European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 2018 · Governance projects in the Swedish Athletic Association. Version#2 Nordic Congress, Stockholm, 9-10 March, 2018 European Athletics,

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 2018Governance projects in the Swedish Athletic AssociationBjörn O. Nilsson, President

OUTLINE1. Introduction - justification2. Governance activities

a) Swedish governance project, SIGAb) Swedish regional athletics organisationc) Joint efforts with the Nordic (and theDutch) federations

3. Concluding remarks

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 2018Governance projects in the Swedish Athletic Association

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European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20181. Governance activities in the Swedish Athletic Association are not primarilyfocused on organisational structures

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Focus on athletics!!!

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20181. Governance projects in the Swedish Athletic Association

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Athletics Club IFK Lidingö, athletes 7-12 years of age

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20181. Governance projects in the Swedish Athletic Association

Focus on athletics!!!

Long-term strategic plan”more-and-better”

(2014-2020)

Activity plan2018

Budget2018

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20181. Swedish Athletics: Governance to drive culture, stategic goals, activities and goals

”More-and-better”• Clubs• Leaders /

Coaches• Athletes• Athletics

events• Athletics

facilities

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20181. Governance projects in the Swedish Athletic Association; IAAF and EAA


a) Swedish governance project, SIGAb) Swedish regional athletics organisationc) Joint efforts with the Nordic (and theDutch) Federations



European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20182a) Swedish governance project; SIGA – an interim report

• Curt Högberg, Swedish Athletics, project leader

• Based on a governance evaluation model in 22

areas by Sport Intergrity Global Alliance, SIGA

• Financially supported by the Swedish Sports

Confederation, RF

• In parallel with the Swedish Football

Association, SvFF

• Sport Integrity Global Alliance, SIGA

• “To provide global leadership, promote

good governance and safeguard the

integrity of sport through a set of universal

standards operated by an independent,

neutral and global body.”

• SIGA Good Governance Guidelines

• SIGA Good Governance Universal

Standards Implementation Guidelines.

• SIGA Financial Integrity Universal

Standards and Implementation

Guidelines.

• SIGA Universal Standards on Sports

Betting Integrity.

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20182a) Swedish governance project; SIGA – an interim report

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20182a) Swedish governance project; SIGA, Universal Standards at 3 levels in 22 areas

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20182a) Swedish governance project; SIGA – Interim result: Seven identifiedimprovement areas

1. Improved interactions between the federation

officials and the clubs - more on a daily basis.

2. Operationally differentiate the needs of clubs of

different sizes.

3. Secure operational excellence and competetiveness

of the federation organisation.

4. Clarified key performance indicators for the

development of Swedish Athletics.

5. More integration of entrepreneurial processes for

rapid development eg. to react on new needs and

opportunities.

6. Leadership to attract the necessary skills into the

organisation.

7. Clarified implementation of an ethical code for

guidance of the organization.





Performance Centers

Sprint/Hurdle Throwing

Middle/Long Jumping

RegionsNorthMid

South

Athl. High Sch. (7)

UC-Areas

SkåneSouth

GotlandWestMidMitt

StockholmNorth

Elite env. (7)

NIU (16)

Nom. Committee

Federation HQ

AnnualMeeting

Board

Districts (23)

Clubs (>1000)

Athletes

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20182b) Swedish regional athletics organisation





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European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20182c) Joint effort withe the Nordic (and the Dutch) federations

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• to maintain and develop friendly and

loyal co-operation between the

Members for the benefit of Athletics;

• to co-ordinate and decide about

common Nordic activities such as

Nordic Conferences and Competitions;

• to co-ordinate and decide about Nordic

proposals to the Congress of the

International Association of Athletics

Federations (IAAF) and the European

Athletics (EA);

• to co-ordinate and decide about

common nominations for elections to the

IAAF and EA Council and Committees.

• The highest authority for the co-

operation between the Members is the

Nordic Congress that will be held once a

year.

”Nordic Handbook”

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20182c) Joint efforts with the Nordic (and the Dutch) federations

• Governance a part of the Nordic Development Center concept• A foundation to establish best practise in selected

governance areas of Nordic federations by usingevaluation models (consider the SIGA model)

• Coordinate governance initiatives of IAAF & EAA• Re-actively: Coordinate initiatives and

proposals• Pro-actively: Select areas to promote a joint

Nordic governance agenda, eg. in the areas ofgender balance, diversity, anti-doping, transparency, transfer of allegiance or others

European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20182c) Joint efforts with the Nordic (and the Dutch) federations: Governance





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European Athletics, CEO CONFERENCE, 20-21 April 20183) Concluding remarks

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