Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

I should have clarified - There's rather more to being a governing body than just being a referee. Specifically it involves being an authority to whom people in the discipline will refer in any and all calls, and that has the power (And the means to enforce that power) to both define, change, and amend the rules of the competition outside of the game itself - IE, the rules of a Cycle race are to get from point to point faster than the other guy - the UCI's job is to ensure that this is being done fairly and also to make judgements and rulings pertaining to the manner in which it is done - in the UCI's case they do things like rule on seat heights, bike weights, etc.

In football, for example, where there IS a governing body to refer to, your casual kickabout with your mates has no rules regarding ball size, weight, player transfer windows, proper enforcement of offside, pitch conditions, sendings off, proper timekeeping, etc. FIFA's job as the governing body of the sport is to ensure that in sporting competition, as opposed to amateur play, all of the above are followed.

It is possible that you could form a footballing offshoot where your kickabout rules would be considered valid at all levels of play, but you'd need to form a body of scope to do the above, or whatever other administrative tasks were necessary to keep play in your chosen discipline consistent across all players and (if applicable or forthcoming) tournament settings.

Originally Posted by Goofle11

That's your opinion but you are wrong.