I knew about the Swiss model but thought it was premature for Australian orienteering. That was a step in the Swiss direction perhaps. It would have to be managed carefully so that it was not counter-productive. Those whose experiences have been in amateur sport often cannot accept that. The OFA is now locked into funding processes that make a business-like approach essential.
Funding makes or breaks high performance sport because funds create options.
Orienteering is all about identifying and taking the best option, whether in preparation or competition. Our sport is in competition for funds against sports where business plans and the like are normal. Adoption of a business-like approach must happen. Planning impresses funding agencies, so it is no wonder that those sports are so successful in gaining funds. Incidentally, these are sports that rely heavily on volunteers, as the OFA does, but their expectations of those volunteers in their high performance program are very high.