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What is DISC Behavioral Profiling in Sport? 5 Minutes with Bo Hanson
In this video Bo Hanson explains DISC behavioral profiling and why it is critical for coaches and athletes to reach peak performance in their sport. Recorded during an ABC TV Interview, don’t miss these important insights.
How can you maintain DISC adaptations under pressure? 5 Minutes with Bo Hanson
An earlier video covered how long adaptions can be made successful and in this this video Bo Hanson shares key strategies for maintaining an adaptation in your DISC style during the heightened pressure of sports competition. We can often managing the necessary shifts in behavior required under regular situations, but how do we successful maintain poise under stress and pressure? Find out here some strategies for maintaining DISC adaptations under stress or pressure here.
How long can DISC Styles adapt for and still be successful? 5 Minutes with Bo Hanson
A key factor in successful coaching is being able to adapt to the situation and people you are working with. In this video, Bo Hanson discusses how long you can successfully maintain an adaptation from your natural DISC Style and key tips on being more successful in this area.
How to speak to a team collectively with different individual DISC Styles?
Every team includes team members with a wide variety of individual DISC styles, so it can be a challenge for coaches to be able to engage and communicate effectively with everyone at one time. Watch Bo Hanson as he answers this critical question to find outs how to successfully communicate to all your athletes (given their diverse individual DISC styles) at the same time and specifically during a time pressure situation.
Personality and Behavior in Sport – What’s the difference? 5 Minutes with Bo Hanson
At Athlete Assessments we are often asked ‘what is the difference between personality and behavior in sport?’ Watch Bo Hanson answer this critical question and find out how personality and behavior can be used to improve your performance.
Listening Skills in Sport and DISC- Why is Listening so hard?
Video Presentation by Bo Hanson, 4x Olympian and Coaching Consultant In this video Bo Hanson discusses why listening is so hard. Learn about the 150/650 Key, and which DISC Styles are the best and the worst
Communication in Sport with different DISC Styles
Video Presentation by Bo Hanson, 4x Olympian and Coaching Consultant We all know that communication in sport is the foundation of coaching. It doesn’t matter how brilliant you are as a technical or physical training expert,
The Perfect Team Dynamic, Diversity & DISC Styles
Video Presentation by Bo Hanson, 4x Olympian and Coaching Consultant In this video clip, Bo Hanson talks about the perfect team dynamic, embracing diversity and achieving championship winning results, irrespective of the combination of athletes you
When Rowers Don’t Compete As Well As They Train
Four-time Olympian and Coaching Consultant Bo Hanson was one of the 2009 USRowing convention presenters, and after such overwhelming feedback from the delegates, we asked Bo to share his most valued rowing advice with our readers
Achieving Synergy in Your Rowing Crew
By Bo Hanson, Four-time Olympian, Coaching Consultant and Director of Athlete Assessments Synergy: The sum of the team being more than the total sum of its individual parts. The unique situation where the best individual performance
Rowers Improve Faster with Conscious Training
Rowing well can be described as an almost hypnotic experience. I vividly recall numerous moments in preparation for the 2004 Olympic Games of being so consciously consumed in the process of rowing the eight, that time
Rowing: Goal Setting with DISC
In previous articles on Sport Psychology and the Mental Game in sport, we have touched on the concept of goal setting with DISC. Whether you are a coach, athlete or in sport management, you can use
Identifying Another Person’s DISC Behavioral Style
On this page we provide you with an introduction to the background and basic principles behind the DISC theory used in all Athlete Assessment profiles. You can use this basic understanding of the DISC theory to identify the styles in those around you and how best to work with different people. Please note this is a basic overview, for the most impactful improvement we recommend you take advantage of our DISC Profile Assessments.
Recognizing DISC Styles When Recruiting
By Bo Hanson – 4x Olympian, Coaching Consultant & Director of Athlete Assessments The Advantage DISC gives in Recruiting Increasingly the Coaches we work with want a better understanding of how to recognize the different
Do Your Athletes Listen? (Increasing the impact of your coaching messages)
By Bo Hanson – 4x Olympian, Coaching Consultant & Director of Athlete Assessments Rather than ask “Do your athletes listen?” a more useful question is “What do your athletes listen for?” For close to a decade
Critical Team Roles in Sport (What Every Team Needs)
Creating a successful team outcome relies on how effectively the individual parts of the team work together as a unit. This article delves into the critical team roles in sport that every successful team needs and who
Team Tension among DISC Styles
In a team it can be difficult to understand why tension can develop between some athletes, yet other athletes gel from start. In this article we discuss the team tension between the different DISC styles in a team environment, due to their different priorities in pace and relationships.
How DISC is like the Hogwarts Houses
Often with behavioral profiles like DISC, being able to apply the concept to something you already know, helps to quickly understand it. If you are familiar with Harry Potter, then this is an excellent platform to better get to know DISC behavioral profiling. Whether you grew up with Harry Potter, or just read it to your kids, if you have read the first book DISC will soon become clear. Remember DISC is a Behavioral Profile. It is not all you are. People are far more complex than a D, I, S or C, (or a Hogwarts house). But DISC can tell you about how you behave in a given environment.
Managing Conflict in Sport using DISC
In the pressure cooker environment of elite sport, conflict is bound to occur and absolutely should occur. In fact, I would be more concerned about a lack of conflict in sport than too much… Whether you are a coach, athlete or sports professional, you need to understand the best way to recognize and manage conflict in a way that results in a positive outcome.
M*A*S*H and DISC
Four Letter Words for Greater Understanding By Bo Hanson & Kate Roskvist, Athlete Assessments In recent articles we have begun to explore how you can recognize the DISC Behavioral Patterns through observation of various TV
RUSH Movie: A DISC Profile Case Study
By Bo Hanson – 4x Olympian, Coaching Consultant & Director of Athlete Assessments Recently I had the time and pleasure to watch the 2013 movie Rush, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl.
Goal Setting using DISC for Sport
By Bo Hanson – 4x Olympian, Coaching Consultant & Director of Athlete Assessments In previous articles on Sport Psychology and the Mental Game in sport, we have touched on the concept of goal setting. Whether you
William Moulton Marston: The History of DISC
By Kate Roskvist – Athlete Assessments In the early 1920’s, an American psychologist named William Moulton Marston developed a theory to explain people’s emotional responses. Until that time, work of this kind had been mainly confined
Four Quadrant Models: The History of DISC
By Kate Roskvist – Athlete Assessments Historical and contemporary research reveals more than a dozen models and methods of measuring our behaviors and profiling personalities. From the Greek philosophers to modern psychologists, one common thread of
Bo Hanson and Liz Masen: Practicing What We Preach
While no longer elite athletes ourselves, Bo and I still take our fitness seriously and in our two sessions a week with personal trainer, Joel Clement, we train with the intensity of top athletes (well, in our eyes at least!!). For this behind the scenes look, we demonstrate the application of DISC Profiling to our training and share more about who we are.
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