(1.College of Sports and Leisure,Sichuan Tourism College,Chengdu 610100,China;2.School of Physical Education,South China Normal University,Guangzhou 510006,China) Abstract: In 2017, the General Administration of Sports of China comprehensive implemented the decoupling work of its subordinate sports associations according to the instructions of the State Council; after decoupling, national single event sports associations universally showed such a problem as the lack of autonomy and governance ability. Aiming at the said problem, by means of investigation method and literature data method, and by applying organi-zation theories, the authors studied the six elements of association organization and management, and pointed out the followings: 1) such measures as national objectives coordinating with industrial objectives, survival objectives coordinating with development objectives, stakeholders entering the membership congress according to core de-grees, the state and industries giving the associations the authority according to responsibilities, etc, are conducive to autonomy acquisition; 2) such measures as establishing national and local coordinated development strategies and distribution networks according resource dependence relationships, electing charismatic leaders and democratic leadership, promoting technical innovation, establishing an industry representing and skill mixing combined asso-ciation management member structure, etc, are the keys to improving governance ability. Key words: sports management;single event sports association;sports social organization;organization and management;organization theory |