tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post9064956729848680061..comments2024-01-13T00:38:28.549-08:00Comments on Southern California Aquatics SCAQ Swim Club: David Berkoff and USA Swimming enter the SCAQ blog - Big mistake!Tony Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00109365938555421509noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-22659726212806998562013-10-03T11:04:41.517-07:002013-10-03T11:04:41.517-07:00I will do that but the point of the post was refut...I will do that but the point of the post was refuted a note he sent me, hence, I just addressed those issues.Tony Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109365938555421509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-7272743051022660402013-10-03T10:48:12.995-07:002013-10-03T10:48:12.995-07:00you should post the whole deposition without your ...you should post the whole deposition without your comments. it seems like you are just taking parts of it to prove your point. i would like to read exactly what he said in full. thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-27796432760163646992012-08-27T08:44:10.822-07:002012-08-27T08:44:10.822-07:00The USA-S CEO does not vote.
The volunteers vote...The USA-S CEO does not vote. <br /><br />The volunteers vote. <br /><br />You "bust their doors down" and you're likely to be run out of town. It will make the volunteers with the vote angry, and they'll vote against anything you want on principle. I've seen it happen. <br /><br />It may get you publicity, but it won't make a damn bit of difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-30912434817374203082012-08-27T08:07:58.828-07:002012-08-27T08:07:58.828-07:00With sincerity and respect I do appreciate the con...With sincerity and respect I do appreciate the constructive criticism. <br /><br />Yes, I have volunteered for several non-profits and I even got my photo on the front page of a newspaper in L.A. during the Chandra Smith consent decree fiasco with the LAUSD. (The LAUSD almost took away special ed. - close call.)<br /><br />What I am doing is asking members to vote in new people.<br /><br />I would like to address your "bull in a china shop" quote. This is what I have learned when it comes to organizations like USA Swimming, it's my belief that with such organizations as USA Swimming, you must "bust their door down" before they ever hear you knocking.<br /><br />Note, the USA-S CEO actually went on 20/20 and would not apologize to the victims for having no policy or plan in place.<br /><br />That is no "china shop" he works for but rather a "fortress" with well armed "mercenaries" know as lawyers and accountants.<br /><br />I thank you for your measured criticism. ;-)<br /><br />Tony Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109365938555421509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-80067659110927631732012-08-27T07:49:51.706-07:002012-08-27T07:49:51.706-07:00Mr. Austin,
Have you ever volunteered in a leader...Mr. Austin,<br /><br />Have you ever volunteered in a leadership position for a non-profit organization? Do you have any idea how difficult it is to effect change in a large non-profit. ESPECIALLY, if you go barging in like a bull in a china shop? That's the method you'd seem to prefer that others use. Let me clue you in. It doesn't work. Ever. People immediately tune you out. If Mr. Berkoff tried to do as you want, he'd not get anywhere and he wouldn't even get a chance to state his case. Sometimes it takes years to set the stage to make important, meaningful changes.<br /><br />Sorry, but that's the way it is. Change doesn't happen overnight. In USA Swimming, even on something like this.<br /><br />And no, I am not, and have never been involved in USA Swimming in my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-76640603080024994432012-08-26T18:07:47.486-07:002012-08-26T18:07:47.486-07:00Erratum, the depo has the victim's name on it,...Erratum, the depo has the victim's name on it, I am not sure I can make it available. Tony Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109365938555421509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-10670424989071938152012-08-26T14:19:01.610-07:002012-08-26T14:19:01.610-07:00Mr. Berkoff,
It's overwhelmingly clear that y...Mr. Berkoff,<br /><br />It's overwhelmingly clear that your rebuttal said one thing but your answers in your deposition state another. You have no wiggle room here, none. I doubt these "notes" you mention can change that. <br /><br />To be perfectly fair, I can make your deposition available for a public download and if you supply me these "notes" I will make them available too. <br /><br />Next, let's take up your "cyber bully" remark: That is quite a stretch don't you think considering the type of lawsuits USA Swimming has been fielding?<br /><br />How do you think the victims feel when they sit through a deposition and have to talk about specific sex acts?<br /><br />TonyTony Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109365938555421509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-35280233858245914272012-08-26T13:35:15.944-07:002012-08-26T13:35:15.944-07:00To Dave, if you read this again:
I truly want to ...To Dave, if you read this again:<br /><br />I truly want to understand who to believe. I'd like to read your deposition. Do you have a copy of your deposition? Would you email it to me if I send you my address?<br /><br />It may seem an unfair forum, but if Tony posts all your comments, it could be a good place to get things out in the open. I know from having my own blog that comments can't be edited (even stupid mistakes or redacting a name).<br /><br />Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978061370319260331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-39201888545353049752012-08-26T13:06:18.514-07:002012-08-26T13:06:18.514-07:00Tony.
You obviously did not read my deposition....Tony. <br /><br />You obviously did not read my deposition. You have provided no facts in support of what you say. Just insults and more sputum. In my deposition I testified about the abuse subcommittee. The notes from that committee meeting have been disclosed to your buddy Bob Allard. Everything I testified to are in the notes, which I only saw AFTER my deposition. Ask him for a copy instead of trying to spread mistruths. Fact is, I'm a good guy and people like and agree with what I am doing. You, Tony, are just another cyber-bully. Signing off. <br /><br />DaveDavid Berkoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-66517114264776078452012-08-26T11:59:17.768-07:002012-08-26T11:59:17.768-07:00Thank you so much. I thought I was the only person...Thank you so much. I thought I was the only person who thought that.Tony Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109365938555421509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-34373480605710464972012-08-26T11:55:20.503-07:002012-08-26T11:55:20.503-07:00I read Berkoff's comment on the previous post....I read Berkoff's comment on the previous post. It seemed so sincere. I haven't read his deposition, so I can't comment on Berkoff specifically. But here's what I've noticed about the depositions posted on the now defunct swimnscandal website. No-one remembers anything. No one has any knowledge. <br /><br />I have a copy of John Leonard's depostion. In the morning session he answered 126 questions with some form of "I don't know", "I don't understand", "I know recall", "I don't remember".<br /><br />Has everyone affiliated with USA Swimming been coached that this will blow away if no one reveals anything.<br /><br />Leonard doesn't even pretend to be credible. He answers that he doesn't know his title with ASCA Council for Sport Development, yet he is the President. Are we to believe that the president of an doesn't know his title. At one point he answers a question with "I don't know what legally constitutes knowledge." Isn't he really telling his attorney he doesn't know how much he can get away with denying?<br /><br />If Berkoff denied knowledge of events and involvement in a deposition, then I shouldn't be pulled in by his comment. Based on other depositions I've read I wouldn't be surprised. But at this point I don't know who to believe. I'm beginning to doubt there are any good guys at USA Swimming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com