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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious—did you actually read the complaint? This all started over a year ago. And yeah, it’s his account, but I’d assume he has documentation to support it. From what I can tell, he took all the right steps to stop the harassment and protect himself, and the club didn’t take it seriously. They kept putting him in situations he clearly asked to be removed from. On top of that, DCSC didn’t follow through on their promises to the teams and families Tom brought over from BFC.

As I understand it, Tom had a two-year contract with DCSC that ended after this seasonal year. If he was dealing with ongoing harassment and a hostile work environment from his boss, why would he want to stay? DCSC made a money grab and failed to deliver.

Full disclosure—we’re a legacy BFC family. We were sold on better field access and more training opportunities in the NE area. Instead, we got dumped on one of the worst NW fields in the club’s inventory: Ft. Stevens. It’s mostly dirt, pitted, no lights—and not even close to NE. I’ve heard kids have been injured (even one kid breaking a bone) tripping over equipment in the dark, and when parents and coaches pushed for something as basic as more portable lighting, we were told no, because “the board didn’t approve it.”

Then in spring, all club nights were scheduled only at Jellef, despite being told there would be options in both NW and NE. When parents asked for a more central location like Roosevelt, they were shut down again. And then they took away our third tournament. We got one in fall, played in Winterfest, but the promised spring tournament never happened. Tom ended up paying out of pocket to get the Brookland and Petworth teams into a spring tournament—because that’s the kind of guy he is.

What DCSC is doing to his reputation is honestly disgusting. But it’s classic DCSC. I’ve been around youth sports in this city for a long time—my older kids played in other DC and VA clubs—and I was skeptical from the start about this merger. Unfortunately, DCSC is living up to expectations  [/quote]

FWIW, my kid was on a regular DCSC team, not a Brookland team, and they were also practicing on Fort Stevens in the dark/dust, for basically the whole year. I don't think this was specifically a failure to live up to whatever promises were made to Brookland families.[/quote]

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