Thread: Scandal / Corruption Garland Soccer Association / US Youth Soccer / North Texas State Soccer / David Arciniega

From: John Sutter [mailto:john.sutter@CoVerica.com]
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 3:32 PM
To: 'Heather'
Cc: jsutter@usyouthsoccer.org; 'egill@usyouthsoccer.org'; Chris Moore (cmoore@usyouthsoccer.org); 'Rob Martella'; 'Todd Roby | US Youth Soccer'; bpodewils@usyouthsoccer.org; jharrell@usyouthsoccer.org; 'squreshi@usyouthsoccer.org'
Subject: Heather Dobrott vs. Garland Soccer Association / David Arciniega

Dear Ms. Dobrott:

I apologize for the delay in responding to your initial email.

As the traditional application of the Bylaw you cited has previously been used almost exclusively in response to filed criminal actions, we are currently evaluating the civil suit against Garland Soccer Association and David Arciniega for Bylaw applicability and jurisdiction.

As we do not have a corporate General Counsel, I ask your indulgence for the time involved in our review process.
I expect the review to conclude in the very near future.

Sincerely,

John

John Sutter Chairman US Youth Soccer
972-490-2226 | Tel 972-490-2255 | Fax jsutter@usyouthsoccer.org www.usyouthsoccer.org

From: Heather
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 2:04 PM
To: jsutter@usyouthsoccer.org; egill@ysyouthsoccer.org; cmoore@usyouthsoccer.org; rmartella@usyouthsoccer.org; troby@usyouthsoccer.org; bpodewils@usyouthsoccer.org; jharrell@usyouthsoccer.org; squreshi@usyouthsoccer.org; ssnow@usyouthsoccer.org; jparker@usyouthsoccer.org; nnottke@usyouthsoccer.org; chouseknecht@usyouthsoccer.org; mfreitag@usyouthsoccer.org
Subject: Heather Dobrott vs. Garland Soccer Association / David Arciniega

The courtesy of a reply would be very much appreciated.

From: Soapboxmom [mailto:soapboxmom@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 10:42 AM
To: 'jsutter@usyouthsoccer.org'; 'egill@ysyouthsoccer.org'; 'cmoore@usyouthsoccer.org'; 'rmartella@usyouthsoccer.org'; 'troby@usyouthsoccer.org'
Subject: Heather Dobrott vs. Garland Soccer Association / David Arciniega

Please find following links to US Youth Soccer By-laws that pertain to litigation and terminations and the suit against Garland Soccer Association and David Arciniega. Please accept this as my formal request for U.S. Youth Soccer to take action in regard to Mr. Arciniega in accordance with said by-laws.

http://www.realscam.com/f14/heather-...885/#post83070

http://www.realscam.com/f14/heather-...ociation-3885/


Sincerely,

Heather Dobrott
Administrator for Realscam.com

When is US Youth going to complete its review / investigation and issue a written decision??? As I said, soccer is corrupt from top to bottom!

From: Heather Dobrott [mailto:hdobrott@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:26 AM
To: 'John Sutter'
Subject: FW: Jevin

Dear John,

Please read from the bottom up. Please note GSA has paid Jevin 10% for years when in fact Jevin charges on a sliding scale and this much smaller club has only paid 8%. This individual who answered me is a certified public accountant. She also posted part of her answer online:

http://www.realscam.com/f12/jevin-in...939/#post86950

When is this investigation going to be completed? Garland Soccer has been in crisis for some time and despite directors and coaches asking questions, filing grievances, filing appeals and begging for NTSSA to take jurisdiction over this totally corrupt organization, almost nothing has been done. Though the NTSSA by-laws promise prompt resolution, I have yet to see and substantive response.

Thanks,

Heather Dobrott

From: Heather Byers
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 3:00 PM
To: Heather Dobrott
Subject: Re: Jevin

Heather-

I don't mind. All 501(c)(3) organizations should have full transparency as far as I am concerned. The parents and children are entrusting volunteers with their money and it should be their obligation to ensure that it is appropriately spent.

Thanks,
Heather


Heather Byers
Treasurer, Player Agent, Information Officer
Pleasant Hill Little League
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On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Heather Dobrott <Heather Dobrott> wrote:
Thank you. I will forward this just to our fraud investigator board member and the president of US Youth Soccer if you don’t object. I want public meetings and full transparency for Garland Soccer. I filed suit against David Arciniega due to all this. I will spare you the long story about a board member that can’t drive and has a registered for life level 2 sex offender husband for her chauffeur. They are all my kids and I will do everything to protect them and their money.

Thanks again!

From: Heather Byers
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 2:48 PM
To: Heather Dobrott
Subject: Re: Jevin

Heather-

As a 501(c)(3) organization, the president, treasurer and office administrator should have a full disclosure policy. (i.e. any member of the board, should, at any time, be able to see all bank statements and any other financial records).

Under reports in Jevin you can see the bank reconciliation and that is where you would be able to tell what the percentage is that Jevin charges. Their fee is actually 8% and has been for some time. The 10% could be a cover up for how Arciniega was siphoning off funds. If there was supposed to be $10,000 deposited and Jevin took 8%, what would go into your bank account would be $9,200. Arciniega could then take $200 out as the additional fee and personally pocket it.

It is dangerous to not require the bank statements to always be open and available to the full board at any time. Our little league has a book that is passed around at every meeting. It has the financials, the bank statements and copies of all checks written with receipts. If at any point, any member of my board were to question something it would be my responsibility to be able to prove out every number on that financial statement.

Since you are no longer on the board, it would need to be a current board member but at some point the board should make a vote that forces his hand, so to speak, and requires him to give you copies of the bank statements. If you compare those to the Jevin report you can easily see what has been deposited and what should have been deposited.

Thanks,
Heather


Heather Byers
Treasurer, Player Agent, Information Officer
Pleasant Hill Little League
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On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Heather Dobrott <Heather Dobrott> wrote:
Dear Heather,

Thank you so much for responding. You are not the first to conclude David Arciniega may have his hands in the cookie jar. He is rumored to be a college buddy of Dan Ptak. I know for certain he claimed that he helped to write the player pool algorithm for Jevin so they have a relationship.

Only 3 people can access Jevin financials and bank statements for Garland Soccer. David Arciniega, the office administrator and treasurer (who is not a CPA and thinks that Arciniega said this is sufficient documentation.) I definitely am perplexed by this discount that Arciniega says Ptak gave us reducing his percentage from 10% to 5% for I believe 2 seasons and then to 8% going forward.

I filed grievances with our parent organizations North Texas State Soccer and Us Youth National in a desperate attempt to force Arciniega to give the board proper documentation on this. We are a 501 c 3 charity and not Arciniega Inc. Arciniega ran me off, but we have a board member who is ex law enforcement and a licensed insurance investigator that smelled fraud and wants more info.

Any advice you can give me that would help get this resolved would be greatly appreciated. This controversy tore our board apart and our organization is rapidly shrinking due to this. I have blogged about financial fraud for a decade and am the lead administrator for a website that exposes the same – realscam.com. So, I am quite painfully aware that this needs to be handled.

Thanks again!

Heather

From: Heather Byers
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 1:37 PM
To: Heather Dobrott
Cc: Jim Byers;
Subject: Re: Jevin

Heather-

Thank you for reaching out to me. I would be happy to answer your question. I am carboning the president of our league on this email and I am blind copying other leagues in our area that I know use this software so if they want to respond to you they can but I do not want to directly give you their information in case they do not.

