Anne -
I generally agree with you. As a previous sanctioning director, and as a ride
manager, I have always felt that the person who 1) has the authority to grant a
ride manager the permission to hold a ride and 2) should be diligent in
judging the merits of a ride -i.e. does it meet AERC standards? and 3) has
the very difficult task of scheduling rides fairly - should not be an
elected individual. This should be primarily
an administrative task, not a political one.
The
USEF (was AHSA/USAEq/USET) while it also has it's problems and issues - is a
reasonable model . It has an elected Board of Directors to govern the
organization, but no elected member of the Board has complete power and
authority over deciding which events will take place. There is an administrative
contact that you send your application to, and the final ride request is
reviewed and approved by a committee. Admittedly there are problems with this
system too, but I believe it is ultimately more fair.
AERC
is more regionally oriented than USEF, and has more Endurance events, and
therefore geography/demography is very critical when scheduling rides. Each
region is different and the process needs regional input, but not total regional
control. There are too many other (National/AERC) sanctioning issues to be
considered.
I
think the current sanctioning system that AERC uses is becoming less
appropriate as the sport grows.
Steph
-----Original Message----- From:
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[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Annie
George Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 6:15 AM To:
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] SW Sanctioning
conflict
As a SW
member, I think a reasonable solution to the problem of conflict of
interest in sanctioning, among other things, would be that the
sanctioning director NOT be a regional director OR a ride manager.
I think there would be plennty of perfectly capable, qualified
and knowing willing people that would do the sanctioning job that did not
want to be either a regional director or ride manager. Thus an end to the
conflict. And an effective end to anyone person having even the
appearance of to much influence or power. I see no reason why this
could not be quickly and effectively instituted if the majority of the
BOD is indeed interested in fairness. I have long be concerned with some
of the direction of AERC and this is one problem that could easily
be solved. Anne George
