Pro Sports Assembly believes professional sports’ next generation of top leaders and problem-solvers greatly benefit from the opportunity to refine and hone their leadership skills while building relationships across the professional disciplines, geographies, and structures from which they come (team, league, union, venue, former player).
PRO offers development opportunities to support members on their journey to become more influential and impactful leaders. Through PRO’s Learning and Development programs, members engage in live learning experiences alongside fellow members.
Organizations benefit by offering programs to complement internal efforts to upskill their leaders who have mastered the fundamentals and are increasingly influential in driving organizational success.
B.O.L.D. Leadership
The B.O.L.D Leadership Certificate empowers emerging leaders to be their authentic selves and, in turn, have the greatest impact on the world around them. Click here to view past participants.
Program Dates: February 20, 2025 - June 5, 2025
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
Inclusive Leadership presented by 
The Certificate of Inclusive Leadership, PRO’s flagship program, is foundational to our members’ commitment to building a stronger, healthier, and fairer professional sports industry. This program empowers participants to actively engage with their organization’s talent inclusion and retention initiatives, becoming exceptional leaders equipped to discuss and address issues of equity, racism, prejudice, diversity, and inclusion.
Graduates of the Inclusive Leadership course receive priority consideration for future PRO Learning & Development opportunities.
Program Dates: February 25, 2025 - May 6, 2025
Application Deadline: February 4, 2025
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The Manager's Blueprint
The Manager's Blueprint takes participants through a qualitative and quantitative approach to self-reflection required to transcend management, to leadership. Utilizing five core pillars, participants explore the essentials of management, emphasizing the crucial link between values-based and purpose-driven leadership.
Program Dates: March 10, 2025 - May 23, 2025
Application Deadline: February 10, 2025
Activism and Allyship: A Workshop with A Long Talk
The purpose of the Activism and Allyship leadership workshop is to empower participants with tools and skills to end racism and dismantle systemic oppression in America. By energizing and activating their allyship, participants will engage in an ongoing conversation focused on truth, understanding, and problem-solving, leading to individual and cooperative activism.
Interested in the next cohort? Submit an interest form.
Coaching for Performance & Productivity
The Coaching for Performance and Productivity course is designed to revolutionize traditional leadership and management practices, transitioning them into modern, enabling leadership techniques. Tailored for established managers, this course covers crucial topics including leadership and organizational mindsets, the shift from command-and-control to enabling leadership, and the innovative Lead-Manage-Coach (LMC) model.
Program Dates: September 9 - December 2, 2024
Program Overview Applications Closed
HR & Legal Strategies for People Leaders
HR & Legal Strategies for People Leaders" is a specialized learning and development course designed to equip professional sports leaders with essential knowledge and skills to navigate the complex landscape of employee relations, performance management, and workplace compliance.
Program Dates: September 11 - November 6, 2024
Program Overview Applications Closed
C-Suite Circle with Novus Global
Are you on track to be a President, CEO, or the next Commissioner? Would you like to gain perspective and skills to be a better partner for your Governor/Investors, CEO or Commissioner? Would you thrive in an environment designed to refine your leadership skills, test your aptitude for leading at the highest levels, and grow your sphere of influence - to grow the impact of your organization?
Program Dates: April - November 2025 Applications for the 2025 Cohort open Jan/Feb 2025. Interested in the next cohort? Complete the interest form below.
VP Circle with The Venn Collective
The VP Circle with The Venn Collective is an immersive leadership cohort tailored for a select group of high-potential senior leaders. It provides executives with an opportunity to grow meaningful connections and gain perspective to elevate their influence and impact inside their organization and across the industry. This program expands participants' sphere of influence, drives impactful outcomes, and elevates organizational performance.
Program Dates: November 7, 2024 - May 8, 2025 (last virtual session), Capstone presentation is at The Assembly 2025
Application Deadline: October 15, 2024
Program Overview Applications Closed
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