JTAAA : Jupiter Tequesta Athletic Association Accountability Rumors. What can you do? Step one: Don't react immediately to the information that is being conveyed. Remember, it has been "filtered" or "embellished" by the messenger to suit their own agenda. And you can best believe that they have an agenda or they wouldn't be telling you. Step two: Get to the source if at all possible. Give them an opportunity to tell their side of the story. There are always at least two sides and if you have heard a similar story from more than one person, their is probably some truth and always variations based on perspective. Step three: Wait. Sometimes the best remedy is to wait for said rumor to materialize into truth. Your waiting will have a result either way unless, of course, the rumor is about you! Rumors in youth sports has no bounds. We might call it conversation and other might call it complaining, but the fact of the matter is, the organizaiton is a network of people that not only play together but have business, family and social crossovers. People know people who know people. Reputation means a lot and upholding a higher standard in youth sports should not be dismissed which bring us to what can be called a rumor: First: That one person is single handedly disrupting the doings of the JTAA Two: That the agenda of this one person is focused totally on paid coaches Three: That the issues are unique to the competitive soccer league There is a story in here somewhere but the truth is more productive and what most people want to hear the first time around. Here are the facts: Over 30 people met for friendly discussions on the operations of JTAA and the lack of accountability was a major concern. Discussions were open to generate solutions to the growing demands of the competitive youth sports environment. As a membership it is our duty to not only attend meetings but to contribute to the growth and well being of the children in the program. As we see it, the current participation of the JTAA membership is so lacking that the handful of Executive Board members that volunteer to run things are not capable of managing all these decisions themselves, and nor should they. We welcome comments. Our meetings will continue to focus on gettting more members involved in the policies and procedures of the JTAA so that we can all learn and grow. regards.Artemis.