Our experience with Jevin has been nothing but great. There are a few items in the software that we would like to change, but I don't know of any software that doesn't have items that don't work exactly like you would want them too as all organizations are so vastly different in how they form teams and manage their rosters.

However, any time we have had questions they have always been right there to answer them. I have had two or more online teleconferences with them so they could walk me through things and help me figure out how to do what I needed to do.

As for our money, it has always been deposited exactly when we would expect it. There has only been one deposit, that I know of that was ever not deposited on time. The deposit was missed in February of 2014, before I became treasurer, and I didn't discover it until November of 2014 when I got the books from the old treasurer and I was looking back to try to balance out the checkbooks.

I contacted support and Dan Ptak and within a couple of weeks we had our money. They didn't have to do that. They could have easily told us the money left their bank and we didn't catch that it didn't hit our bank account and we were out of luck. But they didn't. They worked with me and they got us our money even though I was 9 months late in noticing the missing deposit. (Most banks only give you 30 - 60 days).

We have, and will continue to, recommend Jevin to all the leagues in our area as a great software provider. What it sounds like to me is that Mr. Arciniega has embezzled a lot of money from GSA and instead of taking the fall for it he is trying to blame Jevin.

If you have the bank statements and administrator access to the Jevin account I can easily show you how to prove which happened so you will know for sure. There is a report in Jevin that shows all money collected and all the funds say Jevin when they are deposited into the bank account.

Please let me know if you have any more questions.

Thanks,
Heather


Heather Byers
Treasurer, Player Agent, Information Officer
Pleasant Hill Little League
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On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 12:54 PM, <Heather Dobrott> wrote:

Jevin

I was a board member of the Garland Soccer Association. Garland Soccer president, David Arciniega, claimed that Jevin was unable to pay Garland Soccer over $8,000.00 that was owed to it in June 2013 due to the payment processor. Garland Soccer president, David Arciniega, also alleged that other charities and sports organizations were out money. With the 8 grand owed to GSA, the total of missing funds was actually $50,000.00 according to GSA’s president. The GSA president claimed Jevin was unable to get a loan for the $8,000.00 owed and that GSA would be accepting a discount from Jevin on future business to recoup its funds. David Arciniega, the GSA president also falsely claimed that Jevin had filed a lawsuit against the payment processor. David Arciniega announced this fictitious lawsuit to all the GSA coaches in the September 2013 meeting and in the November 2013 coaches' letter. I am checking with other Jevin users to see if they were affected. Please respond if you had any late or missing payments from Jevin. http://www.realscam.com/f12/jevin-in...rciniega-3939/ Thank you for your kind help. Heather Dobrott Administrator for Realscam.com

There have been numerous requests from me and others for NTSSA and US Youth to investigate Garland Soccer, respond to grievances, hear appeals, enforce their own by-laws and more. Kids in Garland are raped and nothing is done. No policies or procedures, coaches education, parent education or any oversight is implemented. Now, US Youth is going to ignore possible financial fraud?

From: David Arciniega [mailto:president@garlandsoccer.com]
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 4:49 PM
To: Heather Dobrott
Subject: President Monthly Report for 7/2014

President Monthly Report by David Arciniega

This month [ 7/2014 ]

Accomplishments

1 Attended the NTSSA President's meeting on June 7, 2014 Attended the NTSSA President's breakfast during the NTSSA AGM Attended the NTSSA AGM 2 Continued serving on the NTSSA Risk Mitigation Committee 3 Participated in a teleconference and a face to face meeting with Affinity-Sports to go over their on-line registration tool. 4 Helping guide Piney in her VP A&D duties

Miscellaneous

Plans

Offline Comments (not for the minutes)

For future months:

Plans

From: David Arciniega [mailto:president@garlandsoccer.com]
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014 8:33 PM
To: Heather Dobrott
Subject: President Monthly Report for 9/2014

President Monthly Report by David Arciniega

This month [ 9/2014 ]

Accomplishments

1 Signed Guest Player Releases. Signed Player Releases to Outside Associations for players meeting the GSA criteria. Sent letters to players not meeting the GSA criteria for release letting them know that a decision would be made by September 3rd. Responded to upset parents who want their kids released to play in another association. 2 Prepared for a Board Appeal Hearing which was postponed from September 2nd to a date yet to be determined. 3 Contacted individuals who did not pass the GSA background check.

Miscellaneous

Plans

Offline Comments (not for the minutes)

For future months:

Plans

GSA by-laws state:

2.3

The Board shall cause to be kept a complete record of its corporate affairs and shall make
such records available for inspection by any member. The Board shall provide for an annual audit of
the financial affairs of the Association by the Auditing Committee and, upon acceptance
thereof, shall make copies thereof available to all Members.

From: David Arciniega [mailto:darciniega@verizon.net]
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 6:13 PM
To: 'David Arciniega'
Cc: Angela Bowen-Hearn (U8 Boys Director); Crystal Martin (U6 Boys Director); Darcy Quintana (Publicity and Awards); Don Shell (Major League Director); Don Starkey (Facilities Director); Heather Dobrott (U6 Girls Director); Kathleen Robinson (Special Events); Kim Verity (Vice President); Piney Burch-Walser (U10 Director); Rachel Beltran (U12 Director); Robert Mayfield (Referee Director); Sam Perry (GSA Treasurer); Terry Walser (U8 Girls Director)
Subject: Board Meeting Minutes and Agenda for December 9, 2013 Board Meeting

Board Members,

I have attached the October 7, 2013 Final Board meeting minutes and the draft version of the November 4, 2013 Board meeting. I have also attached the agenda for the December 9, 2013 Board meeting.

As a reminder, the Board Meeting minutes are not to be distributed to anyone other than those individuals on this email.

Regards,

David A. Arciniega

These board member reports have been kept completely secret. The office has never seen them. Only David Arciniega and Don Starkey can access them and they refuse to make them available to even the directors that request copies of their own reports as I discovered. The agendas are kept secret as well. That is beyond ridiculous as the coaches and members should be able to request to be included on said board of directors' meetings' agendas and heard. GSA is supposed to be a charity serving youth soccer players. What in the hell is the big secret?

Obviously, as he is guiding Piney in her VP duties that explains why the A & D process is completely broken and protocol and procedure and totally flouted. There is no ethics committee as NTSSA requires. There is no standing A & D Committee with contact information in the hands of NTSSA as required among many more glaring issues. The coaches should refuse to serve on the panels and can consider all the decisions null and void.

David Arciniega being on the risk management committee also explains why Garland has no policies and procedures in place to keep our kids safe from sexual predators, concussions, heat and cold related issues and much more. And, there are legions of angry coaches and parents who have wanted to play in other associations. Now that the new rule is in effect and all the associations will have the new forms online, Garland will see its mass exodus continue in the spring and the numbers will plummet even more.

David Arciniega is the author of GSA's demise.

David Arciniega would be well advised to watch what he says. Garland coaches talk. They are at indoor and the summer DESA league and the gossip is going around lightening fast. All coaches, parents and directors will be on the witness list. Doesn't he realize that folks will talk? It is tragic that his dictatorship is destroying Garland Soccer. Why is he refusing to follow the GSA, NTSSA and US Youth by-laws, state law and IRS regulations? Why isn't Arciniega honestly addressing the issues facing Garland Soccer?

