2021 Volume 13 Issue 1 Pages 15-27
The purpose of this study is to clarify whether university sports clubs have governance structure for their coaches. 202 universities, members of Japan Association for University Athletics and Sport (UNIVAS), were surveyed. Among 98 universities (48.5%) that responded to the survey, 24 said there were ethical and compliance violations during 2016-2019 at their sports clubs. At more than 90% of universities, non-university staffs are coaching at clubs. These coaches are not selected through universities’ official process. The Study found that this leads to the lack of clarity for responsibilities. In addition, 51% of universities have ethical and compliance rules stipulated. Only one third have established athletic departments that supervise overall sports activities. As a conclusion, university governance is not functioning fully for supervision and management of sports club coaches.
