Twenty-two women from across the globe. Two days. One shared commitment to becoming more intentional leaders. At Saddlebrook Resort, the inaugural Women Who Rally Leadership Retreat marked an important milestone in a ten-month leadership journey. More importantly, it demonstrated what can happen when leadership development begins with connection, curiosity and conversation. Representing different countries, organizations, roles and racquet sports, participants arrived as indi

If there’s one lesson 2025 made unmistakable, it’s this: Development in sport isn’t programme-shaped — it’s ecosystem-shaped. Organisations that continue to treat coaching, mentoring or leadership as standalone interventions are missing the point. The sector is shifting towards integrated developmental ecosystems grounded in purpose, culture, relationships and learning — and the results are noticeably different. Four shifts stood out in our work this year that we believe wil