Sport Governance Code Report for Sport Hanlonstan: Critical Issues

This report provides an overview of sport governance, focusing on the development of a governance code for Sport Hanlonstan. The report begins with an executive summary highlighting the key issues and challenges within sports organizations, emphasizing the importance of ethical conduct and shared leadership. It then delves into the board's roles and responsibilities, including funding, development, and facility management, as well as the importance of transparency and diverse representation. The report further explores strategy and performance, emphasizing the need for clear organizational direction and effective performance measurement through a Policy Governance Model. The importance of ethics and integrity is also discussed, highlighting the need for honesty and vigilance in sporting events. The report emphasizes the role of sports in uniting society and the ethical risks involved in governance. Key aspects include board responsibilities, strategy, performance, ethics, integrity, and shared leadership. The report concludes by recommending that Sport Hanlonstan consult with professional organizations and consider governance structures of successful sporting nations to formulate its own governance code.

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Executive summary
The purpose of the following report is to provide an overview about the sports governance code.
Sports Hanlonstan is the federal sports body that have been chosen to conduct the report. The
research work has been done to gather the information about the important perspectives.
Different ways of constructing the sports governance code have been discussed here. The sports
governance code looks after all the issues and challenges within the sports organization. Many
issues have been found within the operations of Sports Hanlonstan. The roles and responsibilities
of the sports agency have been highlighted in the report. Other fields that have been gone
through in this segment are shared leadership among the top officials, importance of ethics and
integrity of the organization and formulating the strategies to measure their performances. The
importance of ethics and integrity has been discussed because sporting activities unite people of
all section within the society.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Board roles and responsibilities.......................................................................................................4
Strategy and performance................................................................................................................6
Ethics and integrity..........................................................................................................................7
Shared leadership.............................................................................................................................9
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
References and Bibliography.........................................................................................................14

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Introduction
In the beginning of the paper, it must be outlined that Sport Hanlonstan is very much
interested in creating a proper sports governance code that will cater to better governance. The
structure of organizing the sports has long been one of the central factors in the sports
governance. This is why it has become very important for Sports Hanlonstan to draft a code
based on their governance. This governance should make sure that the bodies or associations
included in the sports tournaments will act ethically and create an example before all the new
federal sports organizations (Adriaanse & Schofield, 2013).
This type of sports organization already exists in Australia or New Zealand. They have
also been able to cover up the entire scenario with their brilliant governance structure. When it
comes to governing an organization, the governance structure must be very much appropriate
indeed. The governance structure must be influenced by the countries that have progressed a lot
in terms of their sports activities. This is why it would definitely be important to follow the
sports governance structures of England, Australia and New Zealand. The ethical issues should
be considering very highly when the governance code is drafted. Sport England is such a federal
sports organization that has made it a huge success indeed.
Sport Hanlonstan must consider the fact that they will have to act ethically and evaluate
the performance of their players from the viewpoint of their skills and capacity. The sports
organizations should come together and consult with each other. The fact of leadership is also
integral in this scenario as well (Adriaanse & Schofield, 2013). There are numerous aspects that
must be taken into the consideration when this sports governance code is drafted. The
consultations with many other professional organizations must be sought by the Sport
Hanlonstan before they proceed with their work properly. When a federal sports organization

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comes up to operate, they should have the idea of the different sports events that are the parts of
the organization. Therefore, the governing bodies of all these sports events should sit down
together to plan the ways. Sports industry is a vast one and many issues can arise when the
operations would begin (Balduck, Van Rossem & Buelens, 2010). A big question is regarding
the funding of the federal sports organization like Sport Hanlonstan. The government should
come up after the allocation of the sponsors. This report will try to find out the different ways in
which the Sport Hanlonstan should work and attain their goals to govern in the best possible
manner.
Board roles and responsibilities
The very first factor that comes up within this discussion is that of the roles and
responsibilities of the sports organization board. The sports governance board for Sport
Hanlonstan will be responsible for all their operations. It can be good and bad as well. Both the
positive and negative factors must be deemed as very crucial in this scenario (Adriaanse &
Schofield, 2013). The board members are highly responsible for taking care of the funding and
creating the culture for the clubs. The clubs and sports associations will be dependent on Sport
Hanlonstan because they do not have much experience. The planning and development has to be
done by the board members properly so the teams can earn a good reputation in front of all their
supporters.
Then development of the facilities should also be considered as well (Balduck, Van
Rossem & Buelens, 2010). The Recreation facilities should be provided to all the sportspersons
throughout the year. All the facilities including their sports kit, sports equipments and other
facilities must be taken care of. They have to answer to the International Olympic Committee if

