Governance in Sport-2nd Edition

At its core, sport governance encompasses two key elements: power and decision making. To truly grasp a sport organization’s purpose and structure, it’s essential to understand who wields power and which decisions are made by those who possess it.

Regrettably, the abuse of power, coupled with ineffective governance and lackluster leadership, has fostered widespread corruption within sport organizations, a situation that calls for a renewed commitment to practicing principles of good governance and restoring integrity and ethical conduct.

In response, the updated and enhanced Governance in Sport: Analysis and Application, Second Edition, aims to equip students with the skills to navigate both ordinary and extraordinary situations encountered in the oversight and authority of sport organizations at all levels of sport.

Governance in Sport examines sport governance from three broad analytical and applied perspectives:

• A legal and managerial overview of practices, processes, and policies in sport organizations, encompassing ethical behavior, effective leadership, decision making, and policy development
• A framework of the structures and functions of regulatory agencies that govern state, national, regional, and international sports
• An applied overview of governance and authority in selected sectors of the industry, including professional sports, amateur sports, sports media, sports betting, esports, and more

Through examinations of contemporary hot-button issues and compelling new case studies—covering the Ukraine invasion; Brittney Griner; transgender athletes in sports; LIV Golf versus the PGA; conference realignment; name, image, and likeness (NIL) issues; the Kanjuruhan Stadium catastrophe; and the workplace misconduct in the Washington Commanders organization—students will see how governance differs in sport organizations at various levels in the United States and around the world.

Additional new features include the following:

• Headlines begin each chapter, calling out incidents of corruption within the sport industry.
• Rules and Regulations Corners provide quick overviews of policies and laws affecting weighty issues.
• Combating Corruption sections offer best practices for preventing and minimizing behavior deemed illegal, unethical, or counterintuitive.
• Governance in Action case sidebars explore real-world examples of conflicts and conundrums related to the chapter topic and include discussion questions; suggested responses to the questions can be found in the instructor guide.

With Governance in Sport, students will develop an understanding of where power resides, how decisions are made, and the impact of those factors on the goals and structures of sport organizations.

Audience

A text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level courses in program curriculums such as sport and recreation management, sport administration, coaching, physical education, sport business, or recreation and leisure.

Part I. Foundations of Governance and Authority

Chapter 1. Legal Primer to Governance
Bonnie Tiell
Authority and Governance
Legal Principles
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Sources of Law
International Perspective
Combating Corruption in Sport Through Legal Action
Recap

Chapter 2. Ethics, Decision Making, and Leadership in Sport Organizations
Bonnie Tiell
Ethics
Decision Making
Leadership
Combating Corruption in Sport
Recap

Chapter 3. Board Governance and Policy Development in Sport Organizations
Bonnie Tiell
Best Practices in Board Governance
Policies and Procedures in Sport Organizations
Combating Corruption in Board Governance
Recap

Part II. Framework for Sport Governance

Chapter 4. State and Local Sport
Bonnie Tiell
Classification Systems
Local Sports Organizations
Governance and Authority in Sport Organizations at the State Level
Governance Challenges
Combating Corruption in Local and State Sports
Recap

Chapter 5. Governance in National Sports
Bonnie Tiell
Classification of National Sport Organizations
Combating Corruption in National Sport
Recap

Chapter 6. International Sports
Bonnie Tiell
Roles of Regulatory Agencies for International Sport
Olympics
Paralympics
Non-Olympic Sports
Combating Corruption in International Sports
Recap

Part III. Governance and Authority in Sport Industry Sectors

Chapter 7. Professional Sports
Bonnie Tiell
Professional Leagues and Team Sports
Individual Professional Sports
Combating Corruption in Professional Sports
Recap

Chapter 8. Amateur Sports
Bonnie Tiell
Amateur Athletic Union
Intercollegiate Athletics
Youth Amateur Sports
Adult Amateur Sports
Combating Corruption in Intercollegiate Athletics and Amateur Sports
Recap

Chapter 9. Sport Media
Galen Clavio and Matthew Zimmerman
Political Governance in Sport Media
Global and Commercial Governance in Sport Media
Partnerships Between Media and Sport Entities
Sports Journalists
Combating Corruption in Sport Media
Recap

