Kettering Bantam Gray - Investigation of Official Misconduct

These are the facts-
- 109 flags/penalties were called on the collective Kettering teams on Saturday November 1, 2014. As opposed to 19 flags/penalties called on the other 4 teams collectively for the day.
- Craig Beckstein was heard to have said that he “got the last laugh” and “ha ha ha you can’t do anything about what I did in the game”
- Additionally a coach from Mad River has a nephew who plays for Fairborn White had connections to one of our refs.

These tournament games should be of the utmost integrity and these situations call that into question. This investigation is purely for our boys, our players who had their tournament game stripped from them by the unethical behavior of adults.

WOJFC Bylaws state:

"15.3.2 - C.) Game Officials must remember that they are under the auspices of the WOJFC and shall act in accordance with the OHSAA and WOJFC guidelines in addition Game Officials are required to be approachable by the Head Coach and/or a WOJFC Conference Reps and/or a WOJFC Executive Board member."

To quote the OHSAA Official Handbook:
“An Official must resist every temptation and outside pressure to use one’s position as an official to benefit oneself. Under all circumstances, officials must avoid promoting the special interest of any person or group of persons other than the athletes we serve. An Official must constantly uphold the honor and dignity of the officiating industry in all personal conduct and relations with student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, school administrators, colleagues, and the public, to be a worthy example to the athletes under one’s jurisdiction….
A. Unethical conduct covers a multitude of indiscretions: Failure to accurately complete an Officials Report and submit it in a timely manner; failure to wear the approved uniform; chronic tardiness to games; disruptive behavior during meetings; officiating a contest where there is a conflict of interest; inappropriate dress arriving at or departing from a contest site; use of tobacco at a game site (locker room, field, boiler room, etc.); consuming alcohol on game day prior to a game; disrespectfully addressing fans, players, coaches, administrators, officials; failure to cooperate with OHSAA personnel; illegal gambling; gambling on high school events; campaigning for tournament assignments; and lack of preparation are some examples of unethical conduct. Certainly this listing is not intended to be all-inclusive.

i. Conflict of Interest is any situation which would cause a reasonable person to question the integrity or fairness of an official.”

We believe that there is significant cause for an investigation into these situations. We respectfully request disciplinary action as laid out in section 15 of the WOJFC by laws. The parents of the Kettering Bantam Gray football team also request to have a fair rematch with Fairborn White with neutral officials subject to mutual approval.