PTR and PPR Women Who Rally
- Sarah McQuade
- May 14
- 3 min read
Elevating Women. Strengthening Leadership. Connecting the Global Game.
This month marked the launch of the inaugural Women Who Rally program — a new global leadership initiative created by the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR).
Bringing together women coaches and leaders from across the global racquet sports community, Women Who Rally is a 10-month leadership journey designed to connect, support, and elevate women working across tennis, pickleball, and racquet sports worldwide.
The inaugural cohort includes coaches representing multiple countries, experiences, and coaching environments — united by a shared commitment to growth, leadership, and creating meaningful impact within the game.
Why Women Who Rally Was Created
Women Who Rally was created to intentionally invest in women as leaders within racquet sports.
Across sport, many women continue to navigate leadership journeys that can at times feel isolating and complex. The program recognizes that leadership development is not simply about technical knowledge or qualifications. It is about helping women strengthen confidence, find their voice, build meaningful relationships, and lead authentically within their own environments.
At its heart, Women Who Rally aims to create a global community where women feel connected, supported, challenged, and championed by one another.
What the Program Is Designed to Do
Women Who Rally has been intentionally designed as a developmental journey rather than a traditional course.
The program aims to:
Elevate women within racquet sports leadership
Strengthen leadership capability and confidence
Encourage reflection, growth, and self-awareness
Build meaningful global connections
Support women to lead authentically within their own contexts
Importantly, the program embraces an important reality:
Growth is rarely linear.
Leadership development evolves through reflection, challenge, experimentation, support, and lived experience. While the program is guided by a clear framework, the learning journey itself will continue to evolve in response to the reflections, needs, and experiences of the women participating within it.
A Leadership Framework to Guide the Journey
Women Who Rally is underpinned by a bespoke leadership framework built around the concepts of Head, Hands, and Heart.
Head — Thinking, learning, and leading with clarity
Hands — Taking action, building relationships, and creating impact
Heart — Leading with care, courage, and purpose
The framework acts as a compass for reflection and growth, helping participants better understand where they are, where they want to grow, and how they want to lead.
How the Program Will Be Delivered
Women Who Rally is being delivered as a blended learning experience across 10 months.
The program includes:
Live interactive online sessions
An in-person workshop
Small group collaboration and shared learning
Individual and group mentoring support
Self-assessment and reflective practice
Applied leadership learning within participants’ own professional environments
Rather than simply delivering content, the program focuses on creating experiences that encourage reflection, conversation, connection, and practical application.
Game On: Launching the Journey
The program officially began with the opening webinar: Game On.
From the very first session, the emphasis was on connection, reflection, and community building. Participants explored their strengths, challenges, leadership aspirations, and personal values, while also helping shape the type of learning community they wanted Women Who Rally to become.
One of the most powerful moments of the session was the collective creation of a “BRAVE” learning community — centered around belonging, resilience, accountability, visibility, empowerment, and support.
In many ways, this opening conversation established the tone for the entire programme:a space where women can show up authentically, support one another honestly, and grow together.
More Than a Program
Women Who Rally is about far more than coaching techniques or certifications.
It is about identity, confidence, connection, leadership, and creating environments where women can thrive.
As the inaugural cohort begins this journey together, there is already a strong sense that something meaningful is being built: not simply a program, but a global community committed to elevating women, strengthening leadership, and connecting the global game.
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