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any discrepancies are being found. This will ruin the overall reputation for the Sport Hanlonstan
as well. The sports development plans will have to be designed by the sports development board
members (Brown, 2002). This takes a lot of time and they may confront some challenges in the
beginning of their journey.
The board must make it sure that the board members must come from different sports
events. Otherwise, the balance and parity will not be kept in this regard. The board members will
have to take care of the fans as well. The expectations of the fans are always high for their teams.
So, the board members must keep many things in notice when they will be building up their
teams properly (Brown, 2002). The board should be constituted in a manner so that it will be the
ultimate authority in terms of the decision making aspects. The decision making will lie in the
hands of the board that will influence them to act in a better manner within the traditional
councils. These codes will have to be established in a manner that all the sports associations
within the country will abide by them. The Board of Directors should take up the responsibility
of putting more transparency in the activities of the members. Otherwise, members of the board
will not be able to perform their duties properly and get the recognition from the public as well.
It is very important to note that at least 25% members of the board must be independent
by all the means. The ideas and perceptions of sport are regularly changing. So, the ideas should
be renewed on the basis of the expertise of its board members (Brown, 2002). The board
members should actively promote the participation of fans on the formulation of ideas. These
ideas will be taken as crucial ones and the board members should put the action plans into reality
(Brown, 2007). With the implementation of this action plans, the diversity issues can also be
sorted out as well.

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Strategy and performance
The second thing i.e. very crucial for the development of the situation is the strategy and
performance of the federal sports governing bodies. If the right strategies are followed without
any sort of partiality, it will definitely yield positive outcomes for the federal sports governance.
Therefore, the proper direction of the sports governing body can be fixed in many ways. The
board members and leaders are responsible for fixing the direction in which the process will run.
Therefore, the overall performance of the action plan will depend on this only (Cornforth, 2001).
This process will follow the organizational performance strategies just like any other
organization. No exceptions will be put into practice as it is a sports organization. The target for
the Sports Hanlonstan will be to provide the sports associations the needful solution for
managing the sports events in their country (Brown, 2007). These solutions are quite critical in
many ways indeed; the senior executives must take up the role of formulating strategies for the
overall success of the sports federation.
The top officials of the organization Sports Hanlonstan must address some points in order
to formulate their strategies and measure the effectiveness of their performances. These steps are
indeed very helpful from all aspects to judge the strategies and have an impact on the future of
the sports organizations.
 The reason for the existence of the federal sports organization Sports Hanlonstan
 The most unique reason for creating this organization
 The overall vision of the Sports Hanlonstan in short, middle and long term future
 Consistency of the organization aligning with the current directions
 The central spirit and ethos of the organization
 The symbolic importance of Sports Hanlonstan

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 Identification of the proper stakeholders of the organization and reasons for choosing
them
 The current position of the organization judging from the desired aims of the organization
 Next destination of Sports Hanlonstan in terms of meeting the aims
 Probable steps for becoming successful in the sports industry
 Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Sports Hanlonstan and decide how the
shortcomings can be dealt with
 Ways of fulfilling the purposes of the Sports Hanlonstan
In this context, it can be said that the organization can opt many ways to reach their purpose
and obtain their goals. The proper Policy Governance Model must be set up by the Sports
Hanlonstan so they can follow the above mentioned steps (Herman & Renz, 2000). The integrity
of the managers and working ethically will surely help them to reach their purposes. Only this
process will lead them to become highly active in measuring their performance (Brown, 2007).
The target audience of the organization must be found out and they should provide benefits to
their customers. Here in sports management scenario, the fans or followers of the sports events
are the chief customers. Therefore, Sports Hanlonstan must make some strategies so they can
attract these fans to the grounds. The maintenance of the grounds and stadiums is also an
effective portion of their strategies (Cornforth, 2001) Due to this, more fans will come and their
home teams will love to perform well because of supreme ground conditions as well.
Ethics and integrity
The third most crucial part of Sports Hanlonstan to achieve success is working with
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always stressed on the overall outcomes of the organization from the business perspectives. On
the other hand, they must also focus if their employees are working ethically and not following
any dishonest means to complete their works. A sport definitely is one of the most impactful
aspects on the society. This is why the sports personas have to take part in their events with
honesty and integrity.
It is also the responsibility of the sports managers to see if all the works are done in the
proper manner (Cornforth, 2001). A constant vigilance will have to be kept on the sporting
events. Sport is one of those activities that teach all the human beings within the society to stay
united and educate the reason of being a social animal (Ferkins, Shilbury & McDonald, 2009).
Through sporting events, people get to learn all the social skills that would help them to learn
new things. As per the statement of the International Olympic Committee, every person within
the society has the right to participate in the sporting events and they must not be harassed or
discriminated by any means. There are several ethical risks that are associated with the sports
governance (Doherty & Carron, 2003). Sporting events educate the human beings within the
society on how they can stand together in the face of the difficulties. Therefore, they must show
the unity and abide by all the ethical considerations indeed.
Several times it has been seen that many athletes and sporting figures have been detected
in engaging with dishonest means within their events. This has happened in many big events like
world championships, Olympic and many others. This entire system involves numerous figures
like the players, supporters, government or federal sports agencies like Sports Hanlonstan and
leaders of these agencies (Doherty & Carron, 2003). Any kind of misconduct or rude behavior
should be taken care of in a very strict manner. Sport is the melting pot of different cultures,
ethnic backgrounds and religions.

