It's (fortunately) been quite a few years since I've had to attend a personal hearing, but I have one coming up later this week. For context, an U16 manager was dismissed for leaving the technical area to get involved with/argue with a player, which led to a mass confrontation between both sets of players and coaches. The manager has requested a hearing and I've been asked to attend as a witness.
I've only ever attended two personal hearings and I've had not great experiences both times. In the first one I was 17 years old, absolutely terrified, and had a less than helpful panel who were unbelievably rude to me. The second one came after I was assaulted and in that one, one of the witnesses became irate and shouted at me multiple times, with the panel doing nothing to prevent it and I then had to watch as the player brought in a procession of witnesses who I know were not actually present at the game. Both times the charges have been found "not proven".
I'm 100% happy with and confident in the decision that I made and my report is to-the-point, factual and does not contain any opinion or conjecture. I know that I will be asked questions and I am happy to answer as required, but I'm inclined to just stand behind my report as I don't think there's anything else that needs to be said.
I'm already worried about the hearing, so wondering if anyone has any advice on what to do/what to expect?
I've only ever attended two personal hearings and I've had not great experiences both times. In the first one I was 17 years old, absolutely terrified, and had a less than helpful panel who were unbelievably rude to me. The second one came after I was assaulted and in that one, one of the witnesses became irate and shouted at me multiple times, with the panel doing nothing to prevent it and I then had to watch as the player brought in a procession of witnesses who I know were not actually present at the game. Both times the charges have been found "not proven".
I'm 100% happy with and confident in the decision that I made and my report is to-the-point, factual and does not contain any opinion or conjecture. I know that I will be asked questions and I am happy to answer as required, but I'm inclined to just stand behind my report as I don't think there's anything else that needs to be said.
I'm already worried about the hearing, so wondering if anyone has any advice on what to do/what to expect?