2.3

The Association is an organization exclusively for the charitable, scientific, literary, or
educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or
corresponding Section of any future Federal tax code (hereafter "Internal Revenue Code").....

to serve its members as an affiliate of the North Texas State Soccer Association and to recognize thereby the authority,
rules and regulations of that association;

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Kathleen Robinson, the Training and Special Events Director, should be one of the ones fighting to do things above board as she has a background in law enforcement. Why would she support harassing me for voting for who I believe is the best candidate? Why would she stab me in the back for going to the Garland Police when the board was given zero documentation on the missing money? Why did she help prevent the board from holding a special meeting to get to the bottom of the missing money? Why does she support David Arciniega lying to the coaches about what happened to the missing money? Did she approve of the registered sex offender handling rosters and other records? Did she approve of the registered sex offenderAttachment 24500 driving his errant director wife around and violating the Garland Loitering ordinance being around our precious kids and putting them in danger? Why is she not demanding the by-laws be followed? Why was she not demanding fiduciary duties as defined by state law be followed?

It is time the coaches / members demand these directors be held accountable and that David Arciniega and Garland Soccer be thoroughly investigated by NTSSA and US Youth.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Arciniega [mailto:darciniega@verizon.net]
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 11:04 AM
To: 'David Arciniega'
Cc: Angela Bowen-Hearn (U8 Boys Director); Crystal Martin; Darcy Quintana (Publicity and Awards); Don Starkey (Facilities Director); Heather Dobrott; Juan Ramirez (Major League Director); Kathleen Robinson (Special Events); Kim Verity (Vice President); Piney Burch-Walser (U10 Director); Rachel Beltran (U12 Director); Robert Mayfield (Referee Director); Sam Perry (GSA Treasurer); Terry Walser; 'Paula Tiffin (GSA Office Manager)'; Rosemary Martinez (GSA Registrar)
Subject: Quick notes from NTSSA Semi-AGM

Everyone,

I attended the NTSSA Semi-AGM on Saturday. Here are a few quick notes.

The NTSSA AGM will be held in Lubbock on July 12th thru the 14th.

Rule Change Proposals (both passed but with serious opposition - I voted against in both cases):
1) Academy players are no longer limited to one practice or one game per week.
2) Guest players for tournaments (both Recreational and Competitive) are now set to five maximum.

Every year at either the AGM or Semi-AGM, I hear about local Association Boards imploding for various reasons. This year was no different. However, in this case, it was the NTSSA Board. I will share more details at our next board meeting. Please do not discuss this with anyone outside the recipients of this email.

We at Garland Soccer continue to do the right things to keep us from falling into the traps that other associations and NTSSA are experiencing. I want to thank everyone for their dedication and as long as we continue to place the proper checks and balances in place, I have no doubt that we will continue to trend in the positive direction.

Regards,

David A. Arciniega

I will guarantee with Arciniega on the NTSSA board now that it will implode again. The bad publicity which is all based on verifiable facts is going to destroy Garland and likely NTSSA as well. Arciniega and his rubber stampers in Garland and state have not been doing the right things and there are no checks and balances in place. The kids who just wanted to kick a soccer ball around are the ones that are going to suffer. Prophetic e-mail to be sure!

The citizens of Garland are speaking:

Wow. I just saw reports of your suit against Garland Soccer. Nail the bastards - you're doing the right thing.

I will not rest until Garland Soccer is doing the right things to keep the kids and money safe!

https://hccla.org/can-i-represent-two-co-defendants/

Can I represent two co-defendants?

June 7, 2015


Whether or not to represent co-defendants is often the subject of query and debate. While the answer is not always clear, the best practice is certainly to avoid representing co-defendants because of an apparent or potential conflict of interest.
The Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct address conflicts of interest in Rules 1.06 through 1.09, with each rule addressing differing situations. A look at Rule 1.06, Conflict of Interest: General Rule, and its comments reveals that conflicts are to be avoided because of the duty of loyalty a lawyer owes to his client.
....But, what about co-defendants? Do they share the same position in relation to the government, as an opposing party? Do they have substantially different possibilities of settlement of the claims or liabilities in question? Is there a substantial discrepancy in their testimony?
It’s important to look at Rule 1.06 and its comments when addressing these questions. “An impermissible conflict may exist or develop by reason of substantial discrepancy in the parties’ testimony, incompatibility in positions in relation to an opposing party or the fact that there are substantially different possibilities of settlement of the claims or liabilities in question.” Texas Rules Rule 1.06 cmt. 3. “Such conflicts can arise in criminal cases as well as civil. The potential for conflict of interest in representing multiple defendants in a criminal case is so grave that ordinarily a lawyer should decline to represent more than one co-defendant.” Id. (emphasis added).
Why is that? Let’s explore a couple of issues, among many that may arise. Where co-defendants have substantially different possibilities of settlement (i.e. different bargaining positions based on culpability or background) there is at least a potential for a conflict of interest between the co-defendants. Where their testimony or version of the facts differs, there again exists at least the possibility of a conflict of interest. As the lawyer, which client’s bargaining position is more important, whose version of facts is more important? That’s the inherent conflict…which client do you favor? Let’s assume two co-defendants, A and B, participated in a robbery. Both have asked you to represent them. A says they worked together and planned and executed the robbery. B tells you that A was the mastermind, having done this sort of thing before, and he should have a lesser or mitigated sentence based on lower culpability. Do you tell A to take the fall and help B get a lesser sentence? Do you tell B that he should keep quiet about A’s planning and leadership so that A can get a lesser sentence? What if both clients want to testify and their version of the facts are not the same? What if their defenses are inconsistent? In this over-simplistic example, it’s clear that one lawyer should not undertake to represent both clients as there is a real conflict......
Where either a conflict exists or an apparent conflict may exist, before you can represent the two clients, the clients must each provide informed consent to the representation..... Informed consent must be thorough and complete with full disclosure to each client of the possible effects of the dual representation on the exercise of the lawyer’s independent professional judgment on behalf of each client. Consent further must be in writing, signed by each client. See Texas Ethics Opinion 448 (1988).....
Should you decide a conflict does not exist or should the clients execute informed consent for dual representation, the court may still prohibit the dual representation.
So, again, you ask, Can I represent two co-defendants? The bottom line is that there could be circumstances in which you could. But all too often a real or potential conflict will keep you from adequately and appropriately protecting each client’s individual interests and advocating each client’s individual position. This is why the comments warn that lawyers should decline, in most cases, to represent more than one co-defendant. The better practice is to simply represent only one!

Register of Actions
Case No. DC-15-02572

HEATHER DOBROTT vs. GARLAND SOCCER ASSOCIATION INC, et al

§ § § § §

Case Type: OTHER (CIVIL) Date Filed: 03/06/2015 Location: 95th District Court

				Lead Attorneys
DEFENDANT	ARCINIEGA, DAVID			O LUKE III DAVIS Retained 972-419-8300(W)
DEFENDANT	GARLAND SOCCER ASSOCIATION INC			O LUKE III DAVIS Retained 972-419-8300(W)
PLAINTIFF	DOBROTT, HEATHER			SUSAN JOHNSON FOSTER Retained 972-673-0440(W)

As David Arciniega is clearly responsible for many of the issues in this litigation and board members know this lawsuit is truthful and necessary, one must ask why these defendants share an attorney. I don't think board members are going to want to commit perjury to protect Arciniega. Nor do I think they want their names involved in this as they have their own reputations and employment to consider. When are these board members going to demand their own lawyers and get the issues in Garland Soccer investigated and resolved so this lawsuit can end? The board knows there are many serious issues that are going to have to be addressed. David Arciniega is completely destroying Garland Soccer!

My letter to the entire GSA board:
http://www.realscam.com/f14/heather-...html#post84036

Don Starkey's response:

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Starkey [mailto:don@garlandsoccer.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 2:51 PM
To:
Subject: RE: Possible Felony Theft

Heather,

Your use of adjectives for the design of creating a thrilling impression upon us is lost in your proposition to assist where your assistance, once again, has not been solicited.

