Performance through People

At Athlete Assessments, we specialize in DISC Behavioral Profiling specifically created for athletes, coaches, and sports professionals. Our proven tools, including the AthleteDISC, CoachDISC, and Sports ManagerDISC Profiles; Team Dynamic Reporting; and 360-degree Performance Reviews; empower sport teams and individuals to boost performance on and off 'the field'.

Whether you are a sport psychologist or consultant looking to be accredited in these tools; an academic looking for ways to enhance your students' self-awareness and career readiness; or a coach, staff, or athlete developer wanting to enhance your programming, our tailored services help drive and sustain personal, professional, and team success.

Explore the Right Tools for Your Success

Ready to enhance your team’s performance or boost your professional growth? Choose the service that fits your needs.

Sport Psychologists & Performance Consultants

Are you a looking for quality assessments that contribute to your clients’ development?

DISC Profiling for Sport

Are you looking to learn more about Athlete Assessments, and the theory and application of using DISC Behavioral Profiling in Sport?

University Programs in Sport Fields

Are you a Professor or Program Director in Sport Management, Coaching, or Sport Science looking to prepare your students for success in the competitive sport industry?

Athlete Development

Are you an athlete leadership, career, or character development professional wanting to provide your athletes with personalized development?

Coach Professional Development

Are you a Coach Developer or Athletic Director looking to relevate the professional development of your coaches and improve performance?

Performance Reviews

Are you looking for a way to effectively evaluate and review the performance of your people beyond the scoreboard?

Trusted by leaders in sport around the globe.

Athlete Assessments works with some of the world’s best sport psychologists, performance consultants, coach developers, and universities; along with some of the top Olympic, Paralympic, National, Professional, State, and US College Athletics Departments and teams.

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Why choose Athlete Assessments?

We are experts in the ‘people side’ of sport.

Sport is played by people, coached by people, and managed by people, so it’s imperative to get the people side of sport right.

We work with you, strengthening what you’ve already established, to further develop the mental and physical performance of your people. While we’re best known for our DISC Profiling and team dynamics consulting using the AthleteDISC, CoachDISC, and Sports ManagerDISC, we do more than just assessments.

If you don’t have the people side of your sport right, you’re missing out on a massive competitive advantage.

Not all Behavioral Assessments are created equal.

The World's First DISC Profiles Created Specifically for Sport.

Equipment doesn’t win Championships. People do.

Our Success is Measured Through the Success of our Clients

Different clients, tailored services. Athlete Assessments’ DISC Profiles are used around the world by different sports professionals, in many different ways. Learn more about the applications and results achieved by our different types of clients working within the sporting landscape.

Recent Articles

Troy University's Sport Management Program integrates Athlete Assessments' Sports ManagerDISC Profile to enhance student learning, leadership development, and career readiness. Discover how this strategic partnership empowers graduates to succeed in the competitive sports industry.

Using expert insights on burnout, we dive into understanding and identifying burnout, and key lessons we can take to best support our athletes in today’s everchanging landscape of elite sport.

North Dakota State University Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach, Michaela Everett on managing change and challenges, while living the team’s values and upholding your culture.

Bringing the trophy home for the second time in the program’s history, and first in over 25 years, we highlight the dedication and elements that have elevated NYU Women’s Basketball to National Champion status.

On May 4, 2024, the Saint Mary’s College of California Gaels Rugby team, dubbed as a team fueled by “juice, joy, and accuracy;” launched onto the field in Houston to face off with the Naval Academy ‘Navy', for the NCAA Division 1A Rugby National Championships.

Bo Hanson joins Chris Gargano on Keep The Line Moving Podcast to talk about founding Athlete Assessments, and quantifying the people side of sports. He also shares his Olympic career, the value of self-awareness, and the habits of successful teams.

Dr. Lori Gano-Overway shares research findings on fostering a caring climate as a coach and the personal and situation factors that influence a coach’s ability to do so.

From success on the sporting field to success in the class and business room; we delve into the key skills student-athletes can apply from their athletic experiences to shape their future career success.

What Servant Leadership looks like in high-performance sport and how DISC Profiling supports the development of critical skills needed to bring out the best in your people.

Brian Alexander, Athlete Mental Skills Coach, on the use of DISC Profiling within his holistic approach to athlete development.

Delving into insights uncovered by a qualitative study on what turning around an unsuccessful program looks like from square one, we define how the use of tools such as DISC Behavioral Profiling can aid in this process.

We delve into the world of high-performance coaching with David Robertson, High-Performance Pursuit Advisor at Own the Podium.

Athlete Assessments’ CEO, Liz Masen, joins Leadership Consultant and Founder of the Gargano Leadership Group, Chris Gargano, to unpack the ideation and establishment of Athlete Assessments, as well as how leaders can optimize their behavior to lead in a way that resonates with their people.

New research uncovered by the University of Tennessee in 2023 highlights alarming trends of voluntary occupational turnover within the collegiate sports industry, and how investing in your people is important now more than ever.

Executive Director of the Georgetown Cooper Athletics Leadership Program, Al Lattell, on how he builds vital leadership skills at the micro level through institutional development initiatives at the macro.

We explore the optimal ways to maximize retention within a program by inviting coaches to ask their athletes 7 crucial questions.

Leadership and Team Development Consultant, Erin Glaser on transitioning her career athlete, to Coach, to Consultant, and how she's used DISC along the way.

We reflect on the ninth annual Japanese Women Leaders and Coaches Academy in Japan and CEO, Liz Masen’s continued involvement.

We sat down with Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and O’Bleness Associate Professor at Ohio University’s College of Business, Dr. Jim Strode, to talk all things leadership, academics, and student development.

Our team are incredibly excited to share that our Director and Lead Performance Consultant, Bo Hanson was the winner of the 2023 Dr Alastair Rylatt Award for L&D Professional of the Year at the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) Excellence Awards. As a company, Athlete Assessments was also recognized as a finalist in the award for Best Capability Building Program for our Elite Team Program.

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