Women in Sport

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If you’re familiar with us at Athlete Assessments, you would know that we’re huge advocates for gender equality and female representation in sport. We’ve compiled our list of articles that highlight some of the amazing women we are fortunate enough to work with, along with articles that highlight gender disparity and present important statistics and facts. 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.

Valuable Ways to Support Women Coaches

We’ve asked the question of people who know and have created this live list. We invite you to take the time to read through this incredible list of insights, and even join us in growing this list to be a valuable resource for others. 

2019 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Convention

Get in the mix at Tampa with the best that basketball has to offer at the 2019 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Annual Convention and Final Four Basketball games. During the day, coaches have the opportunity to learn from exceptional speakers, grow their skill base and connect with their peers to review their season and set themselves up to perform in the year ahead.

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Sandra Chu – High-Performance Consultant

Our Extended Interview   By Mim Haigh, Sports Writer – Athlete Assessments When we interviewed Sandra Chu for our recent article “Game Changing” there were just too many valuable insights for only one article. To overcome

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Olympic Mental Challenges – Insights from Dr Nicole Detling

Mental Performance Coach, Dr Nicole Detling, is distinguished by her ability to cultivate exceptional progress in her athletes. Professionally, she was a fundamental part of Team USA’s incredibly successful campaigns at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, 2014 Sochi Olympics and the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang. She worked with the US Speed Skating and Freestyle Aerial Ski Teams as well as the Snowboarding team for PyeongChang. Over 2 decades she’s developed a unique insight into the pressures associated with Olympic performance, how to work through them and lay the foundations for success.

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46th NCAA Women Coaches Academy and Academy 2.0

WeCOACH (previously the Alliance of Women Coaches) is set to stage the 46th Women Coaches Academy (WCA) and the second Academy 2.0 in Denver at the end of November 2018.

Academy 2.0 is a master-class that sees the second cohort of women coaches, graduates of the NCAA Women Coaches Academies, submerge themselves in a specialist extension program run in conjunction with the upcoming WCA.

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Game Changing Consultant – Sandra Chu

Sandra Chu, High-Performance Consultant, Princeton Graduate, Director of Two Tigers Consulting, successful Collegiate Rowing Coach, is a proven game changer. In any sport, in any field, her commitment to excellence, ability to analyze the obstacles, develop strategies and institute changes, transforms lives and fundamentally the ability and performance of teams.

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2018 NCAA Women Coaches Academies

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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Why Sport is Important for Girls and Women

I really enjoy the teamwork in hockey – indoor, ice and field. Well differentiated roles and so many different theories on positional play, attack and defense. Recently, I watched a field hockey team win a national championship and their playing strategy was a great example of just how effective a focus on short-term goals can be.

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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.

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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