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Sport Research and Studies
Articles and Videos
We’ve collated all of the important research in sport and distilled the results into the relevant facts and importantly, how to apply this knowledge. You may find our sections for our most recent articles, resources and materials, latest newsletters, or 5 Minutes with Bo Hanson video series valuable too.
Importance of Communication in Sports
Communication is the backbone of any successful sports team. Explore how better dialogue between coaches & athletes drives performance, reduces burnout, and boosts trust.
Importance of Youth Sports Statistics
There are countless statistics linking a youth’s involvement in sport to both their emotional and physical health, in this article, we look at them.
Coach-Athlete Relationships Matter (Canadian Olympic Study)
In recent years, more attention has focused on the impact of the coach-athlete relationship on an athlete’s performance. Research from the 2008 Canadian Olympic Study showed that coach-athlete relationships significantly impact athlete performance.
Superelites: What makes the best, the best?
Throughout August the world’s top athletes battled it out in Rio as part of the 2016 Olympic Games. But some far outshone others to take home the medals. According to Scientific American, researchers have a special term for these best of the best: superelites.
Research Insights: Dr. Bradford Strand on the Impact of Positive Youth Development
How a Holistic Approach Enhances Youth Sports Experience and Personal Growth.
Understanding Burnout: Insights and Implications for Athletes and Coaches
Using expert insights on burnout, we dive into understanding and identifying burnout, and key lessons we can take to best support our athletes in today’s everchanging landscape of elite sport.
Fostering a Caring Climate: Research Insights
Dr. Lori Gano-Overway shares research findings on fostering a caring climate as a coach and the personal and situation factors that influence a coach’s ability to do so.
From Struggle to Triumph: The Playbook for Turning Around an Unsuccessful Program
Delving into insights uncovered by a qualitative study on what turning around an unsuccessful program looks like from square one, we define how the use of tools such as DISC Behavioral Profiling can aid in this process.
Why Coaches are Voluntarily Leaving Collegiate Athletics
New research uncovered by the University of Tennessee in 2023 highlights alarming trends of voluntary occupational turnover within the collegiate sports industry, and how investing in your people is important now more than ever.
Paving the Pathway to Leadership with Practical and Philosophical Learnings
We sat down with Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and O’Bleness Associate Professor at Ohio University’s College of Business, Dr. Jim Strode, to talk all things leadership, academics, and student development.
Why Equitable Opportunity Matters: What a Life in Sport Provides Women and Girls Beyond the Game
We dive into why equitable opportunity matters for women and girls in sport beyond just playing the game, with research highlighting it as a factor for success in all aspects of life.
Research Findings: The existence of Autonomy-supportive Coaching Characteristics within the CoachDISC Profile
Athlete Assessments are committed to contributing to coach development and have been recently involved in some research exploring the existence of autonomy-supportive coaching behaviors within our CoachDISC Profile assessment to help coaches reflect on and adapt their own coaching behaviors.
Research Findings: The Use of DISC Behavioral Profiling in Sport Management & Sport Coaching Higher Education
Athlete Assessments is very excited to announce our recent involvement in a novel research project investigating the integration of DISC Behavioral Profiling in university sport management and coaching classes to help promote self-awareness, leadership skills, and knowledge that can be leveraged for a career in the sports industry.
Pressure Training: The Key to Optimal Performance Under Stress
The role of pressure in training and how creating it through the lens of athlete-centered coaching leads to increased performance.
The Coach-Athlete Relationship is a Performance Factor
The coach-athlete relationship, a research backed non-negotiable when it comes to getting the best and sustained performance out of your athletes.
A Powerhouse Panel Presenting a ‘How-To’ for Women’s Coach Education
Success factors, critical inclusions, and applied strategies will be interwoven in a ‘how-to’ presentation on coach education by an international panel of sports’ top women leaders from WeCOACH, The Tucker Center, Athlete Assessments, Japan’s Juntendo University, at the 8th IWG World Conference on Women & Sport in Auckland, New Zealand, from November 14th-17th, 2022.
What Employers Really Want in 2021
Take note of the 2021 NACE Job Outlook Survey Results to put your students in a medal winning position. Most of 2020 and 2021 have seen an ever-changing and unstable environment around us, particularly for those in a university space. One thing is for sure, it just got a whole lot more competitive for graduating Sport Management students, and in fact all students.
Our Commitment to High-Performance, Compliance, and Reliance
The results are in and we’re proud to share that an independent statistical analysis by the Assessment Standards Institute (ASI), the industry’s peak ratification body, has found that Athlete Assessments’ DISC Profiles meet or exceed accepted standards for Data Reliability and Construct Validity.
The Gender Equality Debate: A Boost for Women in Sport
If you’re familiar with us at Athlete Assessments, you might know we’re big believers in gender equality and are passionate about equal rights, equal pay, equal opportunity, and equal recognition, not only just for female athletes, but for women in general.
New Research Answers: Do Introverts Emerge As Leaders When They Act like Extroverts?
Recently published research out of Queensland University of Technology proves that it’s possible, plausible, believable and appropriate, to adapt your behavior to suit the situation. Importantly, the research shows that the momentary adaptations have no negative impact or consequences for the individual.
Are Your Athletes Ready To Perform?
This article was initiated by an important question that one of the gymnastic coaches we work with asked, “How can we make sure we’re ready to perform at our very best the moment competition begins.”
Learning About Learning to Learn
A Harvard Business Review article that we recently found again, focused on learning how to learn and the four mental skills that enable fast and effective learning. Firstly, a big shout out to our consultant client Nicole Detling, who is quoted in the article talking about a technique she uses to inspire athletes to learn new skills.
Learning from the Last Olympics – What Makes Super Athletes So Successful?
Research from the London Olympics revealed the defining difference between serially successful athletes and their competitors. And it might not be what you immediately think!
How Happiness Affects Athletes
A 75 year-long Harvard study reveals that authentic, honest and reliable relationships are the source of happiness, physical and mental health. In a TED Talk on the study, one of the longest continuous studies of adult development in the world, Director, Robert Waldinger’s discusses the findings and the popular talk has recorded some 13 million views. In this article we speak to Athlete Assessments’ Senior Consultant, Bo Hanson, about what these important findings mean for athletes, teams and coaches.
Answer to THE Coaching Question
What’s the difference between super champions, champions and athletes who don’t quite make it? It’s the quintessential coaching question and in this article we’ll recap the research findings that reveal the answers and tell you everything you need to know to apply the academic knowledge to everyday coaching.
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