The modern sport is governed by the Camanachd Association (Comunn na Camanachd). Senior clubs include:
- Aberdeen University
- Aberdour
- Ballachulish
- Beauly
- Boleskine
- Bute Camanachd
- Caberfeidh
- Col Glen
- Edinburgh University
- Edinburgh East Lothian
- Fort William
- Glasgow Mid Argyll
- Glasgow University
- Glengarry
- Glenorchy
- Glenurquhart
- The Highlanders (army)
- Inveraray
- Inverness
- Kilmallie
- Kilmory
- Kincraig
- Kingussie
- Kinlochshiel
- Kintyre
- Kyles athletic
- Lochaber Camanachd
- Lochcarron
- London Camanachd
- Lovat
- Newtonmore
- Oban Camanachd
- Oban Celtic
- Robert Gordon's University
- Skye Camanachd
- St Andrews University
- Strachur
- Strathclyde University
- Strathglass
Ladies Shinty
- Aberdeen University
- Dunadd
- Edinburgh University
- Glasgow Mid Argyll
- Glengarry
- Inverary
- St Andrews University
- Tir Connaill Harps
These clubs compete in various competitions, both cup and league, on a national and also North/South basis. Whilst the top two leagues are played on a national basis, the premier competition is the Scottish Cup or the Camanachd Association Challenge Cup, (the Camanachd Cup for short) which has been totally dominated by Kingussie in the last twenty years. The other dominant team in Shinty history has been Newtonmore, Kingussie's near neighbours. Strangely enough, these two teams only met in the Camanachd Cup Final for the first time in 1984. The 2005 Final saw Fort William rivals, Fort William and Kilmallie clash at An Aird in Fort William; a passionate local derby saw Fort William win the cup for only the second time in their history by defeating their neighbours 3-2, thanks to a last minute goal.
Predominantly a Highland game, there are also clubs to found in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth and even London. University Shinty is also a popular section of the sport, with almost all Scotland's main universities possessing a team. Historically, Glasgow University, Aberdeen University and Edinburgh University have vied for supremacy but in recent years, Robert Gordons University and the combined Dundee Universities have risen to prominence in the inter-varsity competition, the Littlejohn Vase.
In recognition of Shinty's shared roots with hurling, an annual international between the two codes from Scotland and Ireland is played on a home and away basis using compromise rules. In recent years the Irish have had the upper hand but the Scots have also had their share of success.
Shinty has also spread to North America. Two teams, Northern California Camanachd Club (NCCC) and San Luis Obispo Shinty Club, play regularly on the Highland Games circuit in California. On 04 September 2005 the first international Shinty match between a team from USA and a team from Scotland was played on Scottish soil. The event was hosted by the Blairgowrie Highland Games where the Northern California Camanachd Club (NCCC) played against the Tayforth Shinty Club, with Tayforth victorious. This match was followed by the Northern California Camanachd participating in the first inaugural Annual Edinburgh East Lothian Six a Side Shinty Tournament in Musselburgh on 05 September 2005; other teams were Aberdour and Edinburgh University Women's team. Edinburgh East Lothian won the tournament with the NCCC coming in 3rd out of 4 teams.
There are also clubs forming in Houston, Texas, Santa Monica (California), Seattle and Washington.
