So I realized while writing my last post that I use a lot of acronyms and I never stop to explain them and many probably have no idea what half of them are. So here is a list (I will do my best to keep it updated but let me know if you find any I miss) of acronyms used in my blog.
Olympic:
IOC – International Olympic Committee
USOC – United States Olympic Committee
LOCOG – London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
CAS – Court for the Arbitration of Sport
BOA – British Olympic Association
Team GB – Official name for the team from Great Britain and Northern Ireland
VANOC – Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
NOC – National Olympic Committee
OPLC – Olympic Park Legacy Committee (London 2012)
YOG – Youth Olympic Games
Soccer:
WPS – Women’s Professional Soccer
USWNT – United States Women’s National Team
WUSA – Women’s United Soccer Association
SBFC – Sky Blue FC
FCGP – FC Gold Pride
WNY – Western New York Flash
FA WSL – Football Association’s Women’s Super League
WWC – Women’s World Cup
CONCACAF – Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football
FIFA – International Federation of Association Football
FA – Football Association
General Sport:
FIBA – International Basketball Federation
IF – International Federation
IAAF – International Association of Athletics Federation
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