Critical Issues in Sport Governance: A Board Member Application

This report provides an analysis of critical governance issues within Sport Hanlonstan, a newly established sports entity. It identifies core issues such as doping, political influence, autonomy, financial constraints, and lack of enthusiasm. The report also highlights evidence supporting these issues, including doping scandals, insufficient human resources, inadequate infrastructure, funding shortages, political interference, and a lack of engagement. Furthermore, it proposes developing principles for good governance, covering membership structures, board structures, rules, responsibilities, composition, group dynamics, strategy, performance, conformance, evaluation, ethics, integrity, and shared leadership. The analysis serves as a foundational document for Sport Hanlonstan to create a robust sport governance code.

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BOARD MEMBER APPLICATION – SPORT GOVERNANCE
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Executive Summary
The aim of the report is to analyse the critical governance issues that are there in Sport
Hanlonstan which is one of the main issues in the concerned case. The report analyses the
critical sport governance issues along with the evidence of the issues and the description of
the issues in the concerned manner. The report also gives a detailed analysis of the
development of the critical governance factors which is one of the major in the case. The
main issues are to be analysed in the same manner to make sure that each of the issues of the
matter is analysed given the facts of the segment of the same. The report is a total analysis of
the Sport Hanlonstan which is a new sport concern in the country dealing with the various
critical issues of the sport governance.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................3
2. Sport Governance of Sport Hanlonstan..................................................................................3
2.1 Identification of core issues of sport governance.............................................................3
2.2 Evidence for the issues in Sport Hanlonstan....................................................................5
2.3 Critical governance issues in Sport Hanlonstan...............................................................7
2.4 Developing principles for the good governance..............................................................8
2.4.1 Membership Structures.............................................................................................8
2.4.2 Board Structures........................................................................................................9
2.4.3 Board Rules and Responsibilities..............................................................................9
2.4.4 Board Composition...................................................................................................9
2.4.5 Group dynamics and behaviour................................................................................9
2.4.6 Strategy and Performance.......................................................................................10
2.4.7 Conformance...........................................................................................................10
2.4.8 Board Evaluation.....................................................................................................10
2.4.9 Ethics and Integrity.................................................................................................10
2.4.10 Shared leadership..................................................................................................11
3. Conclusion............................................................................................................................11
4. Reference and Bibliography.................................................................................................12

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1. Introduction
According to Adriaanse and Schofield, (2013), Sport Governance is defined as the
way in which the organizations related to the sport and other activities are managed and
directed through a number of principles and ways. The importance of sports is very evident in
the modern world of every country and even in in Hanlonstan which is quite active in the
sports sector and has even invested a lot into it (Balduck, Van Rossem & Buelens, 2010). The
sport scene of Hanlonstan is quite stable with both the government as well as the people of
the country interested in the sports and activities related to its which interests the people
related to it. The report is primarily a reference background material for the sport governance
that is to be created by the sport authority of the Sport Hanlonstan. The following paragraphs
highlight the identification of the core issues with the evidence of the issues in the sport
sense. The critical governance factors that is there in the scene is also analysed with the
developing principles for the good sport governance. The principles are also analysed in brief
along with the required sense of the sport governance.
2. Sport Governance of Sport Hanlonstan
2.1 Identification of core issues of sport governance
According to the views of Doherty and Carron, (2003) sport governance has hit the
ceiling due to the number of false reasons it has been subjected to fall due to the number of
allegations faced by the sector. The core issues of the sport governance has been selected to
make sure that the committee that is to be formed can have the upper hand on the issues. The
core issues which the sport governance has to deal with to make sure that the committee is
active in the sense are as follows –
 Doping issues – Doping is defined as the intake of banned drugs by the sport people
which can enhance the amount of activity that is done by the person. The doping

