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Steph Teeter wrote:
> > >>. Other countries either though individuals or state sponsorship 
> > have money to support a program. The US does not. The UAE has someone 
> > it charge that calls the shots - the US does not. >>
>
> A quick comment on this thread - the USA is also isolated. We do not 
> regularly compete against the world's best because of our physical 
> isolation. The difference between the quality of competition in the 
> USA, and the quality/intensity of competition elsewhere is 
> significant.  Others have fine tuned their crewing, training, 
> competitive strategy beyond what we know and do, simply because the 
> bar is so much higher for them than it is for us.  It's not just 
> money/power - it is also training and experience and knowlege.
>
> Steph
That's also part of not having a program to compete at the WEC level. 
Competition at the world level in any sport is about one thing and only 
one thing - winning. The USEF doesn't seem to be dedicated to winning in 
endurance - the last 10 years is a testament to that. The US is isolated 
in most sports but except for sports we just don't play, e.g. cricket, 
we do a pretty good job. We even play pretty dog gone good soccer - 
although it is relatively new to the US. The USEF needs to do a better job.

Truman

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