Subject:        	Cathy - Complaint re  Sun 26 Mar 2006
Copies to:      	PCW8TD1.PML
Date sent:      	Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:11:41 +0000

13:42 Fri 31 Mar 2006				Recipient:612SPCc1
REF:2PCW8DI1 					Y/R:Sub-Junior Complaint

TO:	Cathy BARBER			cc	Management Committee
	Secretary				Team Player Parents
	PITTWATER RSL FOOTBALL CLUB			
	Kitchener Park   MONA VALE   2103		

			JUNIOR INCIDENT COMPLAINT

Cathy - further to the President's directions on Wed 29 Mar 2006
please find below a written complaint about unacceptable comments
at a sub-junior game on Sun 26 Mar 2006
	
The parents involved have said they would appreciate a letter or e-mail
from the person involved acknowledging that it was an inappropriate
comment and apologising for his indiscretion.

Thanks

Steve GOULD
2006 U8 Age Co-ordinator
XXXXXX FOOTBALL CLUB 

Subject:        	RE: Jen - please check Sub-junior Incident report 
Date sent:      	Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:19:26 +1100

Steve,

A few changes to the comments... see below.

By the way... the dogs were on leashes, but should they be allowed on
the field?

Thanks
Jen

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve GOULD [mailto:stephen.gould@smeems.net] 
Sent: Friday, 31 March 2006 9:11 PM
To:	 Jennifer
Subject: Jen - please check Sub-junior Incident report 

Jen - at the Team Managers & Coaches meeting on Wed 29 Mar
I was informed the way to lodge a complaint is to write to the Secretary
who will then forward it XXXXXXXX

Would you check if I have the details right and if I can include your
and Joanne's name as the parents who complained.

If you send back today I will lodge it straight away so it is lodged
in the same week the incident takes place

The preamble is because at the meeting we had a discussion about 
who was the Peak Body for junior sports in Australia.

Thanks Steve

08:22 Fri 31 Mar 2006					REF:2PCW8DI1

			JUNIOR INCIDENT COMPLAINT

This complaint process has been developed under the guide-lines of the 
Australian Sports Commission to provide Harassment Free Sport (HFS)
and encourage junior participation in sport

The Australian Sports Commission web-site states that Junior Sport
covers the ages 5 to 17

According to the Australian Sports Commission web-site the Football 
Federation of Australia [FFA] "are still in the process of completing
and implementing their junior sport policy"

Hence this Junior Incident report is based on the guide-lines of the
"Play by the Rules"

The Website "Play by the Rules" is supported by Federal and State
Government organisations

			SUB-JUNIOR COMPLAINT

COMPLAINT TYPE:	1	Inappropriate comments to sub-juniors

DAY:		Sun 26 Mar 2006

GROUND:		XXXXXXXX Park

PITCH:		Mini 6

TIME:		10:45

TEAMS:	

Home:		XXXXXXXX U8 XXXXXXX

Visitor:	XXXXXXXX U8 XXXXXXX

INCIDENT:

a	The XXXXXXXX had just finished a game which they had 
	lost heavily

b	After the game the XXXXXXX players were patting two dogs on the 
	side-lines.

c	The owner made a comment to a parent... "Their names are "Deaf"
	and "Stupid" and they would probably be good recruits for your team".

d	The owner then said, "I don't guess an appropriate thing to say".  The
	parent replied, "Yes, you're correct".  A few of the Hawks players were
	in hearing distance of the comments.

e	The parent took offence and told another parent whom also took
	offence to these comments.  They both asked me to file a complaint
	about "inappropriate comments" in front of young players


Stephen GOULD
U8 Age Co-ordinator
PITTWATER RSL FOOTBALL CLUB