The sport system does not want athletes involved, not at the volunteer or staff levels. That's a farce. I was prejudiced against because an athlete can't possibly know enough about running an organization. A woman athlete and a woman president who was an athlete can't possibly know how to run a sport organization.
It's not what you think. We are not that wanted once we're done with sport. We are very wanted when we're athletes, but we're not that wanted for our expertise once we're done.