Putting DISC into Action
Now it's time to start building on your understanding and application of DISC and apply it to developing effective coaching strategies. In this section, we'll begin to explore how you can use DISC to enhance your performance as a coach and get the best out of your athletes and those you work with.
Coaching in Action and DISC
This is an interview with 4x Olympian, 3x Olympic Medalist, and Athlete Assessments’ Founder & Lead Coaching Consultant, Bo Hanson. Over the last two decades, Bo has competed and coached at the Olympic Level, coached nationally and internationally, and every day uses his learning and knowledge to work with coaches and teams across the globe through Athlete Assessments, and the video below encapsulates all of it and more.
Coaching Styles and DISC
In this video we’re looking at real-life examples of different coaching styles in action in a series of interviews with coaches who share their own profile and what it looks like in the context of their role. The interviews include college coaches, performance coaches, and professional coaches, and when watching this video, think about how your own DISC Profile is represented in the different coaches and how you can start to use your understanding to identify the behaviors of others.
Coaching Principles and DISC
Now let’s build on the foundations of Coaching using DISC and explore how it relates to Coaching Principles. This video also includes a series of interviews with coaches who share the key principles they use in their profession when it comes to DISC Profiling. Learn from those at the top of their field, and start to think about how you can apply your knowledge of DISC into your own coaching role.
Putting DISC into Practice with your Team
Ready to start using your DISC knowledge with your team? This video features an interview with Coach Lizzy Ristano from WeCOACH and formerly Associate Head Coach for Notre Dame Softball. In the video, Lizzy shares insights and practical activities from their team’s more than 13 years using DISC and working with Athlete Assessments. Learn how they continued to build and apply their knowledge, keeping their athletes engaged in the process, while also onboarding their incoming athletes in an effective way.
Understanding the People Side at the State Championship Level
In this interview with State Championship Winning Head Coach of the McGill-Toolen Catholic Dirty Dozen Volleyball Team, Kate Wood; Founder of Athlete Assessments delves into the team’s use of DISC Profiling. Coach Wood shares how it has supported the team’s development, through the ‘highs and lows’ of multiple seasons, and how it has benefited Coach Wood’s own development as a seasoned coach.
