Governing bodies of sport as knowledge brokers in Sport-for-All communities of practice

Highlights• Communities of practice provide a platform for social learning on Sport-for-All.• Taking a CoP lens allows understanding the issues concerning delivering SfA.• Governing bodies of sport act as brokers in the communities of practice.• Governing bodies are not fully exploiting tools to enhance the communities.• Policy makers should avoid dominance of governing bodies’ in CoP learning.