Regards,
DS

So, Garland Soccer is in the middle of possible felony financial fraud and contrary to state law (fiduciary responsibilities,) IRS regulations and good business practice, Don Starkey is not willing to document anything. I was treated like I was stupid, attacked and harassed for doing my job as any responsible, honest person would. All board members have the legal obligation and right to get ALL of the information needed to make a well-informed decision. Don Starkey is completely out of line!

Scoop on Fiduciary Duties.pdf

I was desperately trying to save interleague in May 2013. I came to the meeting and shared that I knew for a fact that the Plano Youth Soccer Association was courting Richardson and Wylie (as in taking our interleague away to play with them.) I suggested that we host a lunch meeting and invite all our interleague associations over and see what we could do to fix the problems. I was shot down by Arciniega. I had babysat numerous games in the older age groups U11 and up for interleague teams with legitimate complaints, though I was the U6 Girls Director, because team work is the name of the game and interleague benefits all of GSA. I told the GSA board our late season start, never ending registration and total disorganization was going to cost us interleague and suggested solutions. I offered to serve on the interleague committee as I had gotten well acquainted with many of the coaches, but once again Arciniega shot me down. GSA president David Arciniega and many of the board members just snickered about this whole issue. Arciniega did proclaim that Richardson teams would never drive to Plano. Well.....guess what!!

As to my source, it was the wonderful man who took my boys team over. He had coached in Richardson and Plano for years and was then coaching the University of Texas at Arlington girls and a Plano girls team (he had no child on that team for the record.) He had served on the boards of those other associations and regularly attended their meetings. This coach watched me and the U12 director get brought up on charges when the player pool placed his own son on his team. He saw how poorly run Garland was and ran for president that month. If David Arciniega hadn't had his proxies come marching in, this wonderful coach would be leading Garland Soccer now and I am sure it would be growing and thriving under his leadership.

Starkey and the rubber stampers, who blindly follow Arciniega might want to reconsider who and what the real problems are. I was trying to save interleague. The board as usual did nothing. David Arciniega hired the interleague committee months later after he already knew that those associations had left. He set them up to fail and let them take the blame for his own folly. Arciniega never gets his own hands dirty!

From: Don Starkey [mailto:don@garlandsoccer.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 1:24 PM
To: Heather Dobrott
Subject: Re: Interlegaue Teams

Dear Heather,
Maybe you've heard the expression, "If you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the problem"?
I am sure we elected an Interleague Committee months ago that is/was capable of interfacing with outside Associations. You might check with the Chairman and see what actions have been taken to date in regards to your "legitimate concerns".
If you have "legitimate" information sources, name them, otherwise they don't seem very reliable. It doesn't allow for those that may wish to follow up on the information you're offering much to go on. We all have plenty to do (or most of us anyway) without chasing rumors.
Also, there's no need for you to always throw David under the bus with your commentaries. Decisions are made by the Board, not by the President, so give the incessant attempts to discredit the President and the rest of the Board a rest, please.
Thanks,
Dear Don

On 08/09/2014 11:20, Heather Dobrott wrote:
Dear fellow directors,

Please find following the letter PYSA penned. They can now add Richardson Soccer to that list as well from my understanding. This is heartbreaking for my now U14 boys team. We were in spot 8 of 8 and with the loss of the 3 Richardson teams in our age group we won’t have many teams to play that are near our skill level.

I was told by a reliable source that attends both Richardson and Plano meetings and has served on their boards in the past that Plano was actively courting our interleague partners. I came to our board meeting in May 2013 and shared that. I suggested a meeting with refreshments with our interleague associations’ leadership and got no support. Mr. Arciniega quipped that Richardson wouldn’t drive out to Plano and it was laughed off. It seems we don’t always take legitimate concerns seriously.

I already have angry, frustrated parents that are tired of seeing the kids get killed out there. The team has gone from 18 on the roster to only 8 players that are considering registering for this fall.

We really need to open the lines of communication and improve our customer service.

Thanks,

Heather Dobrott
Beleaguered Manager U14 Boys Pumas

__________________________________________________ __________________


Welcome Wylie and Rockwall Teams!
Feb 12 2014 - Richard McMakin
Plano Youth Soccer is pleased to welcome 19 teams from Wylie Youth Soccer and 3 teams from Rockwall, joining us for the spring 2014 season. The teams will boost our U12B league by 7 teams, U12G by 10 teams, U14B by 2 teams, and U14G and U19B by 1 team each.

PYSA has long been a host for out-of-town teams from Allen, Frisco, McKinney and other cities in the U16 and u19 leagues, making those league among the strongest in North Texas. Our engagement with Wylie includes playing some games at Founders Park in Wylie. The park is approximately 22 miles and 28 minutes from Carpenter Park. Our goal was to avoid weeknight games between Plano and Wylie teams. While we fell a bit short of that target, the impact to most teams has been minimized. We continue to look for ways to make this endeavor as painless as possible.

Having more teams in our leagues allows for the division of age groups along skill level lines. Being able to have teams play other teams of like skill level is a key goal for the PYSA recreational league. This approach gives teams and players the best opportunity to develop and grow their skills at their own pace. It also gives every team an opportunity to have competitive success, which makes the soccer experience much more enjoyable.

Adding teams, promotion and relegation between the fall and spring seasons, and encouraging our best teams to “play up” when their skill-levels are above their age-group peers are all ways that PYSA looks to manage that “competitive balance” in order to bring teams of like skill levels together.

The PYSA Recreational Coaches’ Panel advised us throughout this process. The group is an ad hoc panel of PYSA rec coaches brought together to discuss key issues facing PYSA. They were instrumental in our decision to move forward with bringing Wylie and Rockwall teams into PYSA.

PYSA is always looking for opportunities to improve your soccer experience. We understand there are tradeoffs with this particular effort related to travel, but we believe that the net benefit for our teams and players outweighs a few extra minutes of drive time a few times a season.

Please join me in welcoming our new friends from Wylie and Rockwall! Thank you for your patience as we work through the growing pains of working together to benefit us all.

Richard McMakin
PYSA VP of Recreational Soccer

Again, instead of attacking the problems and fixing them I was skewered by Starkey and other board members.

The Parks and Recreation Board may be contacted through the Parks and Recreation office at 972-205-2750 or via e-mail at parksandrec@garlandtx.gov.

Ed Seghers District 1	Patsy Rogers District 5
Sharon Carstens District 2	Don Starkey District 6
Paul Hartman Cross District 3	Laura McLarry District 7
D. Cecil Williams II District 4 Chairman	Molly Bishop District 8
Robert John Smith Mayoral Appointee

Don Starkey should be removed from the Garland Soccer Board and the Garland and Parks Board. Starkey is fighting to keep possible felony fraud buried under the rug. He is one of the directors that is harassing and intimidating other directors who are doing their duty under state law. Starkey also likely voted in favor of the No Confidence Petition filed against me that David Arciniega cooked up to oust me for voting my conscience (a candidate running against Starkey's hero David Arciniega), going to the police about missing money and for reporting concerns to NTSSA. This kind of mismanagement and abuse must be stopped immediately! As a coach I would have concerns about Mr. Starkey refereeing games in light of this behavior.

The board members better find out just what David Arciniega's attorney is doing. He sure isn't serving them at all. I turned in over 1300 pages of discovery. Absolutely everything I could scrounge up that could possibly be responsive to the requests has been submitted. I assume Arciniega is in control of the clueless attorney representing both parties. The Defendants' attorney turned over zero (0) pages of documents. The answers also did not reflect what is in the by-laws either.

