Sports Leadership and Management Program
The Sports Leadership and Management Program (ILM) is the most advanced educational program in the sports sector for those who are managers or elected officials. It is a customized program designed for individuals who have strategic operational responsibility and lead others.
Leadership in a Complex World
As a manager or leader, you constantly face new challenges, and the demands placed on you are becoming increasingly complex. The program focuses on leadership at the organizational, group, and individual levels. Drawing on research and proven experience, you will have the opportunity to test, reevaluate, and develop your practical approach to leadership and management.
Meet everyone from researchers and the smiling prison warden Jeaque Nuwpe from Kumla Prison to Anja Pärsson, an Olympic alpine skiing medalist, who talks about becoming the best version of yourself. New for 2026/27 is a track running throughout the entire program where you’ll build your own leadership agent (AI) to use in your day-to-day work, both during and after the program.
Purpose
The goal is to address the unique circumstances and challenges faced by leaders in the nonprofit sector. Upon completion of the program, you will have developed a number of the skills required to lead an organization guided by ideals and values, and you will know how to navigate various contexts.
Who is this program for?
This program is designed for those who, in their work or role, lead others in some capacity. You must have strategic operational responsibility; the people you lead may be employees, volunteers, or a mix of both. This may involve or not involve personnel responsibility.
This training program is the most advanced offered by the Swedish Sports Confederation. The number of participants is limited to 20 to ensure that all participants receive the attention they need and to maintain the highest quality.
Here's what you'll get
- Tools for strategic leadership in which a systemic approach embeds knowledge and readiness to act within the organization and its culture.
- Insightful perspectives on what is required for successful leadership, management, and development.
- Knowledge and understanding of how to become and remain an attractive and modern sports organization.
- An understanding of uniqueness and added value, as well as how the relationship between assignments, activities, and resources can be utilized both strategically and operationally.
- Self-awareness and tools for understanding your own behavior and its impact on others.
- Exchanges of knowledge and experience with managers and leaders in similar positions.
Facts
Nov. 11–13, 2026
Dec. 10–11, 2026
Jan. 14–15, 2027
Contact Person
Johanna St. Clair Renard
Project Manager, SISU Sports Education & Head of Bosön Education
“My leadership must be based on who I am as a person”
Lykke Tamm – Chief Medical Officer, Swedish Olympic Committee
Admission Requirements and Prerequisites
The program is designed for those of you who hold strategic leadership roles in which you lead others—such as secretaries-general, development directors, or chairpersons. The primary target audience is national-level executives or elected officials. You lead employees, volunteers, or a mix of both, without necessarily having formal personnel responsibility.
As part of the program, we use a standardized feedback form in which the people you lead provide you with feedback on your leadership style. A prerequisite for participation is therefore that your leadership influences at least four people.
Application
In addition to being part of the target group, motivation, full attendance, and active participation are key requirements for enrollment. We strive for a diverse group of participants and will conduct personal interviews with all applicants after the application deadline in preparation for the program. We have space for a maximum of 20 participants. Registration is binding, and full payment is due 6 weeks before the course begins. This applies provided that you are accepted into the program.
To complete your application, you'll need to fill out a questionnaire that will be included in the confirmation email you receive when you apply.
Cost
The registration fee is 46,900 SEK, including course materials, meals, and lodging.
Even if you live in the Stockholm area, we recommend that you stay overnight at Bosön, since the program includes both evening and morning sessions.
Meals and Lodging
Everything takes place at Bosön; room and board are included in the cost of the program. Even if you live in the Stockholm area, we recommend that you stay overnight at Bosön, since the program includes both evening and morning sessions.
Education Coordinator
The sports education organization SISU Idrottsutbildarna
through Bosön Education.
Additional Information
The program takes place at the Bosön Development Center in four sessions totaling 10 days—see dates. In addition, participants will need to complete preparatory and follow-up work at home equivalent to approximately 4 workdays.
The third stage coincides with the sports leadership symposium, which will thus become part of your personal ILM program.
Cancellations made less than 6 weeks before the start of the course will be charged the full fee. A doctor's note is required in case of illness.
Bosön Education Strengthens Strategic
Leadership in Swedish Sports
National, multi-sport, and higher education programs
for managers, leaders, coaches, and specialists.
Contact the program coordinator
Johanna S:t Clair Renard is in charge of Bosön's educational programs and has been working since 2018 to strengthen strategic leadership within the sports movement.
Do you have questions about Bosön's training programs? Feel free to email us, and we'll be happy to help you.
