Athlete Assessments' December 2022 Update
Highlights of 2022
What, wait? Yes, it’s my last newsletter! I’m excited to confirm that my role at Athlete Assessments is changing and Rebekah Box has been promoted to Client Experience Manager which includes releasing our latest updates like this.
We’ve had a huge 2022 and are very proud to have pushed through the Covid years, emerging on the other side having taken advantage of our time to complete some big developments, continually delivering for our clients, with even more to come.
Read on for our highlights, celebrations, and recognition of the phenomenal work the people we have the pleasure to work with do. And my role? I’ll be here and purely focusing on leading our company and delivering the exceptional service and products Athlete Assessments has built its reputation on.
WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
LATEST RELEASE
Released in October, our latest magazine is filled with articles and insights from coaches, mental performance consultants, and coach and athlete developers across the globe, along with this year’s Super Bowl winners. This edition provides inspiring holiday reading.
In case you missed it, we held two highly popular webinars this year with Athlete Assessments’ Founder, Bo Hanson. With topics covering How to Get Your Athletes to Lead from Within (featuring special guest panelists, Julie Darty Dennis, Head Volleyball Coach at Mississippi State University; and Brian Townsend, Director of Student-Athlete Development at the University of Michigan), and Small Things Most Often Missed that Make a Big Difference in Team Performance, where Bo offered a unique perspective on what the best teams truly do get right, now is the time to catch up! Plus you can catch up on all of our previous webinars in our compiled library here.
WHAT'S AHEAD
Save the date for Athlete Assessments’ first Open Webinar for 2023! Depending on your timezone, we’ll be hosting our first Webinar for the year in the afternoon of January 26th for those in the US, EU, and UK; or the morning of January 27th for those in AUS, Asia, and NZ. We’ll be in touch in the new year with your link to register!
2023 NFHCA Annual Convention & WRCRA Conference
I’ll be presenting at the 2023 National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s Annual Convention from January 11–13, 2023 in Lake Mary, Florida. If you are heading along please feel very welcome to email me to organize a time to catch up while we are both there, I look forward to speaking with you.
I’m also presenting and delivering a workshop at the U.S. Women’s Rugby Foundation 2023 WRCRA Conference from January 13-15, 2023 in Alexandria, Virginia. If you are also attending, please reach out so we can organize a time to catch up, I look forward to the opportunity to connect.
While I’m here, I also wanted to share an exclusive December-only special with you on our popular DISC Card Game.If you have been searching for effective and fun activities to build communication and teamwork, our DISC Card Game might be exactly what you’re looking for. For the month of December, we’re offering a free pack size upgrade on any size purchased, (e.g. buy the 8-player set, you’ll receive the 16-player). This applies for all the different sized sets.
Simply enter the code ‘HAPPYHOLIDAYS’ at the checkout, and we’ll look after the rest. Get your DISC Card Game now!
GET INVOLVED
Are you a Basketball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, or Rugby Union Coach?
The purpose of this study is ultimately to be a useful and relevant reference for coaches. It draws on coaches’ experiences, opinions, and expectations, to evaluate what they want in key playmaker positions for their sport. While initially focused on basketball, field hockey, ice hockey, and rugby union, the principles and benefits of this research can be extended to other sports in the future. The application of this research can be used in coach education, game strategy, player selection, and development programs. If you agree to participate in this study, you will be asked to complete two stages of data collection which will take approximately 20 to 30 minutes in total. One of the benefits of participating is that you will receive your own CoachDISC Profile (at no cost to you!), and of course the enormous sense of contribution to developing coaching (and my gratitude!). Please contact me using my university email emh031@student.usc.edu.au and identify whether you are a Basketball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, or Rugby Union coach in the subject line. I’ll then be in touch to welcome you into the research study.
Interested in more Academic Research?
We're also hot off the press with the latest research utilizing Athlete Assessments' DISC Profiles:
Enhancing the education of sport management students through DISC behavioral profiling and international training.
by Elizabeth Masen, David Hedlund, & Jacob Tingle. Published in the Journal of Higher Education Athletics and Innovation.
Implementing effective training and education programs is of critical importance for sport management and sport coaching academic education programs. This exploratory research examined the implementation and effectiveness of DISC behavioral profiling in sport management and sport coaching classrooms at the university level. Read our article on the research findings here.
Using Concepts from Self-Determination Theory to Enhance the Application of an Already-Existing Coach Assessment in Youth Coach Professional Development: Autonomy Support and the CoachDISC Profile
by Jody Langdon, Diane Benish, & Elizabeth Masen. Published in the International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education.
Grounded in self-determination theory, the purpose of this study was to determine the existence of autonomy-supportive coaching characteristics within the CoachDISC Profile evaluation system. Expert researchers in autonomy support with a familiarity with sport coaching were recruited for this study. Participants had on average 12 years of experience in working with self-determination theory in both research and applied settings. Read more about the findings here.
Lastly, if you would like to learn more about our key services and how we can contribute to you, your team, program, university, or organization of any size. We welcome you to visit our website via any of the links below:
• Sport Psychologist & Consultant Program
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for regular updates. Here’s to each day being better than yesterday and for 2023 to be a year to be proud of, with big smiles, success, and dedication being rewarded. Happy Holidays!
My very best, 
and the Athlete Assessments Team
