4x Olympian, Director, and Lead Consultant
By Bo Hanson, 4x Olympian and Coaching Consultant In elite sport, leveraging the 0.1% improvements in your team is not only important, it’s essential. At
At Athlete Assessments when we work with clients one of the really critical models we refer to is the Circle of Safety. The Circle of Safety is not a concept we developed ourselves, it is taken from models such as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and it is also taken from a lot of the work Simon Sinek has been doing, and the book that he wrote Leaders Eat Last.
There are so many different Specialist Sports Coaches that can make up the coaching staff in modern sport, like strength and conditioning coaches and specific positional coaches. How do you see the role of these Specialist Sports Coaches in developing the team and its culture?
Coaches often have huge problems dealing with athlete confidence. In your experience, is confidence something that should be developed? Or something else?
By Bo Hanson, 4x Olympian and International Coaching Consultant Coaches often think about recruiting X Factor athletes. But what is the X Factor? Is it
In previous articles, we have discussed at length why a productive team culture is vital for sports teams to be successful. But how do you actually know what kind of culture exists in your sports team and whether it is productive or effective, or if it needs development? In this article we discuss the four DISC Culture Styles which are mapped to the four elements of the Competing Values Framework.
A lot of coaches think about recruiting athletes with the X Factor in sport, do you think this is a healthy thing to do, or, is there something else coaches should be looking for?
Within the DISC model, the “D” represents the Dominant Style of DISC. Watch this video for Bo Hanson’s explanation of the Dominant Style in sport.
Rapport is something people know is important, yet it can often be an overlooked topic. In this video, Bo Hanson explains the meaning and importance of rapport. Find out why building rapport for sports coaches is such a good investment, how trust and respect play a critical role in building rapport, ways rapport can be used to improve a coach-athlete relationship.
Getting the culture right in your team and organization is crucial for success on any level. So how do you ensure that your culture gives your athletes the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential? In this 7-part video presentation, Bo Hanson discusses the importance of team culture, and how effectively utilizing the GRIP Model during your season can go a long way to ensuring your team’s culture starts on, and stays on, the right track.
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