How to govern sports associations

Many sports associations are governed by politicians and rich people. Talented sports persons are in their grip. This is bad for the health of the games. Sports is still run on the whims of feudal lords.

We need to run the sports bodies by admitting only the sports persons - present and past as full members. The management talent should be hired. If any one is keen to run the federation, he should be appointed full time as an officer (an employee) and not elected. The governing body should be elected periodically say once in two years only from the players who have represented India and the respective state for a qualifying period of at least three years.

Other interested people can join the association /federation but with no voting rights. Their membership is like club membership. You get to have the facility and interaction but no say in running the association.