Type of Incident: | Ethics |
Date of Incident: | 2016-01-24 |
Time of Incident: | 12:00:00 |
Location of Incident: | Pitman High School |
Home Team: | Hugo Valadez and Sergio Gutierrez |
Visiting Team: | NA |
Age Group and Gender: | U10B |
Team Affiliation of Individual Committing Incident: | Hugo Valadez and Sergio Gutierrez |
Incident Summary: | Allegations that coaches left Turlock FC and recruited players to move to Turlock Tornadoes. There is evidence that in addition to recruiting players from Turlock FC, the individuals who left Turlock FC also disparaged Turlock FC in conversations with parents. |
Comments: | No players may move from Turlock FC to Turlock Tornadoes and play in 2016 for any coach that they played for with Turlock FC in 2015. The PAD Committee finds that Hugo Valadez intentionally recruited players to move from Turlock FC to Turlock Tornadoes. As a result, Mr. Valadez is suspended from coaching any team in the Norcal Premier Soccer League until June 12, 2016. Turlock Tornadoes is placed on probation for 1 year for its involvement with the attempt to recruit players from Turlock FC. |