Sports Leadership and Governance Report: Principles and Practices

This report critically evaluates the impact of leadership and governance practices within the sports field of Hanlonstan, focusing on the significance of governance, ethics, and power. It analyzes the roles and responsibilities of strategic leadership, board structures, membership schemes, and the principles of sports governance. The report examines how Sports Hanlonstan, like the Australian Sports Commission, develops strategic goals, monitors performance, and ensures accountability. Key principles such as board composition, processes, governance systems, performance reporting, stakeholder relationships, and ethical decision-making are discussed. The report also explores various membership structures and the importance of legal and efficient club structures. Furthermore, it highlights board rules, responsibilities, and the need for a blend of skills and expertise to effectively manage modern sports organizations in Hanlonstan. The report emphasizes the importance of transparency, responsiveness, and accountability in all sports-related activities.

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Executive summary
The duty of a leader includes providing the directions of his followers or the team
functioning under him, implementations of the plans that are drawn out beforehand for a
particular organisation or a group of people. Hence, to focus on the growing effectiveness of
sports and leadership in the field, the learner is set upon to critically evaluate the impact of
leadership and significance of power and ethics in sports.
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Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................4
Principles of sports governance:................................................................................................6
Membership structures:..............................................................................................................8
Board rules and responsibilities:..............................................................................................11
Strategy and performances:......................................................................................................13
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................15
References:...............................................................................................................................16
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Introduction
The purpose of this report is to critically evaluate the impact of leadership and its change
along with governance practices in the sports field of Hanlonstan. The paper focuses on the
significance of formulating judging governance, the ethics, policy and power will be analysed
in the contemporary sports organization like Sports Hanlonstan. The roles and responsibilities
of the strategic leadership will be discussed. Leadership deals with an area of research and the
skills that are practical and already existing which complements and encompass the abilities
of every individual or an organisation like Sports Hanlonstan to guide or lead the other
characters on the play or the whole organisation.
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Sports leadership:
The duty of a leader includes providing the directions of his followers or the team functioning
under him, implementations of the plans that are drawn out beforehand for the particular
organisation namely Sports Hanlonstan. He guided on how to work for the achievement of
the goals and objectives that are laid down and most importantly a leader must motivate the
ones performing at the lower levels to boost team spirit and provide them with a sense of
satisfaction. In case of sports leadership in Hanlonstan, the duties of the leaders are to boost
the spirit of his team and the morale of the players for gaining higher and higher sports
success. According to Adriaanse and Schofield (2013, p. 498), there is a captain associated
with each sports category which is primarily a member of the team. Although his title is
honorary, he has certain responsibilities to draw out strategies and team works while the
game is progressing live on the ground. The captain is also known as a skipper when he is
associated with the game of football or cricket. However, the government of Sports
Hanlonstan has realised that effective governance of sports In Hanlonstan needs good
leadership, integrity and a judgement skill that is fair enough. The recognition has cleared out
that if the governance of Sports Hanlonstan on the matter of sports is effective, it will help in
ensuring better decision making, demonstrating the transparency in the organisation,
responsiveness and accountability in the activities that are being undertaken by the sports
forums and the resources that are expanded. Hanlonstan will be benefitted much by following
these policies of leadership with further modification in their network.
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Principles of Sports Hanlonstan:
Just like the government of sports namely the Australian Sports Commission or the ASC,
Sports Hanlonstan is responsible for the development and funding the sports organisation to
develop and excel more in sporting and to increase the participation of the teams and players
in the sports activities of Hanlonstan. Therefore, to excite their plans, Sports Hanlonstan has
created a clear position that is stated in correspondence with the governance of the sporting
forums to which Sports Hanlonstan is going to provide taxpayer money. According to Ferkins
and Shilbury (2012, p. 67), they try to balance their flexibilities against the contestability,
transparency and accountability. They have no obligations on the stakeholders in case one is
willing to explain any alternative approaches to the best of principles related to the practices
which are adopted.
According to Ferkins and Shilbury (2015, p. 93), the governance Of Sports Hanlonstan being
the system by which the activities of the organisation are managed and directed influences the
objectives of the sports forum which needs to be achieved. They spell out the procedures and
the rules for taking the decisions of the organisation and determine the meaning of
monitoring the performance and optimising it. Sports Hanlonstan will be able to analyse their
requirements and concerns of the governance hover mainly around three main issues which
include:
 How is Sports Hanlonstan developing the strategic goals and the directions?
 How the performances of the Sports Hanlonstan are being monitored by the board of
the respective organisation to make sure that the forum achieves the targeted goals,
has all the effective systems on the intact places and is complying effectively with the
regulatory and the legal obligations laid down?
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 Making sure that the board of Sports Hanlonstan is acting on the members best of
interests
According to O’Boyle and Shilbury (2017, p. 353), the principles of sports governance
advocate on strengthening the structures which support leadership in a good manner, sound
decision making and effective governance over Sports Hanlonstan. According to O’Boyle
and Shilbury (2016, p. 52), six major and core principles of Sports Hanlonstan are laid down
by the sport's governing body of Sports Hanlonstan. They are:
 The first principle is the composition of the board, identification of roles and powers
 The second principle includes the processes related to the board
 The third principle is comprised of the systems of the governance
 The fourth principle deals with the performances and board reporting
 The fifth principle manages the relationships of the stakeholders and their reporting
 The very last and sixth principle is in charge of decision making that is responsible
and ethical
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Membership structures:
Several membership structures are included in the governance of Sports Hanlonstan. There
are many ways by which a membership scheme can be structured efficiently. On the very
basic level, one can have a size that fits into all the schemes, and every single person can be
included to it. As opined by Schoenberg, Cuskelly and Auld (2016, p. 1), this activity of
structuring the membership makes it very easy for explanation and the purpose of overall
administration. Providing different levels and types of memberships helps in targeting
different categories of people and varied offerings along with some cheap and expensive
options to encounter within Sports Hanlonstan.