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drugs are mainly used to enhance the level of performance of the athletics and make
sure that they are energetic for a longer period of time. According to the views stated
by Herman and Renz, (2000), Doping is one of the prime problems in the sport sector
which needs strict rules to counteract as it can lead to duplicity which is not required.
The sport code which is to be built based on this has to have this law in it.
 Political scene for sports – Sports is one of the things in a country that is directly
affected by the political scenes of the country and which make sure to have impacts
by the political scenes (Ferkins & Shilbury, 2015). The sport governance should be
dedicatedly allowed to make sure that the political scene have a positive influence on
the governance of the sport sector.
 Autonomy issues – There are a number of sports that acquire autonomy in a country
which make the other sports have lesser value in the due course. According to the
views of Hamm-Kerwin and Doherty, (2010), the autonomy issues are pivotal to the
sense that each of sport items are important in the sector and that each of the items are
dedicated to the betterment of the sport scene.
 Financial problems – The sports of the country face a number of financial problems
in the sector as most of the people of the country do not feel the need to invest in the
sports or any other form of activity as that can lead to a number of issues in the due
course (Hoye & Cuskelly, 2003). Even the government sectors are not dedicated
enough for the funding in the sports sector. The financial problems is definitely one of
the most genuine problems in the matter.
 Lack of enthusiasm – The lack of enthusiasm of the people of the country is
definitely one of the biggest problems of the sport governance of the country.
According to Doherty, Patterson and Van Bussel, (2004), the lack of enthusiasm is
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career. The involvement of the lack of enthusiasm in the said case is also related to
the fact that sports have to play an important matter in the said case.
 Not taking the activity seriously – The activity of sports is related to the fact that the
people who are hoping to consider the case are not able to take the matter seriously
and also to the fact that the activity of sports are one of the major problems in the
timeline of the people (Daily, Dalton & Cannella, 2003). In the heap of stringent
lifestyle, the children who should be interested in sports are shying away from it.
2.2 Evidence for the issues in Sport Hanlonstan
There are a number of issues that are there for the Sport Hanlonstan which are evident
in the sport conduct of Sport Hanlonstan. The evidence of the issues can be seen in a number
of perspectives including the manpower and complexity of the situation in the concerned time
(Daily, Dalton & Cannella, 2003). The evidence of the issues can be of the following types
which affect not only the working of the governance of the party but also makes sure that
there are evidence of issues of the same manner. The evidence of various issues are there in
the governance authority of Sport Hanlonstan which are as follows –
 Doping Issues – One of the principle issues that has been faced by Sport Hanlonstan
is the doping issues that has caused severe backlash both by the authority as well as
the government of Hanlonstan. According to Hoye and Cuskelly (2003), the doping
issues is one of the most severe issues that is there in the organization as with the
amount of doping, the people who are using the medicines are increasing which
means that the honesty of the people is taking a back seat.
 Lack of Human Resource – In the sport association of Hanlonstan, the lack of
human resource is one of the major problems which means that there is less evidence
of people who are interested in the infrastructure of the people in the concerned time
span. The lack of human resource development in the sense is also one of the major

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issues that is there in the organization of Hanlonstan. According to O’Boyle and
Shilbury, (2018) the human resource is one of the major tasks of the organization
which is to examine the effectiveness of the organization. The lack of human resource
department is to make sure that the people of the organization have the inclination
towards a good human resource capital (Chelladurai, 1987).
 Inconvenient infrastructure – The inconvenience of the infrastructure is one main
problems of the Sport Hanlonstan which is one of the major problems of the sport
organizations. The sport organization lacks the convenient infrastructure that is there
the organization which means that due to the inconveniences in the whole lot, it is one
of the major issue of the lot. According to the views of Doherty, Misener and
Cuskelly, (2014) the infrastructural problem of the organization is one of the major
instances of the inconvenient structure that is there concerned case. The inconvenient
infrastructure leads to a number of problems that is there in the organization that is
there in the place. This is one of the major issues of the Sport Hanlonstan.
 Lack of funds – The luck of funds is one of the major issues of the sport organization
which means that there is not enough funds for the concerned factor in the same
manner. The lack of funds is one of the major issues as that reaches to the lack of
appropriate infrastructural facility and also to the fact that that it leads to a number of
other problems like lack of proper infrastructural developments (Golden-Biddle &
Rao, 1997). The lack of funds is there in the concerned phase which means that that
due to the lack of funds the working of the whole phase comes to a standstill as the
lack of funds is there for the betterment of the organization. The lack of funds is one
of the major issues of the whole scene.
 Political interference – The political interference of the country is one of the major
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working of the structure. The political interference of the country is one of the major
instances in the case which means that there is an amount of negative influence on the
people who are there in the authorities department. According to the views of
Thibault, Slack and Hinings, (1991) the political interference of the fact is one of the
major instances of the case which means that due to the political interference of the
matters there is one of the major manners in the case. The political interference is one
of the major issues that is there in the sport organization. The political interference of
the organization is one of the major issues that needs to be catered in the following
cases.
 Lack of efficient and interested people for the work – Sport being one of the major
organizations in which the lack of efficient and interested people for the work.
According to the views stated by Kerwin, Doherty & Harman, (2011) the people who
are engaged in the work of the sports are least engaged in the work as well as the
governance of the place which is one of the major problems in the concerned sector.
The lack of efficient and interested people to work for the organization is therefore
posing one of the biggest threats for the sport organizations in Sport Hanlonstan.
 Lack of leaders in the organization – The lack of leaders in the sport organization is
one of the posing problems that is there in the concerned case. In accordance to the
views of Holland and Jackson, (1998) the lack of leadership qualities is one of the
major problems in the concerned sector which means that lack of leadership qualities
is one of the major problems that is there in the sport organizations. The lack of
leaders in Sport Hanlonstan is one of the major factors that is there which makes it
one of the major issues that is arising in the sector of the sport industry.

