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4x Olympian, Director, and Lead Consultant

5 Minutes with Bo Hanson: The Domino Effect in Sport

28/06/2018 1 Comment

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

28/06/2018 No Comments

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

28/06/2018 No Comments

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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5 Minutes with Bo Hanson: Fixed vs Growth Mindset

17/05/2018 No Comments

Learn why your team’s skill set is only a starting point by understanding the difference between a fixed and a growth mindset. In this short video Bo explains how a fixed mindset drives the expectation that an athlete can only operate within a predetermined range of abilities, while a growth mindset sees the potential for skill development on a mental and physical level.

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Footballing Bible FourFourTwo Investigates Team Chemistry

20/01/2018 No Comments

When the world’s biggest football magazine, FourFourTwo, took a look at team chemistry, writer Ben Welch spoke to premiership winning players, like Crystal Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye and Celtic’s Musso Dembele for their insight into the unbreakable bonds that build team chemistry. He also spoke to Arsenal’s premiership winning Coach,

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Tennis Australia: Learning Coaching Lessons The Hard Way

17/10/2017 No Comments

When it comes to Coaches and athletes, Tennis Australia is doing it tough. An article recently appeared in our news feed regarding the state of Australian Tennis, in particular the Davis Cup Team.

Most tennis fans around the world would be aware of how Australia has some male players who have become infamous for their on and off court behavior, rather than what everyone wants, famous for their incredible ability and winning records.

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Why We’re Not Leading Teams

31/08/2017 No Comments

Next time you’re considering using a sports consultancy to improve your team’s performance, make sure they can deliver what they’re promising. How do they intend to work with you? And, what’s their track record?

Often in our work, we’re asked if we’re leading teams. Our philosophy is that we are not leading teams; instead we’re working collaboratively to help them lead themselves and drive performance through the levers that truly make an impact on results; productive relationships, team culture and accountability systems.

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Fast Track Your Team Rebuild

15/04/2017 3 Comments

You have just been recruited as the new Head Coach, and unless your predecessor was successful and has moved up or decided to retire, then the program you’ve taken on has not been performing and it’s your job to turn that around – fast.

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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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