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JAAA, the laughing stock of track world
On The Sporting Edge
Paul Reid
Thursday, August 13, 2009
One of the reasons persons are elected to lead organisations is the ability to effectively lead, which includes making decisions, which might not be popular but are for the best interest of all concerned.
Leaders are people who command respect from everyone over whom they have 'authority' and while some may not respect the person per se, they have to respect the position the person holds.
To earn respect a leader must be one who is known to make the right decision, most of the time, and stand by it.
The action of the Jamaican track and field bosses in Berlin, Germany yesterday, by first asking the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) to withdraw the credentials of six members of the team and then mere hours later being 'urged' by the IAAF to rethink the decision, gives the impression they are not in charge of their own show
According to a wire service story, IAAF General Secretary Pierre Weiss was quoted to have said they "put pressure on the federation to change its mind because the exclusion of the six prominent athletes would reflect badly on the championship itself...we asked Jamaica to reconsider in the interest of the sport".
Later in the day we heard again that IAAF and JAAA were meeting and the six would be asked to "withdraw". This back and forthing is enough to make anyone dizzy and the question must be asked 'Who is really in charge here?'
Why is the JAAA allowing the IAAF to tell them how to manage their business? Isn't there a competent management committee in place in Germany, vested with the powers to make decisions?
Then again, maybe the JAAA's poor handling of the entire matter in the first place, forced the world's governing body to step in and take control of the situation.
And of course the IAAF will not have to live with both entities in the same small country when they come back from Germany as well as the foreseeable future.
With respect to the well-run patty shops, and until we hear the full story, what we see happening in Germany looks like a patty shop business.
It is disappointing to say the very least that on the eve of the start of the event that should have prolonged our legacy as the newest sprint giants, that we should have this distraction so close on the heels of the amateurish handling of the drug tests including five members of the team.
For once, can't we get it right?
Hopefully starting this weekend the performance of our athletic ambassadors will go some way towards lessening the bitter taste all of this has left in our mouths.
JAAA, the laughing stock of track world
On The Sporting Edge
Paul Reid
Thursday, August 13, 2009
One of the reasons persons are elected to lead organisations is the ability to effectively lead, which includes making decisions, which might not be popular but are for the best interest of all concerned.
Leaders are people who command respect from everyone over whom they have 'authority' and while some may not respect the person per se, they have to respect the position the person holds.
To earn respect a leader must be one who is known to make the right decision, most of the time, and stand by it.
The action of the Jamaican track and field bosses in Berlin, Germany yesterday, by first asking the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) to withdraw the credentials of six members of the team and then mere hours later being 'urged' by the IAAF to rethink the decision, gives the impression they are not in charge of their own show
According to a wire service story, IAAF General Secretary Pierre Weiss was quoted to have said they "put pressure on the federation to change its mind because the exclusion of the six prominent athletes would reflect badly on the championship itself...we asked Jamaica to reconsider in the interest of the sport".
Later in the day we heard again that IAAF and JAAA were meeting and the six would be asked to "withdraw". This back and forthing is enough to make anyone dizzy and the question must be asked 'Who is really in charge here?'
Why is the JAAA allowing the IAAF to tell them how to manage their business? Isn't there a competent management committee in place in Germany, vested with the powers to make decisions?
Then again, maybe the JAAA's poor handling of the entire matter in the first place, forced the world's governing body to step in and take control of the situation.
And of course the IAAF will not have to live with both entities in the same small country when they come back from Germany as well as the foreseeable future.
With respect to the well-run patty shops, and until we hear the full story, what we see happening in Germany looks like a patty shop business.
It is disappointing to say the very least that on the eve of the start of the event that should have prolonged our legacy as the newest sprint giants, that we should have this distraction so close on the heels of the amateurish handling of the drug tests including five members of the team.
For once, can't we get it right?
Hopefully starting this weekend the performance of our athletic ambassadors will go some way towards lessening the bitter taste all of this has left in our mouths.
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015
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