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Perhaps unsurprisingly, on 14 August, the media relations department of America\u2019s \u2018newspaper of record\u2019 declined the invitation to tell Villag<\/em>e that there will be any addition to its coverage four years ago of an Irish coach who had attained a dubious diversity lottery visa \u2013 which a federal judge suggested had been facilitated by the American Swimming Coaches Association \u2013 and who thereby traversed the country across three decades, despite having been rejected for citizenship. The reason being that he had lied on his application about his prior criminal indictment in Ireland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At least the New York Times<\/em> is consistent. In March 2024, a 277-page congressional commission report, co-authored by sports law experts and Olympic legends such as track and field\u2019s Edwin Moses, recommended restructuring the American youth sports system to stem the scourge of coach abuse. The Times has yet to inform readers of that report\u2019s release and content, either.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CONTINUED TODAY AT IRELAND’S VILLAGE MAGAZINE, https:\/\/villagemagazine.ie\/coach-abuse-knows-no-borders\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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