The UPBF is simply the unification of national federations and tournament series
Lane:
I think you are missing something here?
You talked about not wanting the guy from the island kingdom of asdfghagfag (or something) getting an equal say - and I understand the concern.
You then go on to talk about PSP people filling all the positions at first - and again I see your point.
BUT... the way I have understood this press release (and please correct me if I am wrong).... a "league" will only get a seat on the board in the absense of a federation for that area?
I mean - it doesn't say that - but it seems logical, that if you have a North American federation that is the umbrella organisation for all the leagues and the players... THEY will be the ones to get seats on the UPBF board - not the PSP?
Otherwise I don't really see how this would work in practical terms - especially a little down the road, when some 30 US leagues of varying size are all part of the US federation?
I mean - what would otherwise be the incentive for forming a federation, if a local league already had the seats on the international board?
At least for Europe, what I would expect to see, would be all the countries suddenly developing a new interest in having national federations - from where delegates for the European board was elected.... from where delegates for the International boad was elected.
For the US, I would expect to see a National federation being formed - probably with subordinate state organisations.
I would expect - a little down the road - that the UBPF is effectively separating industry and promoters from the players (organisationally), where the players are organised in the federations - and the promoters putting on events governed by that federation (and the industry probably by then having woken up and smelled the roses - and formed an industry organisation).
If the tournament series and event promoters get seats to dominate the UPBF board, we have really not changed anything... just called it something else.
In short - I HOPE - "federations and tournament series" is only meant as an interim solution, until federations are up and running where the UPBF events are run - after which the "tournament series" part will evaporate from the equation?
Now - if my assumptions are correct - then it WILL effectively mean the (by now infamous) guy from the island kingdom CAN get on the board with an equal say, if the membership votes him in - and the PSP or Millennium Series be completely without representation on the board?
I hope you follow me here - and can give me relevant feedback?
Nick