Situation x Behavior = Result
Our lives are made up of many interactions with a range of different people and situations and our ultimate job is to understand how to behave in these varying situations so we can produce what we hope to be effective results. To explain this, we explore the SBR Model, click the button to learn more.
DISC in Sport
What is it and Why is it Important?
DISC is a model used to develop self-awareness, provide a framework to understand others, improve communication skills, and build strong, effective relationships. Why is this important? Because in sport, what differentiates the best is never just physical or technical ability. Instead, it is who has the best mental, emotional, and relationship skills. The 2008 Olympic Study showed the top factors contributing to medal winning and PB performances, were a strong coach-athlete relationship and a high level of athlete self-awareness.
As Joe Gibbs said: “You don’t win with X’s and O’s. What you win with is people.”
DISC Profiling is the fastest and most effective way to develop the people side of sport. DISC focuses on behavior, how someone prefers to act, and what they do. Importantly, we can change how we behave but we can’t easily change our personality. It is more productive to coach based on behavior as behavior is flexible and objective (personality is not). We never ask an athlete to change their personality, but coaches constantly ask athletes to adjust what they do.
DISC measures the degree of Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientious behavior as represented in a four-quadrant model. Everyone has their unique level of each style and it’s the combination of each level of D, I, S, and C that describes someone’s individual behavioral profile.
Athlete Assessments’ DISC Behavioral Profiles are specifically tailored to sport, with customized profiles for coaches, athletes, and sports managers.