The different structures are as follows:
Basic membership structure:
The ordinary level of basic membership will have a certain number of benefits which allows
the members of Sports Hanlonstan to participate in the activities if the Sports Hanlonstan.
One can stay updated with the actions taking place. According to Shilbury and Ferkins (2015,
p. 380), this membership structure can provide one with items such as membership cards,
unique badges, subscription of a newsletter, bumper stickers etc. An individual can also be
provided with the option of the concessional membership who are not having the option of
direct cash.
Special membership structure:
According to Andon and Free (2012, p. 131), on the very next level, one can start building
other layers with more specifications, prestige and rewards within Sports Hanlonstan. This
membership structure includes the specifications like obtaining special hospitality to the
players in events organised by the forums, individual emails and assigning of games,
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obtaining gold plated badges, meeting with other fellow patrons and some dignitaries and
special certificates and medals for the ones who performed the best.
According to Bradshaw and Fredette (2013, p. 1111), it is very important and necessary that
the sports clubs of Hanlonstan are structured efficiently from a perception that is legal and
suits the best to the needs of the players in the current span of time and shortly in Sports
Hanlonstan. Structuring the memberships determines the separate legal identity, impacts the
structure is having on the liability of the members, different regulations and legal necessities,
financial implications etc. According to Brown, Hillman and Okun (2012, p. 145), several
structures of incorporation can be considered, and the sports clubs of Sports Hanlonstan to
which the memberships belong are eligible for the adoption of charitable statuses or
Community Amateur Sports Club or the CASC status. No matter which structure is being
chosen, the member should make sure that they understand the implications and updating of
the membership structures that are very newly formed by the governing body of Sports
Hanlonstan.
Board Structures:
As opined by Doherty, Misener and Cuskelly (2014, p. 124), the board structure of Sports
Hanlonstan can have a direct influence on the functionality of the board and the ability of the
board of Sports Hanlonstan for retaining and attracting qualified board members who are
suitable for the sports organisation, Hanlonstan. These notions have been found out in
research on good sports governance of Hanlonstan which was undertaken by the Vicsport in
the year 2013.
The governance structure of sports like Sports Hanlonstan is however comprised of the
functional board and sub-committees which are separated in the roles between the different
persisting boards, the Chief Executive Officer of Sports Hanlonstan and the staffs working
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there. There is a variation of the structures in the board and the models of governance
between different organisations, very commonly like in the boards of SSA work
independently by an election of board members in the majority. According to Dowling,
Edwards and Washington (2014, p. 520), they also have certain appointed positions for the
board members and some provisions. The main aim of the Sports Hanlonstan is, however, to
assist and help the sporting forums so that they can overcome certain challenges that are
common in the field of sport around the purpose and structures of the board. They help in
assisting the board structures and to put the varied systems and practices in place for a better
level of governance within Sports Hanlonstan.
According to Ferkins and Shilbury (2015, p. 489), there are different structures of governance
under which the organisations work. Just like the Australian Sports Commission, Sports
Hanlonstan should advocate the clear documentation of each structure with transparent
delineation of the responsibilities, roles, the board powers and the management of every
single body that is involved. There should be no overlapping of the powers between any
individual or anybody in the governance structure of Sports Hanlonstan. The framework of
the governance of Sports Hanlonstan should act towards:
 Enabling the guidance of the entity at a strategic level
 Ensuring that the management and the monitoring by the board is being effectively
performed
 Clarifying the respective responsibilities, powers and the roles of the entire
management and the board of the organisation
 Defining the accountability of the board towards the entity
 Ensuring that there is a balance in the authority so that not even a single individual
has any powers that are unfettered
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Board rules and responsibilities:
The principles of governance of Sports Hanlonstan should state that each board should be
structured in a manner so that it reflects the environment which is complex and facing Sports
Hanlonstan which is getting modernised. The board:
 should be comprised of five to nine people acting towards a similar motive
 should have a maximum blending of skills, expertise and the diversities necessary for
carrying out the roles effectively
 should be able to make appointments that are external in a limited number for the
board with the purpose of fulfilling the gaps in skills
 should have independent board members regardless of the fact they were appointed by
someone or elected
 should be able of instituting a rotation system that is staggered for the members of the
boards with the most span in the office so that there is an encouragement for the
renewal of board
 should be reflective in a broad manner about the key stakeholders if the organisation
but should not make any compromise of the skill mix of the board and the objectives
laid down by the organisation
If the association is incorporated, then the loss of rules includes some written documents, a
guide on how Sports Hanlonstan is supposed to function and details regarding the operations
of the Sports Hanlonstan. As opined by O'Boyle and Bradbury (2013, p. 7), there is a contract
which is signed in case of written or it can be verbal between Sports Hanlonstan and the
members who are working in Sports Hanlonstan. Setting the purpose of Sports Hanlonstan is
very necessary to strengthen the base with long-term objectives and if one is willing to
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