Sport Governance Chapter 1

Records

Systems that report the best performances ever accomplished by athletes/teams within competitions, time periods, or overall

Regulatory Power

Ability to enforce rules, imposition of sanctions (different degrees)

Roberts Rule of Order

Call to order, Approval of minutes of the previous meeting, Committee reports, Old business, New business, Announcements, A call to adjourn the meeting

Executive or professional staff

Daily operations paid staff

Influences of sport organizations

External and internal

Results

Systems that report the final standings and performance statistics from competitions. Wins vs. Losses

Organizational units

General assemblies, Executive committees, Standing committees, Ad HOC committees, Executive or professional staff,

Executive committies

Governing boards, or Management Councils - 5 to 20 members, where the "real power" lies

NASPE/NASSM Requirements for Governance Content Knowledge

Identification of governing bodies, Organizational structure of governing bodies, Authority and functions of governing bodies, Requirements for membership in governing bodies, Sanctions and appeals processes used, Influence of governmental bodies and sport commissions

Attributes of an organization

Identity, Program of activity, Membership, Clear boundaries, Permanence, Division of labor, Hierarchy of authority, Formal rules and procedures

There are 3 levels of Sport Governance

Local, National, and International

The sport industry if

People oriented and service oriented

Key areas of governance process to be studied

Planning, Decision making, Strategic management/policy development, Ethical decision making

The 5 R's of good governance

Regulations, Rules, Rankings, Records, Results

Ad HOC committees

Short-term decisions

External influences of sport organization

Task or operating environment (proximal/close). General environment (distal/further removed)

Internal influences of sport organization

Specific policies and procedures. Staying current

Standing committees

Specific responsibilities

Rankings

Systems that report and place athlete/team performances based on results and competitive criteria into numerical order from first to last place

Regulations

Systems that report organizational governance structures, constitutions, legal control mechanisms, event selection criteria, and codes of eligibility, conduct, and ethics

Rules

Systems that report technical rules the officiating and management of the respective sport's competitive events

Definition of Sport Governance

The exercise of power and authority in sport organizations.

Importance of studying sport governance

Understand the BIG PICTURE, compliance with NASSM/NASPE standards, individual career application

General assemblies

Voluntary in nature; mostly made up of volunteers