Judges tend to get a bit pissy when parties refuse to honestly and properly answer legitimate requests. Obviously, the board had no part in this as the VP and others would have known the by-laws that should have been cited and would have insisted on doing the right thing and turning over responsive documents. What in the hell is that proven liar David Arciniega doing??? I guess these board members want to spend months in court and completely destroy GSA and their own reputations.

As far as pages produced we are at 1300 to 0. That is some score for Coach Arciniega!

I am friends with lots of Garland Soccer coaches. There are major league teams with only 9 or 10 players as of today. They will not get enough players to field 11 players when the season starts in 3 weeks. David Arciniega is completely destroying what little is left of Garland Soccer. Low roster counts will destroy those teams. The teams that are short of players may well implode mid season. That will pretty much guarantee these teams never come back.

David Arciniega is incompetent and a total detriment to Garland Soccer.

From: Juan Ramirez [mailto:jcrv17@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 7:27 PM
To: hdobrott@gmail.com
Cc: David Arciniega; Kim Verity; referee@garlandsoccer.com; sam and laura perry; u8boys@garlandsoccer. com; u8girls@garlandsoccer.com; Rachel Beltran; u10director@garlandsoccer.com; kathleen robinson; Don Starkey
Subject: Re: Spring Coaches Meeting and Elections

Heather,
I just want to pony out that because of many things in this email I have decided to withdraw my self from the organizations a board member. I believe that this email could have been worded differently, as the way that this worded you make it seem as if the board members of today are not acting in the members best interest.

I seriously do hope that in the future you think about what you are sending to your coaches before you send it as you are not only giving all the other board members a bad name you are giving a bad name to your self as well.

Juan Ramirez

On Jun 2, 2013, at 3:23 PM, hdobrott@gmail.com wrote:

Garland Soccer Association	www.garlandsoccer.com

Dear Coaches,
Thanks for all you did this season for our kids! The general coaches meeting and election of officers and directors is on Tuesday and I hope we will see all of you out there.

SPRING COACHES MEETING
June 4, 2013 – 7:00 pm
Holiday Inn
5110 N. George Bush Tollway
Up the service road from Outback and Olive Garden
I ran for the board because I was really excited about working for the coaches and making some positive changes. I noticed the board meetings were not well publicized, no location was listed and none of the coaches were attending. As a 501 (c) 3 charity, our meetings should be open and our coaches / members should feel welcome. I contacted NTSSA with questions about the board meetings. The VP - Development responded, “we encourage our associations to have open meetings as much as possible and practical.” I want to honor that by seeking out a location for our meetings that will have plenty of parking and seating to accommodate all of our members that would like to attend our meetings. If you have a church home or office that might be a good place for the GSA monthly meetings please let me know so we can get another location lined up as soon as possible.

I would love feedback about the season and any suggestions you have. Your input to your association is vital. In that regard, I would like to see meeting agendas published on our website a week before the meetings and a process in place for coaches to submit items for the agenda as well.

GSA By-laws state, “any member of the Association may submit By-Laws or Rule changes to the committee.” As coaches you may bring your concerns and “any questions or problems brought out by the parents for action or consideration by the Board” to my attention as well and I welcome that. So, any member coach seeing something that is outdated, conflicting, unclear or that you would like to see changed on our website, please send it to me so that I can forward it to the rules and by-law committee for consideration.

Every team gets one vote and a member can only vote on behalf of one team, so any of you with multiple teams please fill out the proxy form linked following and bring adults from your team so that every team may cast a vote.
http://www.garlandsoccer.com/_private/_documents/GSA_Voting_Proxy_Form.pdf

Please come to the meeting and get to know all the candidates running for office. There are wonderful people running who are committed to open meetings, transparency and truly serving our coaches and players. It is time for positive changes! This is your association and you have the power!
Please feel free to contact me with questions and concerns. I serve you!

Thanks,
Heather Dobrott
U6 Girls Director
972 496-3649

P.S.
The June board meeting is on June 10^th at 7:00 p.m. at 1917 Apollo Rd.
Garland, TX 75044.

From: Juan Ramirez <jcrv17@gmail.com>
Date: March 2, 2013 7:45:04 AM CST
To: "U12director@garlandsoccer.com" <U12director@garlandsoccer.com>
Subject: Re: GSA Board meeting March 4
Rachel,
This meeting is a Board members meeting not a coaches or member meeting.

Juan Ramirez

On Mar 1, 2013, at 10:59 PM, U12director@garlandsoccer.com wrote:

	Garland Soccer Association	www.garlandsoccer.com

Hello Coaches Reminder GSA Board March 4 -Monday at GSA office 7pm 1917. Apollo rd. Garland Be involved Come. See how the GSA Board representing you

Juan Ramirez signed:

Originally Posted by Soapboxmom No Confidence Letter.pdf

So, the following are grounds for removal from office:

1. How one votes in a board meeting.

2. Supporting a candidate other than David Arciniega.

3. Making a police report in response to missing money.

4. Discussing public Facebook postings.

5. Complaining to a service provider listed on domainstools.com and numerous other sites about the Garland Soccer website being down for weeks.

6. Contacting the North Texas State Soccer Association to file an appeal, grievance or to ask a question.

This former board member was totally corrupted by David Arciniega. He now coaches at least 4 teams and numerous parents complain about him not practicing with the kids and even missing games. He does not like to have assistants. No individual should have more than 2 or possibly 3 teams. And, others need to lead teams so this rubber stamper of David Arciniega cannot bring in armies of proxies to vote the way Arciniega dictates. Why are they coercing members to vote for Arciniega? Why the secrecy? This individual should not be coaching or refereeing as obviously he has no comprehension of how this charity should operate and participates in harassing and intimidating members of this association.

Roster counts for major league teams are still sitting as low as 9 or 10 players on some teams. GSA is imploding and probably has many teams that do not have enough players to field a team at a scheduled game. Parents should demand 100% refunds today! US Youth needs to finish its investigation and step in and reorganize this disaster of a charity.

Originally Posted by Soapboxmom

Coaches have reported to me that Arciniega not only forbade them to discuss the lawsuit at the general coaches meeting, but then had the nerve to brag that he and GSA would win on June 12th. Pleas to jurisdiction have nothing to do with the issues or merit of a case. He also insisted that everything in my filing was a lie.

The coaches were intimidated into silence by 3 North Texas board members that have supported Arciniega's antics and the presence of police who they knew would escort them out if they dared to say anything. If GSA is in such crisis the coaches have to be intimidated by law enforcement it is time for US Youth Soccer to step in and clean house.







Welcome to your soccer meeting!!!

The next General Coaches Meeting is Thursday August 27th. Veteran coaches say as many as five NTSSA board members were there to intimidate them into silence last time. They want to know if David Arciniega will have the SWAT team instead of just police officers in light of the coaches being completely fed up with this mismanaged and dishonest charity.

Here is the e-mail I sent out to the GSA coaches:

Garland Soccer 9 or 10 Players on Major League Rosters

Dear Coaches,

1. Major League teams as of today have rosters counts as low as 9 and 10 players on teams.

2. The shroud of secrecy continues. I produced over 1300 pages of documents in response to discovery requests in the ongoing lawsuit. GSA and David Arciniega produced zero pages.

3. Why is there no paper trail that shows what really happened to the over 8 grand in missing money? David Arciniega lied at the General Coaches' Meeting in September 2013 claiming there was ongoing litigation between Jevin and the payment processor Corduro when no suit was ever filed.

