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In this essay, Chris Pringle from The Football Association provides an in-depth account of the implementation of the Code of Governance for County Football Associations. This presents to the SGA community an example of how a major NGB is addressing the principle of ‘cascading’ good governance which became a requirement under the revised Code for Sports Governance.

This essay presents the findings of research which focused on three grassroots sports organisations and takes a fresh, in-depth look at the governance practices of voluntary sports clubs.

It looks at some of the ways in which grassroots sport is responding to the challenges it faces, the extent to which the improved governance practices are manifested further down the sector’s ecosystem, and what this looks like in practice for clubs with little resource and which rely so heavily on volunteers to function.

Develop your broader knowledge of key issues by keeping up with the latest research and reports from the sector.

The Chartered Governance Institute identifies how to assess and develop culture in sports organisations in order to avoid adverse behaviour, boost sustainability and target success. 

The Chartered Governance Institute's Future of Governance series turns its attention to the sports sector, assessing some of the key challenges facing national governing bodies as the environment in which they operate continues to evolve. 

Register to benefit from SGA resources, learning opportunities and be part of our sports governance community. You will be able to access a wide range of governance support and be the first to hear about new resources and events.

Our learning opportunities, resource base and The Huddle community platform are open to everyone with an interest in sports governance. While places on training courses are reserved for UK organisations, we welcome the contributions of those active or interested in sports governance from around the world.

We offer a range of opportunities to help build capability in your organisation by equipping you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to tackle your governance responsibilities.

Registrations now open SGA Conference 2026.

We look forward to welcoming you to Headingley Stadium on Tuesday 24 November 2026. In-person & virtual registrations are now open.

Once again, this will be a hybrid conference, with the in-person event also being streamed via our online platform.