October 30th, 11am (ADST)

Governance In School Sport Associations

For Webinar 9, we are delighted to welcome guest presenter Grant Cosgriff, Senior Governance Advisor at the Australian Sports Commission. Grant brings a wealth of experience and insight into governance across the sporting sector. In this session, he will introduce the ASC Sports Governance Principles, which outline the overarching foundations of good governance, and the accompanying Standards, which translate these principles into clear, practical expectations.

These Standards provide a valuable framework for organisations to self-assess governance maturity, identify areas for improvement, and access tailored resources to guide ongoing development. With governance now a key priority for all school sport associations, this webinar is a must-attend—an engaging and practical deep dive into how you and your Board can strengthen governance practices and ensure your association is operating at its best. 

This webinar is provided free of charge to Members as part of the monthly professional development series. Non-members are invited to attend for a registration fee of $35. Your Association Chair / President or an alternate Board member is also welcome to register. This is a valuable opportunity for leadership to engage directly with key insights that support stronger governance and strategic alignment. 

To register your interest in attending, please contact Paddy McKenna via engage@schoolsportprofessionals.au or 0433 282 445.

Webinar Content: Assessing Your Organisation’s Governance Maturity

Find out more about the resources, tools and systems that underpin good governance in Australian sport.

• The Sport Governance Principles – developed collaboratively by the Australian sport sector in 2012 (and refreshed in 2019)
• The Sport Governance Standards (SGS) – measures by which sporting organisations can self-assess
• The support available
• National Governance Resource Library (tools, templates and guidance)
• Australian Sport Learning Centre (Governance Education Courses)
• Evaluation systems to enable governance maturity.

The session will explore the theory, test/experience tools and engage in group discussion.

Guest Presenter Details

Grant Cosgriff
Senior Governance Advisor
Australian Sports Commission

Grant is an experienced sport executive skilled in relationship and stakeholder management, major event delivery, volunteer management and participation growth strategies. He spent a decade in secondary education before a transition to sports administration. He’s passionate about providing opportunities for everyone to experience the joy and sense of community that sport enables. 

He currently holds the position of Senior Governance Advisor at the Australian Sports Commission after two decades as CEO at state sporting organisations (Tennis Tasmania, Rowing Victoria and Triathlon Victoria) and Manager of Sport Programs at the Victorian Government (Sport and Recreation Victoria). Amongst the various legacies of his time in sport he’s most proud of the development and implementation of Triathlon’s Future Operating Model which aligned national and state organisations under a single management structure. 

Grant is currently a Senior Governance Advisor at the Australian Sports Commission supporting National Sporting Organisations in the assessment, development and implementation of good governance and their connection and alignment with stakeholders to deliver efficient and effective services.