June Weckman, unhappy with the Golf Association, resigned from the Golf Under-18 national team. The association denies the events of the foreign camp.
One of the brightest names of Finnish golf June Weckman Criticize the activities of the Finnish Golf Association over the weekend. A 17-year-old promise announced that it would resign from the union under the age of 18.
The athlete was previously dissatisfied with the activities of the union, but the last drop was the events of the Barcelona camp. Weckman said he became ill at the camp but did not feel that he had received the support he needed in time.
He wrote In their Instagram publicationto have needed a doctor immediately. Weckman’s parents asked the head coach to take care of it as soon as possible.
– According to his (doctor) estimated, I had some flu that was on the move and that would reportedly make it easier for a few days. The painkiller, the instruction was. When I was in a third day of high fever and couldn’t swallow or speak properly, the head coach promised to find out this doctor’s work.
According to Weckman, he eventually got to the reception of the local doctor. There he was diagnosed with ear infection and, according to his own words, “maybe Angiina”.
According to Weckman, even better medical centers would have been available, but representatives of the union had difficulty finding a proper medical center near Barcelona.
Weckman was instructed to use ear drops and painkillers.
– I just became worse and the union made the decision to fly me to Finland. It was quite painful to fly in ear infection. I vomited during the flight.
“Anything but professional”
Weckman writes that he would have had time to recover to the next race if he had been properly examined immediately.
He eventually reached the hospital in Finland.
– In addition to ear infection, I was diagnosed with influenza B and bronchitis. I finally got the right medications and I have started to improve. Of course, VI*Utus is great. If this had been treated as sports professionals treated, I would have been to the doctor in time.
The activities of the Golf Association have been criticized before. A year ago top golfers Kalle Samooja and Mikko Korhonen They are very critical of the leadership of the union.
– This was not the first or even the second time that we athletes are not taken care of properly. The activity is anything but professional. That’s why resigning from the national team is the only right decision here, Weckman comments in his update.
– My goal is to be the best in the world, since the little girl. Now is the time to turn a new page and try to get the right professionals around me instead of this constant tuning, Weckman finally downloaded.
Union denies
The Golf Association came on Tuesday afternoon releasewhere it corrects the claims made in public and social media. The Golf Association describes them as incorrect.
– The allegations are serious and, according to the union’s report, without justification. The Golf Association does not accept the dissemination of incorrect information to harm the activities of athletes, coaches or union, the bulletin writes.
The Golf Association confirms that one of the Golf Association’s Team Finland amateur athletes announced at the end of March in its social media publication that he wanted to terminate their athlete agreement. The demolition has been confirmed by the guardians of the minor athlete.
The cancellation of the athlete agreement applies to national team activities, but does not affect representation competitions with separate selection criteria.
According to the Golf Association, the coach followed the athlete’s health every day at the camp and the player’s guardians were contacted throughout the process.
– The Golf Association’s coaching team has followed the operating models agreed in the situation, which have been used in similar situations in the past. Our coaches have the necessary skills and clear guidelines for working in an international environment.
The union adds that as the symptoms continued, a member of the coaching team took the player to the doctor’s office. According to the union, the care instructions were reviewed with the player and the continuation of the health was monitored.
– The case is very unfortunate and we take the athlete’s experience seriously. However, the message that came to the public surprised us because it is essentially different from the communication and experiences of those present during the camp. Our duty is to correct the incorrect information and to protect our coaches from unjustified criticism, the CEO of the Golf Association Juha Korhonen tells you.
Sports reached Juha Korhonen, Executive Director of the Golf Association, and the coaching manager Eero Kangasniemibut they refused to give an interview.