Sports Governance

RECALL:
SPORT IS A PRIVATE UNDERTAKING.
• Who are they (sport entities) accountable to?
• How do we know they are doing their job?
RECALL:
ISSUES FACING SPORT ENTITIES
• FIFA Corruption Case (2015)
• FINA vs ISL (2018)
• FIVB Corruption Scandal (2021)
• “Politically exposed” leadership in FIE (2017)
• Sexual Abuse Complaints under FIBA (2021)
RECALL:
 Failure in Governance

• Failure of coordination between sporting and other relevant

bodies
• Failure of governments to regulate or control potentially
harmful activities
• Failure to establish decision-making, or to control
procedures, which are fairly, transparently and efficiently
implemented
 What is Governance?
Three concepts of governance:
• Systemic Governance – concerned with the competition, cooperation and
mutual adjustment between organizations
• Corporate Governance (“good organizational governance”) – the accepted
norms or values for the just means of allocation of resources and for the
conduct of processes involved in the management and direction of
organizations
• Political Governance – the processes by which governments or governing
bodies seek to steer the sports system to achieve desired outcomes by moral
pressure, use of financial or other incentives, or by licensing, regulation and
control to influence other parties to act in ways consistent with desired
outcomes
Basic Indicators for Better Governance in
International Sport (BIBGIS)
Seven broad dimensions (9 principles each)
- Organizational transparency - Control mechanisms
- Reporting transparency - Sport integrity
- Stakeholder’s representation - Solidarity
- Democratic process
 Sports Governance Observer

Four dimensions of good governance (57 principles)

- Transparency
- Democratic processes
- Internal accountability and control
- Societal responsibility
 Common Questions Pointing
Towards Good Governance
• Where does my money go? (membership fees, entry fees, etc.)
• How are national teams selected?
• How can I become part of the federation?
• Technical decisions of referees
• Etc.
Upcoming Tasks
1. March 22 – Quiz 3

2. March 24 – Group Paper and Presentation

Submit a paper with a maximum of ten (10) pages.

• Given your previous choice of GSB, apply the BIBGIS or SGO.
• How did the GSB do? Try to benchmark or analyze trends, if possible.
• What are its strong points and what are points for improvement?
• How do you think the GSB can address these shortcomings?
Prepare for a 10-minute presentation about your findings.
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