| Type of Incident: | Ethics |
| Date of Incident: | 2023-12-19 |
| Time of Incident: | 19:35:00 |
| Location of Incident: | Email/Phone conversations |
| Home Team: | 2013 Girls Red Team |
| Visiting Team: | Sonny Mukungu, James Vargas, & Girls U11 Coach |
| Age Group and Gender: | U11G |
| Team Affiliation of Individual Committing Incident: | Sonny Mukungu, James Vargas, & Girls U11 Coach |
| Incident Summary: | Allegation that FC Bay Area Surf violated the NorCal recruiting rules with respect to the movement of a Clippers player to FC Bay Area. The player had tried out for Bay Area in the spring tryout window and was offered a spot on the FC Bay Area team. The player declined offer and played with Clippers in the fall 2023 season. In addition, the player engages a current FC Bay Area coach as a personal trainer. The personal trainer began working with the player prior to the start of the trainer's employment with Bay Area Surf. |
| Comments: | Given the totality of the circumstances (that both players tried out during the 2023 tryout window, that the trainer was not working for Surf at the time he made the recommendation, that as of the date of the Incident Report neither player had registered for Surf), there is insufficient evidence to find a violation. |
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