4. Coaches have a right to have ANY question or problem addressed at the general coaches meeting as the by-laws state. Do not let David Arciniega shut anyone down again!
Rule 3 A:
General meetings initiated by the Board:

The meeting shall cover: ..... any questions or problems from the floor.

GSA is a charity, why is it not open and transparent?

Article I, Section 2.3
The Association is an organization exclusively for the charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or corresponding Section of any future Federal tax code (hereafter "Internal Revenue Code").




Thanks,
Heather Dobrott
Administrator for Realscam.com

Coaches that attended the General Coaches Meeting are talking. I have been told that a U19 girls team from Garland Soccer that made the unfortunate choice to register in Garland again is not welcome to play in Garland and is desperately looking for somewhere to play this season. Some associations started playing yesterday and all the others closed off registration weeks ago and have schedules set unlike the unorganized and chaotic Garland Soccer where registration goes on endlessly.

President David Arciniega is incompetent. When are US Youth Soccer and North Texas Soccer going to step in and end this nightmare for the kids and families of Garland?

Garland Soccer turned over 0 documents to my 1300+ documents. The response to discovery requests following shows that David Arciniega and GSA have outright lied about what the by-laws for GSA and NTSSA say and left out numerous applicable by-laws. I will be posting the related filings as they go in. The Vice President, Piney Burch-Walser and other board members should be well aware of the applicable by-laws that should have been referenced in the response and insisting on turning over all the documents requested. The VP and board are not doing their jobs and that is most likely due to the fact they are prevented from doing so by David Arciniega. What does GSA as a public charity have to hide?

As usual David Arciniega is likely completely bypassing the board and making all the decisions on his own. When I was on the board he ruled with an iron fist and the board members had no access to necessary documents. The GSA by-laws state that the board runs the association. I would bet the board members are completely in the dark about all of the legal filings and issues and against the by-laws and state law are not being given a shred of documentation or their rightful say and vote on these vital matters. David Arciniega is manipulating the legal mess to his advantage and protecting only himself. The board should be advocating for GSA which belongs to the coaches and families participating and not protecting a dishonest and dubious leader. As I noted before the board should not under any circumstances be sharing an attorney with that liar Arciniega.

Dobrott vs. Garland Soccer David Arciniega 1.JPG

Veteran coaches are questioning why David Arciniega insists on using Jevin when every other association in North Texas is using Gotsoccer. GSA pays more for Jevin by far and since North Texas State uses Gotsoccer, Garland coaches must do a background check through Gotsoccer anyway. Garland Soccer also has to upload all its files to North Texas using Gotsoccer. So, Garland is forced to use Gotsoccer. Jevin is a total waste of funds and clearly cannot be trusted with Garland's money.

http://www.gotsport.com/Content/dire...20handbook.pdf

Gotsoccer does so much more than Jevin. Individual and team pictures can be uploaded. Professional looking ID cards can easily be printed. Any official with a smartphone can do an instant roster check with those photos. College coaches can checkout U15 and older players and so much more. Why is David Arciniega insisting on using that Jevin crap???

Rowlett starts on September 12th just like Garland. Notice that they have final schedules out. Garland is no doubt still scrambling to find coaches and registration is open for weeks to come so the chaos will never end. The chances Garland will have its schedules out on time (Saturday September 5th) are quite slim judging from past history.

9/12/2015
Boys U12 Boys U12
Game	Time	Home Team		Away Team		Location
#399	9:00 AM	ROWLETT YSA JETS 05		GREENVILLE STRIKERS		Community Park E
#398	10:30 AM	ROWLETT YSA VILLAINS 04		GREENVILLE WILD		Community Park E
#397	12:00 PM	ROWLETT YSA ARSENAL 05		ROWLETT YSA FC BARCELONA 04		Community Park E
#395	1:30 PM	ROYSE CITY RAPTORS		ROWLETT YSA SHARKS 04		U12 Walker Hawk U12
#396	1:30 PM	ROWLETT YSA GATORS 04		ROYSE CITY SCORPIONS		Community Park E
#409	3:00 PM	ROWLETT YSA ROWLETT RAIDERS FC 05		GREENVILLE PUNISHERS		Community Park E

Register of Actions

Case No. DF-06-02707

SANDRA ARCINIEGA vs. DAVID ARCINIEGA

§ § § § §

Case Type: DIVORCE Subtype: DIVORCE WITH CHILDREN Date Filed: 02/16/2006 Location: 254th District Court

				Lead Attorneys
MINOR CHILD	ARCINEGA, MARCOS
MINOR CHILD	ARCINEGA, RENE
MINOR CHILD	ARCINIEGA, CRISTINA
PETITIONER	ARCINIEGA, SANDRA			JANE ASHLEY MCMILLAN Retained 972-422-2424(W)
RESPONDENT	ARCINIEGA, DAVID ARTURO			SHARON CORSENTINO Retained 214-423-5100(W)

			DISPOSITIONS
09/08/2006			DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION (Judicial Officer: COEN, JEFF) Vol./Book 5133, Page 308, 1 pages
			OTHER EVENTS AND HEARINGS
02/16/2006			ORIGINAL PETITION (OCA)
02/16/2006			ISSUE CITATION
02/16/2006			ISSUE NOTICE
02/16/2006			NOTICE ARCINIEGA, DAVID ARTURO Served 02/17/2006
02/16/2006			CITATION ARCINIEGA, DAVID ARTURO Served 02/17/2006
02/16/2006			NOTICE OF HEARING / FIATVol./Book 4154, Page 15, 1 pages
02/24/2006			ORIGINAL ANSWER - GENERAL DENIAL
03/02/2006			CANCELED TEMPORARY ORDERS HEARING (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer TEN EYCK, C. ANDREW) AGREEMENT BY PARTIES
03/16/2006			TEMPORARY ORDERS HEARING (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer TEN EYCK, C. ANDREW)
03/22/2006			ORDER - TEMPORARY INJUNCTIONmutual temp injunction Vol./Book 4181, Page 133, 1 pages
04/25/2006			CANCELED TEMPORARY ORDERS HEARING (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer TEN EYCK, C. ANDREW) AGREEMENT BY PARTIES INJUNCTION
09/07/2006			DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer COEN, JEFF) Result: DISMISSED

Garland Soccer President, David Arciniega, saw his wife file for divorce in 2006. God bless her. Many coaches and directors know the real Arciniega and are well aware how dishonest he is. Garland Soccer has been a horrible experience for some and has driven off so many great coaches and wonderful families due to this guy. May Sandra Arciniega find the courage to do what is right for her.

More recently filed court records would be free to access online with just a click. These must be accessed at the court house. I guess it is time for a trip to find out more about the real David Arciniega.

From: majorleagueboys@garlandsoccer.com [mailto:majorleagueboys@garlandsoccer.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:48 PM
To: hdobrott@gmail.com
Subject: Voting Elections & GSA Coaches Meeting December 2nd Tuesday 7pm at Holiday Inn Garland

	Garland Soccer Association	www.garlandsoccer.com

Dear Heather Dobrott,

Major League Coaches U13 to U19,

The GSA Board voted on Monday November 3rd to consolidate the Major League Directors position from two Directors back to only one person as a Director for this position. While Donna Freeman, Major League Girls Director, and I were completely against this decision, we were out voted in this matter. Unfortunately, Donna Freeman, Major League Girls Director, and I are now forced to run against each other on Tuesday night December 2nd at the GSA Coaches meeting for the Major League Director position.

