Posted December 2nd, 2008 at 11:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

This is Part VI in TheFinalSprint.com’s seven-part series titled “Dysfunction Run Amuck: USA Track & Field and the Need for Change”. To catch up on the preceding installments and/or to view the publication timeline for the final parts in the series, please scroll to the bottom of this article.

Overstepping by USATF Board Members

A major problem with having a bloated board of directors is that its members tend to venture into administrative areas instead of limiting themselves to focusing on the big picture, as they’re supposed to do. Two high-profile deals, in Birmingham and Eugene, illustrate the point admirably.

It has become practice for the organizing committee for each Olympic Games to help nearby cities provide training facilities for national teams from all over the world. The way the Olympic marketing rights are supposed to work is ... READ MORE

The topics that have already or will be covered and the updated publication dates for each segment are as follows:

• 11/20 - Introduction
• 11/21 - How Did We Get Here?
• 11/25 - USOC Mandates / A Question of Authority
• 11/28 - Cannon’s Allegations / Financial Mismanagement
• 11/29 - ‘Jets vs. Sharks’ Dynamic / Racial Tensions
• 12/02 - Overstepping / Conflicts of Interest
• 12/03 - Pres. Election / Logan / Restructuring