Elite Sport Funding (3 Viewers)

[Lentern]

I don't know although I would wager it is in the tens of millions, if not breaking 100 million.

I'd wager in Australia more people watched the Shire.

 

[soloooooo]

I'd wager in Australia more people watched the Shire.

The Olympics are not Australian-centric, it is a global uniting event. You, being of the far left would have embraced this unity add coming together of nations I expected.

 

[Lentern]

The Olympics are not Australian-centric, it is a global uniting event. You, being of the far left would have embraced this unity add coming together of nations I expected.

We aren't talking about international moneys or international projects we're talking about Australian money going to fund Australian athletes.

 

[Bloodstriker]

Olympics are averaging about 2.4m views during prime time in Australia
Also, if there is no funding in elite sport, youngsters won't aspire to develop into professional athletes and even if they do decide to, coaching/infrastructure won't be as good.

 

[Lolsmith]

if the government stopped footing the bill, the sports would probably merge and pool their resources to survive.

i'm talking BMX skeet shooting, synchronised water badminton, so on and so forth

all the more reason to stop giving people money

seriously being an olympian would be da worst thing in the world, especially if you win silver

 

[billy chan]

seriously being an olympian would be da worst thing in the world, especially if you win silver

you are being glib, yes?

 

[Lolsmith]

Silver is first loser

 

[Lolsmith]

^ according to everyone outside the sport

Journos asking athletes "what happened" meaning "y u no get gold" when they're the second best in the world at something would fucking suck man. Imagine running, swimming and riding for 40+km's only to be asked why you didn't do better by someone who would literally die from the same level of physical activity.

 

[Lentern]

^ according to everyone outside the sport

Journos asking athletes "what happened" meaning "y u no get gold" when they're the second best in the world at something would fucking suck man. Imagine running, swimming and riding for 40+km's only to be asked why you didn't do better by someone who would literally die from the same level of physical activity.

I reckon way more people are complaining about people complaining about Aussies not winning gold than there are people just complaining about Aussies not winning gold.

 

[billy chan]

I reckon way more people are complaining about people complaining about Aussies not winning gold than there are people just complaining about Aussies not winning gold.

yeah this thing is a thing

big dumb loop

 

[billy chan]

^ according to everyone outside the sport

Journos asking athletes "what happened" meaning "y u no get gold" when they're the second best in the world at something would fucking suck man. Imagine running, swimming and riding for 40+km's only to be asked why you didn't do better by someone who would literally die from the same level of physical activity.

You could let it suck, I suppose. Or you could just scoff at the twat then go get handled by a swedish handballer.

 

[Lolsmith]

You could let it suck, I suppose. Or you could just scoff at the twat then go get handled by a swedish handballer.

I think people have seriously considered learning to be gr8 at one of the shitty sports just to get in on the literal orgy that is the olympic games

 

[soloooooo]

I think people have seriously considered learning to be gr8 at one of the shitty sports just to get in on the literal orgy that is the olympic games

I would consider it. Laser sailing etc; can't be that hard.

 

[billy chan]

do it.

 

[JINOUGA]

I would consider it. Laser sailing etc; can't be that hard.

do it.

Hahahahaha YES

 

[Rafy]

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/polit...ncoates-takes-breath-away-20120808-23ue8.html

 

[MichelleV]

Imo, there should be some funding, but yes, there is excessive funding.
Swimming gets too much attention and funding. Plenty of pools they can go swim in and private sponsors coming out the wazoo.

Funding doesn't need to be as high as it is (and not wasted on new stadiums we don't need), but it also needs to be allocated better amongst teams.

I'm sure plenty of organisations could find corporate sponsors if they looked hard enough, but I'm sure plenty don't try this whatsoever. I've played many sports with people who train at elite levels, and ive heard them bitch about how there isnt enough funding for xyz, but that particular sport (despite the fact it usually performs well at international levels) has very few, if any sponsors for anything BUT the Olympic team :/

So basically.
They are giving too much funding to the wrong places.
If funding was cut and better distributed, all these sports would have to do its get in contact with some companies and ask them to be 'official sponsors' or some junk. These sports don't need millions of dollars.

Even if you just funded the coach, equipment (if needed), uniforms and occasionally paid for their travel expenses (ie, we pay for your flights in cattle class, you pay for your accommodation) its not going to take that much money D:





On an unrelated note, I'd be an Olympian just for free food.

 

[Rafy]

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/socie...sports-just-not-equitable-20130227-2f6c6.html

 

[a c]

Apparently athletes receive basically no cash directly, and the aoc are completley opaque on funding, no one actually knows what taxpayer funding of sport is spent on.

The board of the AOC take home fat czechs, athletes live in actual poverty with few exceptions.