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2018 NASSM Conference

05/06/2018 No Comments

Athlete Assessments is exhibiting at the 2018 North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference, in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Laren Dyer, Head of Operations for Athlete Assessments, will be returning to the 2018 conference after a successful event last year.

As Head of Operations, Laren is the key administrative contact for many of our clients. At Athlete Assessments, Laren holds our confidence and trust, he does exceptional work with our clients and has an excellent knowledge of our products and services.

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2018 N4A Convention

04/06/2018 No Comments

Themed ‘Aspire to Inspire’, the 2018 N4A Annual Convention in Washington DC this month is all about inspiring student-athletes to aspire to academic and personal excellence, conference organizers say.

The N4A is a professional, not-for-profit organization and one of 17 managed by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Members include academic support and student services personnel and the organizations focused on staff education and development. The N4A shares critical resources on mentoring, professional development and maintaining a culture of success and academic integrity. Internally, the organization’s awards reflect the high standard of performance they encourage, awards include; The Model Practices Award, Professional Promise and Research Awards.

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2018 NCAA Women Coaches Academies

28/05/2018 No Comments

Catch up on the two NCAA Women Coaches Academies (WCA) ran during June 2018 in Denver, Colorado and their outstanding opportunities for women coaches to learn advanced skills and strategies that directly affect their personal and team success.

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2018 USCCE Summit

28/05/2018 No Comments

The United States Center for Coaching Excellence (USCCE) connects coaches and coach development specialists and will be hosting their annual North American Coach Development Summit in Orlando, Florida on June 18 -20. As a Summit sponsor, Athlete Assessments’ Client Director Liz Hanson will be at the Summit to catch up with clients, talk coach development techniques and explore the concepts presented by each keynote speaker.

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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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Self-knowledge Creates Career Opportunity

09/05/2018 No Comments

Chris McDonell graduated Saint Mary’s College of California with a B.A. in Politics and a minor in Spanish, but when it came to the interview process for a career in California’s Police Force, Chris’s superiors and interviewers thought one of his greatest strengths was his self-knowledge.

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Looking Beyond Skill and Talent

08/05/2018 No Comments

The movement towards “looking beyond skill and talent” must be backed by all Coaches who want to develop a concrete set of behavioral and non-technical criteria that support their team while they reach for their goals. Each Coach looks for something different in their athletes and in this article we look at the advice Mel Downer of Basketball Queensland, Australia gives to emerging athletes.

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Roadblocks to Accountability

07/05/2018 No Comments

In a revealing interview with Dr. Jen Fraser, for End Bullying & Abuse in Sports Summit, Bo Hanson 3 x Olympic medalist and 4 x Olympian explains why a Coach’s bullying tactics will not create a pathway for personal growth, long-term results, mental skills or mental toughness.

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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.

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