5 Minutes with Bo Hanson

5 Minutes with
Bo Hanson Videos

In this video series, Bo Hanson answers some of the most frequently asked (and interesting!) questions from clients, and discusses the most relevant topics for sport coaching and performance. Check back regularly as there’s a new video every couple of weeks! You can also find a form at the bottom of the page to submit your own topic for Bo to talk about.

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5 Minutes with Bo Hanson: Talking Team Culture

Every team has a culture, some cultures support high-performance while others simply grow around dominant personalities in the team. In this video, Hanson simplifies the dialogue around culture in sport with a succinct definition of the term. He describes what culture looks like, and how to identify it in the sporting context. Together, Hanson and Antoniolli talk about a Coach’s role in guiding team culture. They question whether the team or its individual players’ level of skill and experience has a bearing on team culture. Hanson examines the fundamental components of a successful culture and explains what can happen when a team culture is left to develop on its own.

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5 Minutes with Bo Hanson: Where Goals Have Their Place

Where do goals fit in? With the on-going debate by others about the use or purpose of goals (or not), in this 5 minute video Bo Hanson talks about the way goals set standards for behavior and performance. He also talks about the way goals can guide an athlete’s focus, learning from the past, projecting into the future and doing the work required in the now. He brings awareness to the perspective that each time frame offers. Watch as he discusses the place for goals.

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5 Minutes with Bo Hanson: The “What’s Best for the Boat” Concept

In this short video Bo Hanson unpacks a simple tool that gives you the ability to independently analyze performance and optimize outputs every time your athletes take the field, court or track, eclipsing event status and subjective opinion. It’s a way of thinking that can be applied to any sport to achieve repeatable performances, regardless of whether that performance is a national championship, Olympic final or just a routine training session. Watch this short video to find out what’s best for you and your team.

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5 Minutes with Bo Hanson: The Domino Effect in Sport

There is an entire chapter dedicated to the ‘Big Reason Why’ in the ATHLETE TOUGH™ program developed by Bo Hanson. Being ATHLETE TOUGH is defined by the actions you take when your performance matters the most. Bo Hanson’s unique and proven program is designed to ensure your athletes never give up, never quit on their team and never quit on themselves. It will deliver strategies on how to be mentally resilient and provide step-by-step processes to help your athletes become and stay mentally strong. Find out more here.

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5 Minutes with Bo Hanson: Competing in Sport

To excel in high-performance sport, athletes and coaches are inexhaustible in their search for an edge. In this short video, Bo Hanson provides a checklist of how athletes can compete before they even reach the start line or make the opening move in a match. Successful athletes routinely work on certain aspects of their life to enhance their performance. Watch now to find out what 10 items your athletes could be working on in addition to the prescribed program to ensure they’re in front of the competition.

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5 Minutes with Bo Hanson: Student-Athlete Leadership Tip

Effective leadership impacts your win-loss record. Fact! It’s also true that a leadership role will stretch an athlete’s ability to connect, drive standards, rally teammates and excel at their own game. In this 5 minutes with Bo Hanson, he talks tips, strategies and shortcuts, giving athletes tools to manage a leadership role with their own game.

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Looking for a specific topic? Check out our categorized list of videos here!

Have a topic you want Bo to cover?

Was there a topic you wanted covered that you couldn’t find in the above videos? Submit the below form to get your topic discussed by Bo Hanson in 5 Minutes with Bo Hanson. We will get back to you when Bo has answered your question, and his response is up on our website. You can also check back regularly as there’s a new video uploaded every couple of weeks!

At Athlete Assessments, we’re here to provide you with excellence in service and to help you be your best. If there is anything we can assist you with, please Contact Us.

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PURPOSEFUL LEADERSHIP IN ACTION

This webinar masterclass will provide an opportunity for you to take away practical leadership learnings from the experts in this field. Joining four-time Olympian and Founder of Athlete Assessments, Bo Hanson, wil be: 

Meg Barber
2023-24 Season National Championship Winning Coach. Meg will share her own leadership journey and experience building a program into a national championship winning team.

Kevin O’Connor
As the best student-athlete leader Bo has worked with, Kevin will share firsthand experience in leading a large roster, practicalities, and challenges of leading as a student-athlete.

Sarah Leberman
Expert and Professor of Leadership, we couldn’t think of a better person to offer their perspective on teaching and developing leadership in others, and sharing what has been seen in research.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn from seasoned experts and elevate your leadership skills!

Bo Hanson

Senior Consultant & Director

Bo Hanson’s career within the sport and the business sector spans over 25 years, delivering leadership, management, and coach development. In addition to his own athletic career comprising of four Olympic appearances and including three Olympic medals, Bo has worked for many years with coaches and athletes from over 40 different sports across the globe. Bo was also the winner of the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) 2023 Award for L&D Professional of the Year, for his dedication to L&D and transformational work across various industries.

After a successful career in sport including four Olympics and three Olympic Medals, Bo co-founded and developed Athlete Assessments in 2007. Bo now focuses on working with clients to achieve their own success on and off ‘the field’, and has attained an unmatched track-record in doing exactly this.

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Now, watch us interrupt him for a round of quick fire questions.