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2.3 Critical governance issues in Sport Hanlonstan
The critical governance issues of Sport Hanlonstan is one of the major issues of the
sector which means that there are a number of the problems that has been occurring in Sport
Hanlonstan which cannot be solved by the provisions of the governance. The critical issues of
the organizations have been mentioned in the previous paragraphs which has led to the fact
that the issues could not be solved by the people who are leading the authorities organization.
The Sport Hanlonstan is one of the major organizations in which there are a number of issues
which hamper the working of the organization. The critical governance issues of the Sport
Hanlonstan are as follows –
 Lack of authority’s power – The lack of power of the authority is one of the primary
issues of the critical governance sector. The issues in Sport Hanlonstan is one of the
critical means of making sure that the authorities does not have the required forces to
make sure that all the workings are being done in a concrete manner (Kikulis, Slack &
Hinings, 1995).
 Lack of decision making capabilities – The governance of Sport Hanlonstan is one
of the most effective issues which is not capable of making appropriate decisions in
the prolonged time span.
 Lack of recruitment the right kind of staff – According to the views of Miller-
Millesen, (2003) the lack of recruitment of the right kind of staff is one of the prime
factors in the concerned sector as without the recruitment of the right kind of people it
becomes very difficult to maintain the workings.
 Lack of strict actions – The lack of strict actions of the organizations is one of the
principle effects of the majority of the people as sometimes the faults needs strict
actions which needs to be implemented (Doherty, Misener & Cuskelly, 2014).

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 Lack of management amenities – The lack of management amenities is one of the
prime factors that is there for the organizational agenda (Nicholson, Newton &
McGregor-Lowndes, 2012). The lack of proper amenities of the management is surely
the major point of concern in the sector.
2.4 Developing principles for the good governance
2.4.1 Membership Structures
One of the principles for the development of the good governance system is the
development of the structures in which the membership works in the prolonged time span.
The membership structures of the Hanlonstan is one of the principles sectors of the
organization which makes sure that each of the members of the party have the basic
membership structures in the concerned parties. According to the views of Hodge and
Piccolo, (2005) the sport governance of the organization make sure to have the basic
amenities of the members to give them the required benefits of the membership structures.
2.4.2 Board Structures
The board structures of the Sport Hanlonstan is one of the principle sectors of the
sector that is there in the important for developing principles in the good governance.
According to the views of Shilbury, (2001) the board structure consist of the various people
in the authorities department that help to make sure that the board has all the necessary
people for the conduction of the tasks in an effective manner. The board structures of the
sport organizations is to be kept in mind following the issues related to the board structures.
2.4.3 Board Rules and Responsibilities
The board should also make way for the various rules and regulations that is there in
the authorities department of the concerned time span. The board have certain rules and
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regulations of the authority is managed in a proper way (Hodge & Piccolo, 2005). The rules
and regulations is one of the most important part of the Sports governance sector with
appropriate rules and regulations of the same sector.
2.4.4 Board Composition
The Board composition is one of the major instances which make sure that the
working of the authority is done in a proper way. According to Dowling, Edwards and
Washington, (2014) the board should compose of the various members of the sector which
make sure to address all the issues related to the workings and the activities of the governance
sector. The board should compose of the fact that is related to the working of the sector in the
concerned time span.
2.4.5 Group dynamics and behaviour
The group dynamics of the sector should be managed in such a way that it should be
dealt with the behaviour of the public as well as firm in the concerned matter (Iecovich,
2005). The good dynamics and the behaviour of the public should be made within the
concerned time span.
2.4.6 Strategy and Performance
The strategy and the performance is one of the biggest factor that is there in the board
of the sector in the concerned sport industry. The strategy of the various sports and themes is
to be aligned with the performance metre of the same manner which makes sure that the
sector of the concerned industry has steady performance factor in the concerned manner
(Enjolras, 2009). The strategy and performance of the whole board is to be measured and
increased to make sure that the sport governance is rightly handled.