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Racism is considered as one of the social evils. This new federal sport organization
Sports Hanlonstan has many members who hail from different cultures and ethnic backgrounds.
The officials must ensure that none of them should face any such embarrassing situation by any
kind (Ferkins & Shilbury, 2012). The officials can hire some scouts who will promote the well
being of all sportsmen under Sports Hanlonstan. In order to strengthen the equality, they must
also arrange some campaigns with the tagline “SAY NO TO RACISM’. This slogan has been
spread all through the world and this is the most important step to show the respect to
sportspersons (Doherty & Carron, 2003).
The primary aim of Sports Hanlonstan is to promote the good sport within the
community. They have to choose their stakeholders very wisely and after a thorough research.
Otherwise, they will face some difficult situations if their stakeholders are engaged in any
dishonest activities. Proper communication must be practiced throughout the entire governance
structure of Sports Hanlonstan (Ferkins, Shilbury & McDonald, 2009). All the campaigns and
steps taken should be done with transparency. All the athletes, referees and sports officials
should be given the ethical training. The officials of Sports Hanlonstan will go on to take strict
actions against all the individuals engaged in doping scandals.
Shared leadership
The next aspect that will be focused on for conducting the sports governance code for
Sports Hanlonstan is the shared leadership. The leadership of the sports organizations is always
complicated and tricky from all the positions (Hamm-Kerwin & Doherty, 2010). This is why it
has been regarded as one of the toughest considerations as well. The board of directors has the
ultimate task of providing the strategic leadership for the organizational benefit (Ferkins &

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Shilbury, 2012). The leaders will have to set up the strategic direction for the Sports Hanlonstan
and consult with other members on how they can reach their desired aim (Ferkins & Shilbury,
2015). This consultation is indeed very crucial since it is the stepping stone for all the future
benefits of the organization.
If the path of the organization is not fixed properly, they will not be able to meet their
aim and their future will be uncertain from many aspects. In order to ensure the strategic aim is
being achieved, the leaders of Sports Hanlonstan must direct the ways after checking the proper
resources (Ferkins & Shilbury, 2015). The strategic leadership for the organization can be
provided by the leaders of Sports Hanlonstan in the following ways:-
 The purpose of the organization must be defined properly and values of the organization
must be outlined. Thereafter, they should strategize the probable outcomes of their
actions and take further steps accordingly. Relevant resources should be outlined by the
bosses and proper steps will be implemented as well.
 The strategic leaders of Sports Hanlonstan must possess the positive vision for the future
of the federal sports agency. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to achieve their aims.
 The identification of the channels for resources is definitely one of the most effective
parts for the success. The leaders should be able to motivate their staff and stakeholders
regarding the decisions that they take.
 The organizational operations or activities must be enacted by the leaders. In this process,
they will have to include all their board members (Hoye & Cuskelly, 2003). It is because
the expertise and long experience of these board members will definitely enhance the
impact of their decisions.

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 The status quo should not be static for the organization and they should proceed further
with long strides ahead. The aim to attain their goals should be aligned with their
strategic partnerships and activities (Cuskelly & Hoye, 2004). A wider view of the
organizational effectiveness must be followed by the leaders of the organization Sports
Hanlonstan.
 Shared leadership is definitely crucial because it helps the employees the organization to
work with unity and maintain the integrity of their work process. Through shared
leadership, all the employees are given the proper motivation (Hamm-Kerwin & Doherty,
2010).
 Conflicts might arise while conducting the operations of Sports Hanlonstan. Despite these
challenges, the top officials of the organization should manage the situations very calmly.
All the important issues must be outlined by them so they can take the needed actions in
this regard (Hoye & Doherty, 2011).
 Immediate and emergency issues should be dealt by the leaders by forming the ad hoc
committee. Through this they will get better results without any doubt.
Conclusion
Finally, the curtains can be pulled down by saying that sports governance is definitely
one of the most complicated aspects in running a sports organization. It becomes quite difficult
when the Federal sports organization has to be run. This section of the report will find out the
main points that have been written down in the previous sections. The chosen organization for
the report was the Sports Hanlonstan that has been newly formed. They do not have the proper
governance codes because they do not have the proper experience regarding this.