Commissioner Rob Wigod reacts to rejection of officials contract

The decision of the Southern Section Council to reject a three-year contract extension with officials last week has caused Commissioner Rob Wigod to put forth the disagreements mentioned at the meeting.

Here’s the link to his full commissioner’s message.

The fees structure for 2016-17 and perhaps beyond will now be decided by the Executive Committee on May 11.

Where’s clear is that leagues have issues with the officials.

Among those cited at the meeting: Lack of quality and consistency in officiating assignments; lack of accountability of officials; abuse of power _ ejections, technical fouls, yellow cards; politics and power struggles within the official’s organization.

It’s interesting that the City Section passed a three-year fees agreement with raises earlier this month. Members were under pressure because the Southern Section was considering a similar fee structure.

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