Sports Governance and Policy
A free short course by Sportal Corporate — not a credit-bearing university award.
2h 26m of video7 videos12 written lessons
Who runs sport and who they answer to — governance models, boards and accountability, national policy, integrity and conflicts of interest.
The course explains why governance and transparency matter in a sector that largely regulates itself, then covers ethical standards, governance models as they work in practice, and boards, accountability and stewardship. Two lessons examine India's National Sports Governance Act in detail — what it changes and what it leaves open — before closing on good governance and integrity in practice.
It is written for federation and club administrators, board members and prospective directors, journalists covering sports politics, and students on a sport management, policy or public administration course. Seven video lessons are released one at a time, with written notes and key terms. Pass the ten-question quiz at 80% and a verifiable certificate is issued straight away.
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Free, self-paced, no payment. Work through the lessons, pass the quiz, and get a certificate you can verify by QR code.
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What you will learn
19 lessons · 2h 26m- 1How this course works
- 2Video 1 — Why governance and transparency matter8m
- 3Notes — Why governance and transparency matter
- 4Video 2 — Ethical standards in sports governance4m
- 5Notes — Ethical standards in sports governance
- 6Video 3 — Governance models in practice34m
- 7Notes — Governance models in practice
- 8Video 4 — Boards, accountability and stewardship26m
- 9Notes — Boards, accountability and stewardship
- 10Video 5 — India's National Sports Governance Act18m
- 11Notes — India's National Sports Governance Act
- 12Video 6 — The legislation examined21m
- 13Notes — The legislation examined
- 14Video 7 — Good governance and integrity, in practice35m
- 15Notes — Good governance and integrity, in practice
- 16Key terms
- 17Key takeaways
- 18Applied output — A governance audit and reform recommendations
- 19Exercise — Score a real board
Lessons unlock one at a time. Finish them all, score 80% on the quiz, and your certificate is issued automatically.