Governance, Roles and Regulations in Sports Clubs
Achieving Good Corporate Governance
Use these checklists below to help you identify the corporate governance practices that apply to your club or association. Customise these checklists for your club.
The checklist document is divided into three sections:
- Introduction to corporate governance and boards
- Establishing a system of corporate governance and
- Reviewing the corporate governance system
Source: NSW Office of Sport & Recreation
Who Does What? Board and Staff Relationships
This article gives a rundown on roles and relationships within community not-for-profits. It discusses the relationship between the board and staff, processes and procedures and management roles and boundaries.
Source: Our Community
Sports Governance Principles
- Assist members of boards, chief executive officers and managers of sporting organizations to develop, implement and maintain a robust system of governance that fits the particular circumstances of their sport
- Provide the mechanisms for an entity to establish and maintain an ethical culture through a committed self-regulatory approach
- Provide members and stakeholders with benchmarks against which to gauge the entity’s performance
Source: Ausport
Club Committee Management
The purpose of this module is to: 1) introduce the responsibilities, roles, structures and processes of committees; 2) highlight the attributes of effective committees and committee members; 3) emphasize the importance of committee accountability and evaluation, and 4) introduce issues related to paid and unpaid staff relationships.
Source: Ausport
Boards and committees
An overview of the role, composition, legal responsibilities and ethics of a board.
Source: NSW Office of Sport & Recreation
Committee Management
Community organisations elect a committee to provide general oversight of club operations. Committee members are elected to make decisions on behalf of the membership. It is important, however, to include the members in developing the strategic direction of the organisation. This fact sheet provides some broad advice on how a good committee creates a strong and healthy club.
Source: Gladstone Council
Role Descriptions (Sports Community Series)
These job descriptions will help guide sports clubs as to who should be undertaking which roles and responsibilities.
h) Marketing and Promotions Officer
Source: Sports Community