Chapter 10. Sporting Goods and Sport Licensing
Daniel A. Rascher and Mark S. Nagel
Size and Scope of the Sporting Goods Industry
Sport Licensing Landscape
Combating Corruption: Regulating and Policing the Industry
Future of the Industry
Recap

Chapter 11. Fitness, Wellness, and Health
Bonnie Tiell
Fitness and Health Clubs
Commercial Fitness and Health Clubs (For Profit)
Trainers: Certification and Licensure
Public Health
Nutritional Supplements
Combating Corruption
Recap

Chapter 12. Sport Marketing
Bonnie Tiell
Sport Marketing Definition and Characteristics
Sport Marketing Industry Segments
Sport Marketing Technologies
National Organizations and Associations for Sport Marketing
Combating Corruption in Sport Marketing
Recap

Chapter 13. Sports Betting
Bonnie Tiell
History of Sports Wagering in the United States
Status of Sports Wagering in the United States
Status of Sports Wagering Internationally
Combating Corruption
Future of Sports Wagering
Recap

Chapter 14. Esports
Bonnie Tiell
History of Esports
Esports Governing Agencies and Authorities
Esports Governance and Legislation
Combating Corruption
Recap

Bonnie Tiell, EdD, is a professor of sport management at Tiffin University and the United States Sports Academy (USSA). She has organized the Academic Experience With Olympians at every Summer Games since Athens 2004. Members of her team worked at the OLY House and with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee at the USA Welcome Experience during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Her international work on five continents and extensive publishing experience make her a leading authority on global and intercollegiate sports as well as sport tourism. She is the author of two sport management textbooks and a member of the editorial board for The Sport Journal. She also serves as the education correspondent for Sports Destination Management magazine.

Tiell has received numerous awards for her contributions to sport education, especially for her work in facilitating leadership development for women in the industry. In 2024, she was named Educator of the Year in Seneca County, Ohio, which has been her home since 1988. She is the cofounder of the Women’s Leadership Symposium in Intercollegiate Athletics, a program currently funded and administered by Women Leaders in Sports and the NCAA. She is also the lead faculty member for Life After the Games, a comprehensive online, self-paced professional development course for athletes and coaches.

Tiell has lectured for the Futbol Business Academy, a global company based in Switzerland providing training for aspiring sport executives and owners. She has worked extensively with the Sports Authority of Thailand delivering workshops in Bangkok to directors, military personnel, and administrators representing almost every Thai national sports federation. She has also worked with state sport authorities in the Kingdom of Bahrain and China, where she has provided workshops in sport governance, strategic planning, and sport psychology.

Tiell holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Troy University, a master’s degree in sport administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a doctorate of education in sport management from the USSA. She is a featured sport columnist for the Advertiser-Tribune and is also the author of the textbook Human Resources in Sports: A Managerial Approach.

Tiell and her husband (Greg) are the parents of two adult daughters (Kimberly and Katie) and their son-in-law (Jack).

All ancillaries are free to adopting instructors through HKPropel.

Instructor guide. Expanded for the second edition. Includes a sample syllabus with ideas for assignments and class projects, plus worksheets based on applied activities in the chapters. Also included are suggested responses to Governance in Action discussion questions, a hot-topic classroom debate project, all-new case studies and key terms, critical analysis questions, applied activities, and video summaries for each chapter.

Test package. Contains over 400 questions in true-false, fill-in-the-blank, essay and short-answer, and multiple-choice formats. The files may be downloaded for integration with a learning management system or printed for use as paper-based tests. Instructors may also create their own customized quizzes or tests from the test bank questions.

Chapter quizzes. Contains ready-made quizzes (10 questions each, taken from the test package) to assess student comprehension of the most important concepts in each chapter.

Presentation package. Features more than 300 PowerPoint slides of text, artwork, and tables from the book that can be used for class discussion and presentation. The slides in the presentation package can be used directly within PowerPoint or printed to make handouts for students. Instructors can easily add, modify, and rearrange the order of the slides.