It s been really a crazy ride so far, said de Jong. The owners, the clubs, the league have all the power. The players are being left by themselves to defend themselves. And we obviously have a lot of young players who never had the experience of playing abroad where they have proper unions and organizations to help them. Obviously that s something that s not here at the moment.
The 34-year-old de Jong set out to change that. While he says he has been treated well by Pacific, he believes others need help.
Last April, some 90 per cent of the players in the eight-team league signed on during the association s organizing drive.
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