Grants & Funding
Why Grants Made Clubs Fragile
Small recurring grants for ongoing costs have produced a generation of clubs that depend on government for the costs of being a small business. Here's why that matters.
Club Operations
What Grassroots Clubs Actually Do All Week
Most people think running a sports club is about training and finals. The committee knows it's mostly admin. Here's what the work really involves.
Governance
What FIFA's Governance Research Tells Us About Every Federated Sport
FIFA commissioned CIES to study governance across 18 leagues and 141 clubs. The finding that matters most: there is no single model. And that changes everything.
Governance
Safeguarding Is Governance: Why Child Protection Belongs at Board Level
In every major safeguarding scandal in sport, the policies existed. The reporting channels existed on paper. What failed was governance.
Governance
Why Your Governance Reports Should Take Minutes, Not Months
A safeguarding officer resigns in March. The federation finds out in June. That's three months of children training at a club with no safeguarding oversight.
Thought Leadership
Signal-to-Noise in 2026: How Sports Organisations Fight Information Overload
Volunteers are drowning in communication. Here's why 'send more reminders' makes it worse and what actually works instead.
AI
AI for Sports Clubs: What Actually Works Right Now
Clubs are already using AI for social posts, grant applications, and policy documents. Here is what is practical today and what is hype.
Thought Leadership
What We're Hearing: The Cross-Pollination Crisis in Australian Sport
Hockey and basketball face identical challenges. They never talk. Here's why Australian sport is reinventing the wheel, over and over.
Thought Leadership
Why Competition Management Software Won't Save Your Clubs
You've digitised registrations and fixtures. The off-field side - governance, compliance, committee operations - is still spreadsheets and hope.
Thought Leadership
Sport Administration Is Broken: Here's How to Fix It
The admin burden on community sport is unsustainable. Technology is fragmented. And we keep solving communication problems by sending more emails.