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[RC] Sounds like FEI. :-) - rides2far@xxxxxxxx

When I heard Frank Deford's commentary yesterday on NPR I couldn't help but 
notice the parallels....I guess other sports deal with much the same problems...


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93995199 
Sweetness And Light
by Frank Deford
Take The Olympics. Give Me My NFL, Please
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93995199



“No. 4: Any sports organization in which volunteers have a lot of power over 
the professionals is really, really going to be screwed up.”

Morning Edition, August 27, 2008 · The Olympics reminded me again about the 
four guiding principles of sports organizations. 

No. 1: It's much easier to run a team sport than an individual sport. 

No. 2: It's much easier to run a domestic sport than an international sport. 

No. 3: Any sports organization that has the word "federation" in its title is 
probably a mess. 

And No. 4: Any sports organization in which volunteers have a lot of power over 
the professionals is really, really going to be screwed up.

The subset to No. 4 is: Beware of any sports organization in which too many 
people in authority wear blue blazers.


But the more spread out a sports organization, the more diffuse its charge — 
and the more individuals rather than teams are competing, the more inefficiency 
and, also, the more opportunity for chicanery. 

Do you really think the International Olympic Committee is capable of finding 
out how old those itty-bitty little Chinese gymnasts really are? Please.


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