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What is the link between teaching and sports coaching? 5 Minutes with Bo Hanson

Bo Hanson
4x Olympian, Director, and Lead Consultant

Video Presentation by Bo Hanson, 4x Olympian and Coaching Consultant

In this Q&A with Bo Hanson, Bo discusses the link between teaching and sports coaching, and features Rita Pierson’s TED Talks video “Every kid needs a champion”. You can watch Rita Pierson’s TED Talks video “Every kid needs a champion” on our page of Inspirational TED Talks for Sport.

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Athlete Assessments has a series of videos in which Bo Hanson answers questions we receive from our clients and contacts.  The most interesting topics are covered from a wide range of issues.  Benefit from these insights and you are also very welcome to submit your question too.


At Athlete Assessments, we’re experts in the people side of sport. We know sport and live high-performance every day. Our reputation and proven success at the elite level speaks for itself. The results that our National, Olympic, Professional and Collegiate team clients achieve directly reflects their focus on getting the people side right.

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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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