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Team Building, Reimagined

Inspire connection, ignite creativity, and elevate team dynamics in the lush surroundings of Saddlebrook Resort. Set on 480 scenic acres just outside Tampa, our all-in-one setting creates the ideal environment for corporate retreats, leadership sessions, and unforgettable group experiences.

Whether you’re hosting a half-day breakout or a multi-day team retreat, Saddlebrook blends active recreation with thoughtful programming—designed to challenge, motivate, and bring people together.

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Build-a-Boat Regatta

Our interactive, thrilling Build-a-Boat & Hope-It-Floats Regatta will inspire team building and laughter in a dynamic setting. Craft a “floating device” entirely of cardboard and duct tape (extra points if it actually resembles a boat), then head off to the Superpool to test your innovation in a fun-filled regatta (prizes optional).

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Group Golf & Tournaments

It’s easy for your event to include great golf, thanks to our two Arnold Palmer signature courses, as well as professional instruction from The Saddlebrook Golf Academy. Whether your group consists of 20 players or 200, our professional golf staff can coordinate fun and memorable tournaments, clinics and video analysis at the Training Center & Range, and customized programs, depending on your group’s level of play or interest in the game.

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Tennis Tournaments

The team at the Harry Hopman Academy offers a variety of events and programs designed to improve your meeting experience, build team spirit and elevate your tennis game. If your group is not interested in working with a tennis professional, we can also arrange tournaments, Round Robins and other outings on one of our 45 tennis courts, including all four Grand Slam surfaces.

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Leadership with Patrick Leddin, PhD

Experience a transformative leadership journey with Patrick Leddin, PhD, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The 5 Week Leadership Challenge. As a dynamic storyteller, Dr. Leddin inspires both current and aspiring leaders to reflect on their motivations and commitments, leaving them empowered to craft their own leadership narratives and achieve new levels of performance.

Participants will:

  • Gain clarity to better lead themselves and others.
  • Be inspired to own their leadership story by embracing responsibility for mindset, behaviors, and outcomes.
  • Understand their leadership journey and view challenges with a long-term perspective.

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Team Building with Dr. Nick Hall

Improve skills and build relationships throughout our engaging team-building opportunities led by Saddlebrook’s staff professional, Dr. Nick Hall. He will work with you to design activities that parallel your meeting theme while staying within your preferred budget and format. Dr. Hall is a widely published, award-winning medical professional and speaker who has wrestled alligators, milked rattlesnakes and worked as an intelligence-operative for the US government. Through his personal experience and groundbreaking studies, he will lead seminars and design team activities to help your group handle stress, improve their help and achieve their goals.

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