directors of this league stated that in 42 years there has never been a physical incident between a coach and an official. I beg to differ. I have officiated in this league for 13 years. About ten years ago an official was hit by a car in the parking lot of Palos. The offending coach was from the then named Crestwood Colts. The official went to the hospital and thankfully had no lasting injuries. The coach was arrested and charged. As happened in this instance the officials of the league asked for a special meeting of the board to address the occurrence. What was the outcome of that meeting? Unbelievably the board refused to discipline this coach. The assignment chairman at that time threatened a walkout......just as now. Guess what? The league caved in and no games were lost. My question is why must officials,by threatening action against the league,FORCE THE LEAGUE TO DO WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING ANYWAY? It is apparent to me that the league has no respect for decency.
If the league had done its job in 1995 the coach in question from this incident would have been gone then. In that year he was accused but never criminally charged with giving a 10 year old player of his the diuretic drug LASIX in order to lose weight. Again he was never criminally charged but he was quoted in local newspapers as suppporting the drugs one time use. I for one will NEVER officiate in this league again unless and until there is radical changes in the makeup of the leagues Board of Directors. I suspect this will not happen anytime soon as they seem to be devoid of any concious ability to rule themselves....and see right from wrong. We as officials must stand up and take the higher moral ground.Stay united.There are plenty of games to work in other leagues that have a working moral compass.
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Tue Oct 15, 2002, 08:05pm
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