SportAccord is a global sports event organisation based in Lausanne , Switzerland, that is governed by stakeholders representing the Olympic and non-Olympic International Federations and has currently taken on some of the activities of the dissolved Global Association of International Sports Federations .
19-590: AFL Victoria (formerly Football Victoria ) is the state-level sport governing body for Australian rules football in the state of Victoria , Australia . AFL Victoria, as part of the sport's national governing body the AFL , has the overarching responsibility for approximately 115 leagues — including the Victorian Football League (VFL), the Victorian Amateur Football Association ,
38-559: A certain group, such as the Catholic or Jewish sports groups. General sports organizations and multi-sport events also exist for other groups such as the Invictus Games for military veterans. Professional sports leagues are usually the highest level of play in sport, specifically if they consist of the best players around the world in a certain sport. Because of this, they usually work with national or international federations, but there
57-463: A closed-to-the-public event offering targeted thematic sessions specifically designed for International Sport Federations. Together with other events, SportAccord holds Multi-Sport Games, including the World Combat Games , World Mind Games, and World Urban Games which showcase both Olympic and non-Olympic sports and disciplines. SportAccord has taken on and manages the .sport domain and
76-499: A congress or general assembly of the international federation and is responsible for defining its sports policies. It consists of all of the national federations, each of which receives one vote. On the other hand, the executive branch, which is often referred to as the council or executive committee, consists of elected members by the legislative branch and is responsible for directing, managing, and representing their federation. Trusts are organizations or groups that have control over
95-529: A group of similar sport disciplines, such as aquatics or skiing ) and administers its sport at the highest level. These federations work to create a common set of rules, promote their sport, and organize international competitions. International sports federations represent their sport at the Olympic level where applicable. About 30 international sport federations are located in Switzerland , with about 20 or so in
114-560: A particular sport, as evident in the example of the Northern Ireland Federation of Sub-Aqua Clubs . Multi-sport event organizers are responsible for the organization of an event that includes more than one sport. The best-known example is the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the organizer of the modern Olympic Games . General sports organizations are responsible for sports-related topics, usually for
133-594: A team in the minor leagues . This enables them to shuffle players who are not doing well to the minor leagues, which will inspire them to contribute more to the team by playing better. A 2014 study by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) criticized major international sports governing bodies including the International Olympic Committee and FIFA for not having sufficient provisions for human and labor rights. SportAccord SportAccord brings together International Federations and organisations involved in
152-516: A type of national federation, as they are responsible for a country's participation in the Olympic Games and in the Paralympic Games respectively. However, a national governing body (NGB) can be different from a national federation due to government recognition requirements. Also, national governing bodies can be a supraorganization representing a range of unrelated organizations operating in
171-402: Is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions, including disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport that they govern. Governing bodies have different scopes. They may cover a range of sport at an internationally acceptable level, such as
190-494: Is usually a separation between the different federations. Most North American professional leagues usually do not have amateur divisions, as the amateur divisions are mostly run in separate leagues. Also, most professional leagues are related to other leagues, as players usually attempt to play in the league with the highest level of play. Because of this, promotion and relegation can occur; or, in league systems without promotion and relegation, clubs in professional leagues can have
209-516: The sustainability.sport platform, previously owned by GAISF . SportAccord's annual World Sport & Business Summit is an international sport convention hosted over a week, combining an exhibition area, a themed conference programme and a multitude of networking events. The event gathers hundreds of representatives from the sports industry including over 100 International Sport Federations, rights holders, organising committees, cities, press and media, businesses and other organisations involved in
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#1733104804645228-657: The AFL Victoria Country , and all local metropolitan and country leagues — and 1,942 clubs , (not including the state's ten Australian Football League clubs) as well as developmental, coaching , and umpiring bodies. Football Victoria took over the organisation of the VFL competition in 1999, replacing the Victorian State Football League as the peak governing body for Australian rules football in Victoria, under
247-541: The International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee , or only a single sport at a national level, such as the Rugby Football League . National bodies will largely have to be affiliated with international bodies for the same sport. The first international federations were formed at the end of the 19th century. Every sport has a different governing body that can define
266-598: The Lausanne area, where the International Olympic Committee is located. International federations for sports that do not participate in the Olympic Games are managed by equivalent organizations to the International Olympic Committee , such as the SportAccord . International federations are typically organized with legislative and executive branches at the top. The legislative body is usually referred to as
285-728: The Australian Football League Commission. The organisation filling the gap created in 1990 when the previous state governing body (the Victorian Football League) expanded its scope nationally to become the Australian Football League. AFL Victoria also took over the direct operation of the Victorian Metropolitan Football League, bringing its members under the direct control of AFL Victoria. In 2007 Football Victoria adopted
304-463: The business of sport with the aim to serve, promote and protect the common interests of its stakeholders, help them achieve their global objectives, and facilitate knowledge-sharing. SportAccord’s flagship event is the annual SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit , which was originally launched in 2003. In addition to the Summit, SportAccord hosts the annual International Federation (IF) Forum ,
323-469: The money that will be used to help someone else, such as the Youth Sport Trust . National governing bodies have the same objectives as those of an international federation, but within the scope of one country, or even part of a country, as the name implies. They support local clubs and are often responsible for national teams . National Olympic Committees and National Paralympic Committees are both
342-505: The name AFL Victoria releasing a statement: "Adopting the name of AFL Victoria will reinforce the organisation's own position and also boost the position of the AFL brand as AFL Victoria works and the AFL work together to expand the reach of football in the face of increasing competition." This Australian rules football-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sport governing body A sports governing body
361-399: The way that the sport operates through its affiliated clubs and societies. This is because sports have different levels of difficulty and skill, so they can try to organize the people playing their sport by ability and by age. The different types of sport governing bodies are all shown below: International sports federations are non-governmental non-profit organizations for a given sport (or
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