Resources for Coaches
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.
Developing your Coaching Philosophy
Coaching Philosophy Workbook
The Complete Development Guide
The Coaching Philosophy Workbook will give you a head start or boost in the right direction.
Having a Coaching Philosophy is vital to any coach as it directly impacts upon their coaching practice. Having a set of guiding values, principles and beliefs ensures consistency in your approach to sport enabling you to prioritize those areas that create your desired results.
A defined Coaching Philosophy enables you to make well-judged decisions and actions. It is your consistency in behavior as a coach which creates respect and trust in your athletes, leading to a quality relationship.
The Athlete Assessments’ Coaching Philosophy Workbook is your ‘how-to’ guide to developing your personal coaching philosophy.
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