high-performance Athletes

In all sport, physical training can only take you so far. The difference between a ‘good’ performance and a ‘great’ one is not about physical training and conditioning, it’s all about your mental skills and how you work with your coach and team members.

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Like any industry, in sport you need to rely on what is proven to improve performance. Sport is played by people, coached by people and managed by people, so it is imperative to get the people side of sport right.

Whether your staff are just starting out in their careers or have years of experience, great performance is never “arrived at” and relies on on-going, quality professional management and development. As management and leadership expert Stephen Covey said:

“In my 35-year corporate journey and my 60-year life journey, I have consistently found that the thorniest problems I face each day are soft stuff  – problems of intention, understanding, communication, and interpersonal effectiveness  – not hard stuff such as return on investment and other quantitative challenges.”

The best and most successful sport organizations rely on recruiting, developing and retaining the best sports professionals, team managers and sports administrators. If you are looking to improve your people’s management or leadership skills, go to where the top Olympic, National, Professional and College organizations go to get ahead and stay ahead.

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At Athlete Assessments, we’re here to provide you with excellence in service and to help you be your best. If there is anything we can assist you with, please Contact Us.

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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.