Beware of Playsport!

By the way if I wanted to enroll my almost 3 y. O. Son on socatots, where /which company should I approach then??
 
we have been going to Tiny Tots Soccer - they have been good. It's also know Ole Soccer for older children.
 
police report

abby_00 said:
hi everyone! i reported the case to the police just now!!! they logged the case but suggested me to go small claim as well. the officer said we need more people reporting similar incidents to escalate it to Commercial Crime Bureau!

i'll contact the victim in next magazine to log a police case. could other parents also do the same? the police officer told me there is no similar case in their system and i am the first one to report!

please pm me for the police report number! we cant let this guy go away!
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I just made an e-report for our case. As soon as I got a reply from the police department, I'll send you my case number. I also have a friend who's going to submit a police report as well. so...here we go.
 
Somebody personally affected should also email all the sponsors on their website and send them a link to this thread ...
 
yes!!! i wrote email to next magazine trying to contact another victim mr. siu and now pending their reply!
 
I have spoken to some of the coaches that work for Joe and they reckon he has no intention of refunding the parents, apparently he has been doing this for years. Apparently he still owes people money for longer than twelve months. His staff have said he always goes to Thailand every two weeks, sounds like he is doing that to avoid getting caught. The staff have also mentioned that he never pays them on time, if the staff don't get paid then what chance do we have of getting our refunds.
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I wish that I read this thread before enrolling my daughter in Playsports. We have experienced the same level of service as everyone else on this thread. It's ridiculous and something needs to be done. The amount we paid for the sessions is small too but with all of us combined, it is a large sum and the behaviour needs to be stopped. I will write to Woodlands (where both of my children go) as well as make a complaint to the police. I am also inclined to attempt to wind the company up by first issuing a stat demand to its office, however, in order to wind up a company, the debt needs to be greater than HKD10,000. Perhaps we could join forces to get the debt to that amount?? Anyway, just a thought but I hate to think that more parents not in the know will be caught out by this company. The worst part for us was our excited 2.5 year old turning up twice to sessions in the cold only to find that no-one else showed - this was after they pushed me to pay on the basis that the classes were filling up fast!
 
last time i talked to the police, they suggested me to dial 999 and take him to nearby police station. anywhere we can find him? i dun think he will show up in any of the class

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I have spoken to some of the coaches that work for Joe and they reckon he has no intention of refunding the parents, apparently he has been doing this for years. Apparently he still owes people money for longer than twelve months. His staff have said he always goes to Thailand every two weeks, sounds like he is doing that to avoid getting caught. The staff have also mentioned that he never pays them on time, if the staff don't get paid then what chance do we have of getting our refunds.
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i'll file small claims as well... it should take me some time to gather the info and go thru the procedures
http://www.judiciary.gov.hk/en/crt_services/pphlt/html/sc.htm

anyone else reported to the police? we've to push them into the investigation!

LM44 said:
I wish that I read this thread before enrolling my daughter in Playsports. We have experienced the same level of service as everyone else on this thread. It's ridiculous and something needs to be done. The amount we paid for the sessions is small too but with all of us combined, it is a large sum and the behaviour needs to be stopped. I will write to Woodlands (where both of my children go) as well as make a complaint to the police. I am also inclined to attempt to wind the company up by first issuing a stat demand to its office, however, in order to wind up a company, the debt needs to be greater than HKD10,000. Perhaps we could join forces to get the debt to that amount?? Anyway, just a thought but I hate to think that more parents not in the know will be caught out by this company. The worst part for us was our excited 2.5 year old turning up twice to sessions in the cold only to find that no-one else showed - this was after they pushed me to pay on the basis that the classes were filling up fast!
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Exactly the same! My daughter was so disappointed especially when she saw the other kids playing at Stanley Ho with Tinytots! We were just like 2 idiots in a cold and windy weather!

LM44 said:
I wish that I read this thread before enrolling my daughter in Playsports. We have experienced the same level of service as everyone else on this thread. It's ridiculous and something needs to be done. The amount we paid for the sessions is small too but with all of us combined, it is a large sum and the behaviour needs to be stopped. I will write to Woodlands (where both of my children go) as well as make a complaint to the police. I am also inclined to attempt to wind the company up by first issuing a stat demand to its office, however, in order to wind up a company, the debt needs to be greater than HKD10,000. Perhaps we could join forces to get the debt to that amount?? Anyway, just a thought but I hate to think that more parents not in the know will be caught out by this company. The worst part for us was our excited 2.5 year old turning up twice to sessions in the cold only to find that no-one else showed - this was after they pushed me to pay on the basis that the classes were filling up fast!
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He has an affiliation with Liverpool Football Club (supposedly - according to the website). Might be worth sending this thread to their corporate office.
Also, I believe his mother's details are on Playsports website - she is offering her services as a midwife/night nurse. I wonder if his mother knows her what her son is up to??? I'd be tempted to phone her if I was one of Playsports victims!
(We actually did two terms with Playsports a few years back, and didn't have a problem with cancelled courses or anything. In fact, when we had a problem with one of the coaches, Joe was quite supportive. I don't know what's changed but I'm sorry to hear people are being ripped off!)
 
just a quick question:
is playsport the same as socatots (brazilian soccer school)? or are they different organisations?
 
LM44 said:
I wish that I read this thread before enrolling my daughter in Playsports. We have experienced the same level of service as everyone else on this thread. It's ridiculous and something needs to be done. The amount we paid for the sessions is small too but with all of us combined, it is a large sum and the behaviour needs to be stopped. I will write to Woodlands (where both of my children go) as well as make a complaint to the police. I am also inclined to attempt to wind the company up by first issuing a stat demand to its office, however, in order to wind up a company, the debt needs to be greater than HKD10,000. Perhaps we could join forces to get the debt to that amount?? Anyway, just a thought but I hate to think that more parents not in the know will be caught out by this company. The worst part for us was our excited 2.5 year old turning up twice to sessions in the cold only to find that no-one else showed - this was after they pushed me to pay on the basis that the classes were filling up fast!
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Hi, I'm willing to join you. We've had the exactly the same story. turning up in Stanley Ho sport centre finding out Playsport never even rented the venue from them. you can just imagine how disappointed my son was... I've been trying to contact this Joe guy but after few text messages now he doesn't even reply, and his phone seems like on roaming again. It is just disgusting how someone does such thing to innocent children and the parents who simply trusted absolutely normal looking website and lots of big name sponsors.
 
carang said:
just a quick question:
is playsport the same as socatots (brazilian soccer school)? or are they different organisations?
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I believe they are different organisations. There are many companies which offer socatots style programs.

Brazilian soccer school actually do socatots at my son's school and have many venues across HK, KLN & NT. They have been at my son's school for many years and we have never had a problem with them.
 
Has anyone thought about going to the papers or does anyone know how to get the website shut down as it is fraudulent company that we are dealing with. This guy Joey needs to be taught a lesson ripping little kids off.
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carang said:
just a quick question:
is playsport the same as socatots (brazilian soccer school)? or are they different organisations?
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Playsport is a different company to Socatots (Brazilian soccer school). The socatots that is run at the YWCA is excellent and I would recommend.
 
that's what i thought. my kids went to socatots (brazilian soccer school)! glad i made the right choice!
 
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