I want the record to stand that I think Donna Freeman has done and excellent job as the Major League Girls Director and that I have really enjoyed working with her throughout this past year as she takes care of all of the girl teams and I take care of all of the boy teams.

We would appreciate your vote whether it be for Donna or me as your Major League Director. The GSA Board was created to serve you as the coaches. If you as coaches feel that this is something you do NOT want to see happen on Tuesday night December 2nd, then you as coaches have every right to stand up that night and voice your opinion about this matter. Remember, this League belongs to you.

Again, I want to thank every coach, assistant coach, and team manager that has put there time and energy into making each of your teams great as they are. I truly salute each of you and I am humbled by all of your sacrifices that you make to these young men and women that play on your teams.

Donna and I are not perfect and we certainly have our faults, but we do love and care for all of the coaches as well as these young men and women that play in GSA.

We hope to see you all Tuesday December 2nd at 7pm at the Holiday Inn in Garland, TX to voice your opinion on this Major League Director matter.

We hope you all have a great Thanksgiving coming up and that you have a great Fall GSA season as it comes to a close.


Warm Regards,

DON SHELL
GSA Major League BOYS Director
majorleagueboys@garlandsoccer.com

Garland has some wonderful, honest and caring directors like this. They can't serve their coaches as David Arciniega and his rubber stampers are always up to their antics. Mr. Shell is mirroring me exactly. The directors are voted in at large to serve the coaches and kids. Garland Soccer is a 501 c 3 and should be completely transparent and responsive to its membership. Mr. Shell is doing what I spent years doing. He is pointing out the obvious because the dishonest and dubious president, David Arciniega, is ruling with an iron fist and totally out of control.

When are NTSSA and US Youth going to clean up this totally corrupt organization so the directors that are really there to serve can save what little is left of Garland Soccer? The honest and ethical directors are getting no support from GSA's parent organizations.

From: Heather Dobrott [mailto:hdobrott@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 4:16 PM
To: COdenwal@garlandisd.net
Subject: 7th & 8th Grade Soccer Schedules

Dear Cliff,

Thank you for visiting with me this morning. The Garland Soccer Association has players in the 7^th and 8^th grade who are excited about playing for their schools while also staying on the recreational teams they have played with. If you could reply with the schedules for the 7^th and 8^th grade soccer teams for each middle school that would be greatly appreciated.

I also noticed that your website lists athletic opportunities for children in 6^th grade and below. GISD Athletics Department The Garland Soccer Association would very much appreciate being listed on that page if that is possible. http://www.garlandsoccer.com/page_main.php We are a 501 c 3 under the umbrella of the North Texas State Soccer Association that has been proudly serving the youth ( ages 3-19) of Garland for the past 40 years.

Please let me know if there is anything else GSA can do to coordinate with the school system. We want to do everything possible to support and encourage our young athletes.

Sincerely,

Heather Dobrott
U6 Girls Director for the Garland Soccer Association
972 496-3649

GSA's president, David Arciniega, sabotaged any attempt to build relationships that would help build and benefit Garland Soccer. GSA was never listed on that page as many others organizations had been before the city links were given. The other directors that have tried to build a relationship with GISD have been met with resistance. GSA does not coordinate our schedules with the junior highs' schedules. With no communication with the school district, GSA is seriously hampered in its efforts to see that all children are made aware of the opportunities in recreational soccer that GSA offers. GSA's president is sinking GSA like the Titanic.

From: Heather Dobrott [mailto:hdobrott@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 5:57 PM
To: 'Don Shell'; 'Don Starkey'; 'Rob Mayfield'
Cc: darciniega@verizon.net; crystal.martin.gsa@gmail.com;
Subject: RE: Medical Emergency Tonight - Thursday - 10/24/2013 on Winters Field 6-Player Cristian

Dear Don,

Thank you so much for the update. I am so relieved your young man is doing well.

Bryce &*()#@ should absolutely be commended for taking swift action. He is my hero!

I had a player several years ago that had been hospitalized for potentially fatal heart arrhythmias. And, I myself am dealing with some issues.

I asked for the AED code months ago and Starkey kindly gave it to me. That definitely needs to be made known to more trustworthy people. I also bought up CPR / First Aid classes for directors, coaches and parents. I definitely think it is time we get on that and schedule one. I have a name of a good certified trainer and I know there are many firefighter / paramedics out there that teach classes.

I want to do everything possible to keep all those in our soccer family safe!

Thanks,

Heather Dobrott

GSA almost had a real tragedy. A major league player was in trouble. Thankfully, a young referee ran to the field house and broke the cabinet to get to the AED ASAP. Thanks to that wonderful ref. Only senior refs and me being a nosy old bag knew the code. My board reports reflect that I pushed for first aid / CPR training several times and David Arciniega shoveled that under the rug as well. So, again who is the trouble maker here. David Arciniega is blocking every effort to do the right things to keep GSA's participants safe and grow the organization.

When I joined the board the first thing David Arciniega did when he could corner me alone in the field house was to tell me that the U10 director (now Vice President) Piney Bursh-Walser doesn't know what she is doing. Then he said the U12 director was a big mouth and causing trouble. He is still bad mouthing me and other directors and the coaches are all talking. Arciniega is completely dividing and destroying GSA. North Texas and US Youth Soccer not acting makes it clear they are totally inept and corrupt as well. It is high time US Club Soccer or another reputable organization take over this territory.

Originally Posted by Soapboxmom

Only senior refs and me being a nosy old bag knew the code.

WHAT ????

Are you bloody kidding me ???

http://www.bisasoccer.com/webadmin/u...andDManual.pdf

A written decision, with the reasons for the decision, based solely on the evidence of record
issued in a timely fashion and including appeal rights and procedures;....
The A&D Chairman must advise both parties of the next step of their appeal rights.

The written notification ... include....Appeal rights including fee, time frame for filing, and method of appeal

Rule 11
PURPOSE AND RESPONSIBILITY:
The Appeals and Disciplinary Committee is responsible for the investigating, hearing and disposing of, in an equitable manner, all matters that are contrary to the By-Laws and Rules of the Association. All players, coaches, assistant coaches, team managers, parents, spectators, administrators, and others who are registered in GSA and/or participate in soccer activities within the jurisdiction of Garland Soccer Association, Incorporated shall abide by the By-Laws and Rules of Garland Soccer Association, Inc., and will be subject to the decisions made by the GSA A&D Committee.

11.1.1 All Member Associations are directed to form their own ethics committee and to hold hearings--WITH THE PARTIES HAVING THE RIGHT TO BE PRESENT--on alleged violations of the Code of Ethics when properly


11.4 NTSSA CODE OF ETHICS FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND MEMBER ASSOCIATION ADMINISTRATORS. None of us arrives at any administrative level, volunteer or not, without spending some "grass roots" time somewhere. We are appointed or elected to our positions because enough people had confidence in us, appreciation for what we had done in the past and assurance that we could lead them in a positive, productive future. This responsibility of accepting such a challenge, especially in a volunteer capacity, must have some guidelines.

It is important to remember that as board members we are very high profile. It is equally important that we remember that we are primarily a service organization and that we treat fellow volunteers as partners with a common goal - the organization, development and promotion of soccer. We should maintain high standards and serve by example. Have respect for the game, players, officials, parents, coaches, member association volunteers and fellow board members and deal with them in a patient, courteous and consistent manner.

Criticism channeled through the proper quarter should be educational, constructive, balanced and positive. Under no circumstances should it be demeaning or detrimental to the self-respect of the individuals involved.

Administrators should be informed and available. As facilitators they should know the right questions, have the ability to elicit the right answers and foster creativity with accountability within their committee or area.

