Post by pleasestop on Aug 25, 2018 22:35:20 GMT 10
Football friends.
Those of you who have volunteered or helped run a club, association or sporting organisation would know and understand the predicament many of these people face on a day to day basis.
It is becoming clear and evident that the recent and constant abuse, harassment and degrading commentary towards the administrators of our Association is starting to take a toll on theur mental health and love of the game.
These people are just like you, football lovers who are doing their John West to provide a service to us all to the best of their ability.
Today I witnessed a young man who was clearly distressed, tired and not ok. He received a barrage of abuse, many of these issues completely out of his hands or things that he had nothing to do with.
There are a couple of people in particular who are being relentless in their tirades of abuse towards the administrators. One, a former senior administrator of the association himself. It MUST stop.
Naturally given the size of The association (12,000 players) you cannot and will not please everyone. The role of the administrators is to do the best they can with the resources they have.
Like in anything in life, you’ll win some decisions and lose some decisions. There will be times when you don’t agree with decision.
We all call for the respect of our referees, yet we think it’s ok to treat our administrators as such.
It’s easy for us to point out the few bad things, but we seem to forget the great work these people have achieved in only two short years of Hills Football.
When will we learn? This is bullying at its finest.
Please, can we cull this tirade of abuse before something major happens with someone who simply can not take it anymore.
I urge anyone of our unapreciated club or association volunteers and administrators who are struggling and may be reading this to please reach out to services such as beyond blue for support if needed.
You ARE doing an amazing job. I do not envy any of you one bit.
These people are faceless trolls and keyboard warriors who are quite simply cowards.
Hills Football community, cut the crap...
Those of you who have volunteered or helped run a club, association or sporting organisation would know and understand the predicament many of these people face on a day to day basis.
It is becoming clear and evident that the recent and constant abuse, harassment and degrading commentary towards the administrators of our Association is starting to take a toll on theur mental health and love of the game.
These people are just like you, football lovers who are doing their John West to provide a service to us all to the best of their ability.
Today I witnessed a young man who was clearly distressed, tired and not ok. He received a barrage of abuse, many of these issues completely out of his hands or things that he had nothing to do with.
There are a couple of people in particular who are being relentless in their tirades of abuse towards the administrators. One, a former senior administrator of the association himself. It MUST stop.
Naturally given the size of The association (12,000 players) you cannot and will not please everyone. The role of the administrators is to do the best they can with the resources they have.
Like in anything in life, you’ll win some decisions and lose some decisions. There will be times when you don’t agree with decision.
We all call for the respect of our referees, yet we think it’s ok to treat our administrators as such.
It’s easy for us to point out the few bad things, but we seem to forget the great work these people have achieved in only two short years of Hills Football.
When will we learn? This is bullying at its finest.
Please, can we cull this tirade of abuse before something major happens with someone who simply can not take it anymore.
I urge anyone of our unapreciated club or association volunteers and administrators who are struggling and may be reading this to please reach out to services such as beyond blue for support if needed.
You ARE doing an amazing job. I do not envy any of you one bit.
These people are faceless trolls and keyboard warriors who are quite simply cowards.
Hills Football community, cut the crap...