Clear expectations and confident leadership for committees, coordinators and volunteers.

Strong clubs are built on people who understand their roles and feel supported to lead. This section provides simple tools to help committees, leaders and coordinators work together with clarity and purpose.
 

What you’ll find here:

• Easy‑to‑use role descriptions for committees
• Clear guidance on responsibilities and expectations
• Tips for effective meetings and good decision‑making
• Practical tools to build confident leadership at all levels

Club Governance Roles (WRFU)

Outlines the typical responsibilities and coordination expectations for key club roles within Wellington Rugby. It is designed as a flexible resource to support good governance and effective rugby operations. Clubs may customise these descriptions to align with their own constitution, structure and volunteer capacity.
 

Club Management Roles (Sport NZ)

Outlines the responsibilities of key club roles such as Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, and explains how each contributes to strong governance and sustainable operations.
 

Committee Roles & Meetings (Sport NZ)

Guidance on how committees work, including:

• Key roles and responsibilities
• What good committee practice looks like
• How to run effective, well‑structured meetings

Leadership Framework (Puna)

The Puna Leadership Map describes the tasks and responsibilities connected to different roles within an organisation, helping people understand where they fit and what they are responsible for.
 

Leadership Resources (Puna)

Puna offers simple, practical tools for anyone involved in community sport. Resources cover all stages of leadership:

What’s included:

• Leading Self – build personal confidence and core leadership skills
• Leading Teams – support for people guiding or coordinating volunteers and groups
• Leading Leaders – tools for mentoring and developing other leaders
• Leading Organisations – resources for people helping run clubs or community organisations
• Governing Organisations – governance guidance for boards and committees

These resources help build confident, capable people across all levels of our community system.

Aktive Resources

Coaching Toolkit

Support for finding, developing and keeping coaches so your club can build a strong coaching team season after season.
 

Governance & Leadership Toolkit

Guidance to help clubs understand the basics of governance and leadership, and how these practices support long‑term sustainability.