Professional sports are making a come back after the lockdown which was imposed by the South African government as at the end of March 2020. However, on the playing field, the situation is far from normal. Most apparent difference is the glaring absence of sports fans in the stands, which…
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Sports has been your passion since before you can remember. You’ve trained like a beast to become the best at what you do and your competitors fear you. This drives you – it’s who you are. So, what happens when the unthinkable happens and you’re forced to stop playing for…
Read MoreThe potential of sport to facilitate social participation has been proven many times over in various contexts and in various communities around the world. A total of 33% of the adult population is involved in groups, clubs or organisations in terms of taking part in sport and exercise or going…
Read MoreResources are assets – such as people, machinery, raw materials, information, skills and financial capital. As a sports administrator, you are responsible for supervising the use of the sporting organisation’s resources to achieve its goals. This would include managing people and ensuring that they take responsibility for the resources that…
Read MoreThe game of soccer is a typical acyclic sport. This is because the intensity during the match changes all the time. The loading has an interval character with frequent breaks and short rests. During a game, phosphate and glycogen supply most of the energy through anaerobic (without oxygen) production of…
Read MoreA sporting organisation’s ability to provide customer support can only go as far as its ability to manage – and eventually exceed – the expectations of its clients. The worst thing that a sports club can do is tell a customer that their problem will be resolved one way and…
Read MoreA code of ethics is a formal document outlining the standards and values that a sporting organisation intends to abide by. The code of ethics provides an indication of the type of behaviour that: Employees in the sporting organisation are expected to follow when carrying out the operation of the…
Read MoreThere are many different ways that sports administrators, along with other sporting businesses, keep track of their money. Some companies have an accountant while others just have someone that does their bookkeeping. Yet other organisations do their own bookkeeping. No, what a sporting business does, they have to have some…
Read MoreA sound financial management system enables sports administrators to accomplish important big picture and daily financial objectives. A sound financial management system will help the sports administrator to become a better macro-manager by allowing them to: Manage proactively rather than reactively. Borrow money more efficiently. Not only can they plan…
Read MoreBefore you start developing objectives for a sports administration system, you need to study the following two definitions that show the difference between a goal and objectives. They are as follows: A goal is an end toward which you direct some specific effort. A goal is what needs to be…
Read MoreThe correct course of action, once a sports manager has identified a hazard, is to make use of control measures. These usually fall into three categories. You can: Remove the hazard Reduce the risk Utilise ‘back-up’ controls when all other options in the prior categories have been depleted. The most…
Read MoreAs a sports administrator, you’ll need to draft a constitution for the sports club that you administer. In basic terminology, a constitution is simply a set of written rules or an agreement which governs the aims of your organisation, how it will be run as well as how the members…
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