06- Sport Governance(治理)
Dr. Feng Jing
School of Sports, JUFE
Discussion
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What is the governance
structure of your
organization?
Please draw a governance
tree of your organization.
Outline
The interscholastic (校际的、学校间的) athletics
Intercollegiate (学院间的、大学间的) athletics
Professional levels in the USA
International governance structures
Sport governance in Ireland
The interscholastic (校际的、学校间的) athletics governance
American high school level
School sports were touted (被吹捧的，被热捧的)
as potential powerful tools for formulating the
kinds of attitudes and behaviours associated with
citizenship.
Interscholastic competition is athletic competition
that features athletes from different high schools
competing against each other.
Governance structure for interscholastic
athletic in the USA
National federation of State High School Association
Individual state high school athletic associations
Athletic district within states
Leagues within districts
Individual schools and athletic programs
Intercollegiate (学院间的、大学间的) athletics
NCAA：National Collegiate
Athletic Association
Largest and most influential
governing body in intercollegiate
athletics.
 As popular as NBA, Super Bowl in
America
NCAA offers:
16 male sports
14 female sports
3 coed (男女同校的)
sports
Over 35000 male and
female student athletes
have the opportunity to
compete.
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http://mt.sohu.com/20151223/n432300738.shtml
美国NCAA十大体育名校
http://sports.qq.com/a/20160405/028530.htm
维拉诺瓦大学 (Villanova) 77-74 北卡大学 (North
Carollina)
NCAA
Qualification
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At least 4 male and 4
female team
SAT & ACT score
Average score above 2.0
One module fail, no
chance to compete.
Division I, II, III: according to the
strength and input in sport.
I. Support over 7 male & female
teams; give scholarship to sport
talent students
II. Middle and small size public
universities; university can provide
scholarship to students
III. Small sized private university and
community university; no fixed funds
on sports
Professional Sport
4 major sports league
Football (NFL)
Baseball (MLB)
Basketball (NBA)
Hockey (NHL)
23 billion dollars in 2014
Governance structure of professional sport
A Commissioner
（总裁、行政长官）
Owners have ultimate say in
policies
A board （董事会）
of governance or
committee
Commissioner is very
influential.
A league office
Players have gained more
influence through the
players’ association
International Athletics Governance
IOC
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International Olympic
Committee
June 23, 1894
Pierre Coubertine 顾拜旦
Nongovernmental
Non-profit
Headquarter: in
Lausanne
Symbol: 5
interlocked rings
Motto: swifter,
higher, stronger
Flag: white
background, symbol
in the center
OLYMPIC MOVEMENT 奥林匹克运动
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
The International Federations (IFs)
National Olympic Committee (NOC)
The organizing committees of Olympic Games
The national associations, clubs and the persons
belonging to them, particularly athletes.
IOC Governance
The Session （全体委
员会议）
The Executive Board
（执委会）
The President（主席）
Ireland
North-West of Europe
Over 11,000km between Ireland
and China (11-12hr flight)
Emerald Island
Capital city: Dublin
4 Provinces/ 26 Counties
English & Gaeilge
Catholic: 84.2% (2011)
Population: around 5 millions
Sport in Ireland
Sport activities
Main/ leading Organisation
Promotion
Sport
Traditional sport
(Gaelic sport)
Other Sport
Gaelic
football
Rugby
Hurling
football
Camogie
Horseracing
Handball
Etc.
Gaelic Football
Football
H-shaped goalpost
Goal
Hand
Hand not allowed
Players: 15
Players: 11
Score: 1 & 3 points
Score: 1
Duration: 60 mins
Duration: 90 mins
Leading Organisation: GAA
Gaelic Athletic Association
Founding date/background
Structure
Membership: 750,000
Aim
GAA structure
• GAA Headquarter
• Central Council
• Provincial Council
• County Council
• County Board
• Club Committee
GAA Strategic and Plan
2009-2015
Promotion: schools & abroad
Boys/ girls/ mixed school
different
School board decide
GAA abroad: Asia, North America,
Australia…
Note: the difference between “governance ”&
“management”
Governance refers to "all processes of governing, whether undertaken by
a government, market or network, whether over a family, tribe, formal or
informal organization or territory and whether through laws, norms, power
or language. It relates to "the processes of interaction and decision-making
among the actors involved in a collective problem that lead to the creation,
reinforcement, or reproduction of social norms and institutions.
Management in businesses and organizations is the function that
coordinates the efforts of people to accomplish goals and objectives by using
available resources efficiently and effectively.
Management includes planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing,
and controlling an organization to accomplish the goal or target.
Discussion
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Find out the governance structure of interscholastic
athletics, intercollegiate athletics and governance in
professional level in China. Please draw the structure
down.
Homework
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