The Swiss American Football Association... ... establishes the framework conditions for top-level, junior, competitive and popular sports for tackle football and flag football and defines the promotion instruments and the athlete pathway in accordance with the FTEM model; ... regulates competitive sport and enforces compliance with the rules and regulations; ... organizes, coordinates and monitors competitions at national and international level in Switzerland within the scope of its responsibilities; ... ensures the training and further education of trainers/coaches and referees; ... procures the necessary financial resources to finance the desired development and implementation; ... represents the interests of the association vis-à-vis other associations and institutions, politics, the economy, the media and the public sector; ... creates transparency and acceptance for its activities within the association and in public by means of active, level-appropriate, open and rapid communication.