Open Journal of Social Sciences

Volume 9, Issue 12 (December 2021)

ISSN Print: 2327-5952   ISSN Online: 2327-5960

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Effective Sporting Organisations: A Practitioner’s Perspective

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DOI: 10.4236/jss.2021.912013    669 Downloads   3,897 Views  Citations
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The success of national sporting systems depends on the effectiveness of its component parts. In Australia and many countries with similar sports systems, these are the national and state/regional sporting organisations through which sport is developed and promoted domestically and athletes are groomed for international competition. This paper seeks to identify the factors essential for the effectiveness of those organisations. It takes as a model a major sports research paper released in 2015. Entitled Successful Elite Sports Policies: An International Comparison of Elite Sport Policies in 15 Nations, this paper identified policy factors leading to national sporting success in the international arena by the countries covered, based on placings over a number of Olympic Games. It is now known as the SPLISS study. Based on extensive research over the 15 nations examined, the study concluded there were nine essential pillars supported by 138 critical success factors leading to a nation’s sporting success. Australia ranked highly in meeting these factors, aligned with its success in international sport in recent years. National sporting organisations vary greatly in terms of size, funding and popularity. There are nevertheless certain principles contributing to success applicable to all. Like the SPLISS model, nine central pillars that contribute to an effective national sports organisation are identified, being finance support; governance, management and culture; program operations; talent identification and development; athlete welfare; training facilities; coaching; competition; and sports sciences. Critical success factors are identified under each pillar.

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Ferguson, J. (2021) Effective Sporting Organisations: A Practitioner’s Perspective. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 9, 167-211. doi: 10.4236/jss.2021.912013.

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