Regarding committeemen and other volunteers: they should be praised for time spent and jobs well done; their suggestions welcomed, evaluated and conclusions communicated to them. Abilities should be recognized and encouraged.

Above all-courtesy, self-control and loyalty. We are role models for the youngest players to the newest association. Our responsibility is to serve them well as we work toward our common goal.

IV. NTSSA WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY

The Code of Ethics and Conduct (“Code”) requires directors, officers, and employees, to observe high standards of business and personal ethics in the conduct of their duties and responsibilities. As representatives of the Organization, directors, officers, and employees must practice honesty and integrity in fulfilling their responsibilities and comply with all applicable laws and regulations. It is the responsibility of all directors, officers, and employees to comply with the Code and to report violations or suspected violations in accordance with this Whistlebower Policy. No director, officer, or employee who in good faith reports a violation of the Code shall suffer harassment or retaliation . . . Violations or suspected violations may be submitted on a confidential basis by the complainant or may be submitted anonymously. Reports of violations or suspected violations will be kept confidential to the extent possible, consistent with the need to conduct an adequate investigation.

David Arciniega filed bogus A & D charges against me and the U12 director because a child was placed (by the player pool) on his own father's (the head coach) team. He openly flouted the rule requiring a written decision to prevent us from appealing. Now, that he is the target of my lawsuit he is once again up to his antics. The lawyer who is representing both David Arciniega and the board has turned over a totally bogus response. The lawyer states that all my lawyer's questions about appeals and exhausting all my internal remedies must be directed to North Texas (NTSSA.) That is untrue. GSA's decision letters must include all appeal rights and procedures. So, GSA is required to be familiar with them and see that all members get that information. Virtually every complaint, grievance, or question starts at the local level. GSA's clueless attorney wrote that any complaints against Arciniega or the board members must start with North Texas State Soccer. Again, there is no truth to that either.

The lawyer is either incompetent, or listening to his lying dirt-bag of a client, David Arciniega. I would bet the lawyer is signing these lie-filled, garbage answers without ever giving the board as a whole a chance to review and approve these answers. The Vice President (keeper of the rules and by-laws) is obviously incompetent as well or being blocked by that manipulative liar, David Arciniega, as she is not making sure these filings are correct. The board of directors is going to go down on this Titanic with David Arciniega because they aren't standing up and running this charity as the by-laws and state laws dictate. GSA is supposed to be run by the board. Obviously, David Arciniega is once again keeping the board completely in the dark and leaving them responsible for these lie-filled, worthless responses when they probably have no idea what is being filed or prepared.

CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE


TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL

SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 10. SANCTIONS FOR FRIVOLOUS PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS

Sec. 10.001. SIGNING OF PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS. The signing of a pleading or motion as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure constitutes a certificate by the signatory that to the signatory's best knowledge, information, and belief, formed after reasonable inquiry:
(1) the pleading or motion is not being presented for any improper purpose, including to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation;
(2) each claim, defense, or other legal contention in the pleading or motion is warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law or the establishment of new law;
(3) each allegation or other factual contention in the pleading or motion has evidentiary support or, for a specifically identified allegation or factual contention, is likely to have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery; and
(4) each denial in the pleading or motion of a factual contention is warranted on the evidence or, for a specifically identified denial, is reasonably based on a lack of information or belief.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.


Sec. 10.002. MOTION FOR SANCTIONS. (a) A party may make a motion for sanctions, describing the specific conduct violating Section 10.001.
(b) The court on its own initiative may enter an order describing the specific conduct that appears to violate Section 10.001 and direct the alleged violator to show cause why the conduct has not violated that section.
(c) The court may award to a party prevailing on a motion under this section the reasonable expenses and attorney's fees incurred in presenting or opposing the motion, and if no due diligence is shown the court may award to the prevailing party all costs for inconvenience, harassment, and out-of-pocket expenses incurred or caused by the subject litigation.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

The latest answer GSA filed included 0 documents to the over 1300 pages I produced and cited only 1 single rule. It is an obvious attempt to run up attorney fees for me and delay this case. The purpose of my lawsuit was to get things investigated and see positive change in GSA. GSA is simply trying to spend me into oblivion instead of addressing the myriad of serious problems plaguing this totally corrupt charity. North Texas and US Youth are just as corrupt as they totally ignore their own by-laws and do not perform according to those by-laws. All these organizations should lose their non-profit status as they are circling their wagons around Arciniega and instead of serving their members.

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The Right to Appeal
Appeals are a very important part of the A&D process.

1.
The request must be made in writing
2.
Determination of the merit or validity of request
3.
Chairman sets the time, date, and place for the appeal hearing
4.
The Appeal hearing follows the same guidelines and procedures as
the initial hearing
The difference between the initial request for a hearing and a request for an
appeal hearing is typically the grounds for the appeal. Typical grounds are:
1.
Failure to comply with appropriate bylaws, rule, or regulations
2.
Bylaw, rule, or regulation fails to conform with the rules of US Youth, USSF, or FIFA or the rule has
been applied arbitrarily under the facts of the appeal
3.
Disagreement as to the facts as determined by
the entity whose decision is being appealed
4.
Failure of the entity whose decision is being appealed to provide the
party with due process

Some of the most common reasons appeal hearings are granted and could

otherwise be avoided are involving lack of due process. The two most common of those

are not having a hearing before a fair and impartial committee; and lack of proper notification of their appeal rights.

This is why David Arrciniega refused to issue a required decision letter after his phony baloney made up procedure, the "board hearing" that he used to bring the U12 director and I up on phony charges when the player landed on his own parent's team (so placed by the player pool and not us mind you.) Arciniega knew since he brought us before the board first that the level of appeal would be North Texas State. Chris Kotschi of North Texas state reiterated that we had to have a decision letter to appeal. I told her that I was sure that none would be forthcoming and I was right. She said we should file a grievance in that case. We both did, but as usual Carlos Quinones protected Arciniega and we were refused any investigation or hearing. The North Texas State Soccer Association has not followed its by-laws to "provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of grievances" for several years now. US Youth Soccer needs to investigate and possibly terminate the membership of NTSSA and form a replacement organization that they can govern so the problems in Garland Soccer and other associations can be resolved. NTSSA is ineffective and becoming totally corrupt as evidenced by the problems in Garland Soccer. There is no reason for members being blocked from filing grievances and appeals. There is a huge scandal in soccer and it goes from Garland to North Texas State and all the way to US Youth Soccer.

David Arciniega is always bragging that he is doing all the right things. Well, then where are the decisions letters the U12 director and I are due from the charges he personally filed??? The U12 director and I produced 132 pages of documentation for that hearing while Arciniega produced only 2 pages and that is all that can be taken to the appeal. So, we defendants have plenty of material to support our position. What is Arciniega afraid of? If he is so sure why not go forward as the rules require? Is that arrogant liar afraid his friends at NTSSA and US Youth won't be able to save him if all the issues I have raised are investigated and the requested hearings held? Why is the board not demanding the rules be followed? Are they totally corrupt and dirty as well?

No coach, player or parent is safe in GSA as it is nothing more than David Arciniega's personal playground where he uses, abuses and twists the rules and by-laws to intimidate and harass coaches and directors that won't cow-tow to him. As long as he is running loose and wild this organization cannot serve its members and its non-profit status should be revoked. Arciniega knows that if hearings were held and unbiased panel members heard them that he would be nailed to the wall. Time for the GSA board to insist on due process for everyone! If the board is too inept or scared of Arciniega to act in the best interest of this charity, then the coaches need to vote to dissolve this corrupt organization.