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Letter to the Sports Editor: AAG must stop mistreating officials

Jul 21, 2015 Sports

Dear Sports Desk,
I am  seeking  your intervention  in a  matter that is of great importance to me and my  colleagues.
I am an official of the Athletics Association of Guyana. Sadly to say the manner in which our officials are treated leaves much to be desired.
Firstly one must remember that these officials volunteer their services to ensure the smooth running of track and field in this country and as such respect is due to them. So one asks the question, what is the President of the Athletics Association of Guyana doing to bring respect to this group of people, who we must remember, are mostly adults who sacrifice their time and in some cases commit themselves to this organization.
It is sad to say that as an official we are not even given proper food, adequate drinking water, and the money we use for traveling we are not reimbursed on time.
Because of the manner in which the President threats us the athletes now feel free to do the same.
In 2012 at a well attended three days track meet an official got sick shortly after eating the lunch provided (that official was subsequently treated for food poisoning).
Officials travel from as far as Linden and Berbice to ensure the smooth running of games and should be properly compensated and provided for.
I can’t  pay $4,000 to travel from Linden to GT for a two days  meet and be given $2,000,  because  I am  volunteering  my services but a member  of  the  Executive  Body traveling  from  the  same location  gets back the  full  amount.
We are tired of this seemingly lazy, selfish, disrespectful attitude of the President of the AAG who do not even have the decency to find out how we manage at these meets.
We don’t have jerseys. We look worn from the over used jerseys that we have been wearing thanks to the Guyana Teachers Union.  We are tired of the  being told to  get to  point of meet for a 10am  start only to get there and the President  of  the  AAG is still to get there  to issue  officials  with materials  needed  for  the  meet.
Show us the  respect  that is required  of us, we are human, we sacrifice  our time, families  and  in some  cases  even  put our jobs on the burner for the AAG but all we get is disrespectful  treatment.
Late and cold tasteless food, hot water to drink on a very hot day and then to add insult to injury we have to beg officials with their own transportation to give us a drop as was the case last Friday night (2 Fridays ago) after a certain track meet held at the New track when officials after waiting over 1 hour for their reimbursement were told they have to wait until next week.
Imagine our embarrassment, but thanks to officials with transportation we were able to get back  to Georgetown.
Enough is enough Mr AAG President this is not your club, this nonsense MUST STOP.
Concerned Official.

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