Comments on: Building Boards: How to Build a Brilliant Board for a Sporting Organisation. http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/building-boards-how-to-build-a-brilliant-board-for-a-sporting-organisation/ Expert advice, tips and insights for sports coaches Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wayne Goldsmith http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/building-boards-how-to-build-a-brilliant-board-for-a-sporting-organisation/comment-page-1/#comment-5335 Wayne Goldsmith Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:06:25 +0000 http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/?p=1391#comment-5335 Thanks JP, Agree with you. The days of entrusting the future of sport with leaders who are primarily concerned with self interest/ regional interests hopefully are over. All sports are in competition for economic survival - they are in competition with each other for athletes, sponsors, facilities, television coverage and participants. How can a sport possibly compete against other sports if they are spending time fighting internal political battles and managing destructive personality conflicts?The sports who have managed to align the efforts, energy and enthusiasm of athletes, coaches, managers, Clubs and the Board will win the "competition of the codes" and sustain the success of their sport - the rest will vanish into obscurity. WG Thanks JP,

Agree with you. The days of entrusting the future of sport with leaders who are primarily concerned with self interest/ regional interests hopefully are over.

All sports are in competition for economic survival – they are in competition with each other for athletes, sponsors, facilities, television coverage and participants.
How can a sport possibly compete against other sports if they are spending time fighting internal political battles and managing destructive personality conflicts?The sports who have managed to align the efforts, energy and enthusiasm of athletes, coaches, managers, Clubs and the Board will win the “competition of the codes” and sustain the success of their sport – the rest will vanish into obscurity.

WG

]]> By: Wayne Goldsmith http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/building-boards-how-to-build-a-brilliant-board-for-a-sporting-organisation/comment-page-1/#comment-5334 Wayne Goldsmith Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:59:12 +0000 http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/?p=1391#comment-5334 Thanks James. Most people think it is the leadership of sporting organisations who come up with the new, innovative, creative and exciting ideas but in reality most Boards actually slow down the rate of possible progress because of competing interests and a lack of real vision. I encourage coaches and athletes to dare to be different, be unique, be unusual and drive meaningful, effective change in their own programs regardless of the actions / inactions of their sport's governing body. Thanks again, WG Thanks James.

Most people think it is the leadership of sporting organisations who come up with the new, innovative, creative and exciting ideas but in reality most Boards actually slow down the rate of possible progress because of competing interests and a lack of real vision.
I encourage coaches and athletes to dare to be different, be unique, be unusual and drive meaningful, effective change in their own programs regardless of the actions / inactions of their sport’s governing body.

Thanks again,

WG

]]> By: james marshall http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/building-boards-how-to-build-a-brilliant-board-for-a-sporting-organisation/comment-page-1/#comment-5322 james marshall Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:05:39 +0000 http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/?p=1391#comment-5322 heard a quote on radio yesterday from Phillip Pullman "beauracracy overcomes vision" - the bigger the board, the less likely stuff will actually get done. heard a quote on radio yesterday from Phillip Pullman “beauracracy overcomes vision” – the bigger the board, the less likely stuff will actually get done.

]]> By: Jeremy Pryce http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/building-boards-how-to-build-a-brilliant-board-for-a-sporting-organisation/comment-page-1/#comment-5312 Jeremy Pryce Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:47:41 +0000 http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/?p=1391#comment-5312 Wayne! What I value from this is the stress from detachment from the sport itself. My experience with boards is that they have too many people with relevence, so views collide and then the bickering starts. Usually, most board members who have a designated role to play (ex, marketing or finance) also have a vested interest in the sport itself and so loses their objective focus. Wayne!
What I value from this is the stress from detachment from the sport itself. My experience with boards is that they have too many people with relevence, so views collide and then the bickering starts. Usually, most board members who have a designated role to play (ex, marketing or finance) also have a vested interest in the sport itself and so loses their objective focus.

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