Keynote Presentation: How to Coach Mental Skills and Toughness in Your Athletes
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Without a doubt, the most impactful person to develop mental skills toughness in athletes is their coach. Not only are they the most influential person in athletes’ sporting lives (and often outside too!), they are constantly working with the athletes and have the opportunity to be continuously developing, building on, and re-enforcing these vital skills.  So what are the most vital mental skills coaches can impart on their team (or squad)?  In this presentation, find out not only what they are, but how you can easily and consistently include them in your training program, whether you’re coaching at the elite or participation level.  This is a practical ‘how-to’ presentation that the participants can incorporate into their sports programs immediately.

The key learning objectives for the session participants are:

 

  • Discover a step-by-step process for developing “mental toughness”.
  • Learn what a “performance state” is.
  • Understand the 3 essential performance drivers every athlete already uses but is unlikely to consciously know. Find out how to deliberately tap into this.
  • Identify the varying behavioral styles of athletes in your team.
  • How to incorporate mental skills development into your every-day coaching.

Your presenter, Bo Hanson, has been working within sport and the business sector for over 15 years, delivering leadership, management and coach development. In addition to his own athletic career, comprising of four Olympics and including three Olympic medals, he has worked for many years with coaches and athletes from over 40 different sports and various countries, to improve coaching strategies and performance.

Where to from here?

If you would like more information on how Bo Hanson could enrich your conference with this presentation, please contact us. Otherwise we have a whole host of other potential Keynote Presentation topics, and can also tailor a presentation specific to your program’s needs.

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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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BoRowing-Atlanta Olympics

Now, watch us interrupt him for a round of quick fire questions.