Usoc & Usfa - B

[epeemike81]

Originally Posted by alexsmom

I understand that some/many on the BOD are not even fencers.

Originally Posted by KD5MDK

That's extremely interesting. The majority of the people on the Board I know of are fencing coaches, if you were to pick a common trait.

Some of them are merely parents of fencers (or former fencers). Clearly alexsmom is suggesting that parents of fencers shouldn't be involved in leadership.

I defy you to find even one board member without significant involvement with fencing outside of their BOD positions. they are all fencers, coaches, parents of fencers, or multiple of the above.

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[epeemike81]

Originally Posted by Capt. Slo-mo

Wow. There's a story in that invective. What is it?

the story is quite simple. this thread, post 136 on: USFA Election 2008 Debate Question #2: Qualification Concerns about Candidates

Her agenda-driven posts were met with some opposition (some of it agenda-driven too, clearly) and she took it personally.

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[wbowman]

Whatever the validity of the claims and/or findings, this seems to be a completely unsolicited document. Nor does it seem to state a claim and/or ask specifically for some relief (in the legal sense) -- at least on my cursory reading. So it doesn't appear to me that Mike Massik or anyone else at the USFA had any duty to answer it even if they DID get it. The "you know why we're doing this" business implies that there's something they want, but it would have been more businesslike to re-state the claim (if any) briefly.

I was also a little put off by the "Dear Mike" salutation. I strongly suspect Massik and the lawyer are not sufficiently acquainted to be on a first-name basis.

I also share the concerns of those who found it odd that it was given to Tracy Hurley.

This is not to say that there may not be problems with the USFA's governance, bylaws, adherence to USOC rules etc. And while I've never had any problem getting responses from the National Office, I'm well aware that many people have had such difficulties.

Nevertheless, I tend to agree with those who've expressed the opinion that these folks are up to something.