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Sport Psychologists & Mental Performance Consultants

Clearer insights. Faster buy-in. Measurable performance outcomes. An assessment suite and support service designed around the work you actually do.

Enhance your mental performance toolkit with sport-specific assessments and accreditation pathways that strengthen the impact of your work. Turn behavioral insight into practical strategies your clients can actually implement.

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Who This Is For

Sport psychologists and mental performance consultants working with athletes, coaches, and teams from developmental stages through to Olympic and professional teams. Team8 People partners to support how you already work, not the other way around.

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Independent Practitioners

Sport Psychologists and Certified Mental Performance Consultants (CMPCs) running independent consulting practices, or working as part of a practice team working with multiple athlete, coach, and team clients.

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Embedded Specialists

Working inside a professional franchise, Olympic program, NCAA athletic department, or high-performance environment.

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Mental Performance Departments

Part of a broader mental performance or high-performance team supporting athletes and coaches at any level of sport.

How Sport Psychologists Partner with Team8 People

Benefit from a framework that strengthens the impact of your performance psychology work, helping clients turn insight into action across athletes, coaches, teams, and sport leadership.

Team Dynamics & Culture Development Programs

DISC Profiling provides a shared language that improves alignment and reduces misunderstanding across teams or programs. Sequence the AthleteDISC with the CoachDISC and Sports ManagerDISC for whole-team, program, or organizational engagements. You can also benefit from access to team-level reporting and 360 capabilities with our DISC Profiles to take your client’s development to the next level.

Sport Leadership & High-Performance Management

Sports ManagerDISC helps performance leaders and sport administrators understand how their leadership style impacts decision-making, stakeholder relationships, and organizational culture. It extends the assessment methodology beyond athletes and coaches to the leaders shaping the environment around them.

Athlete Development & Performance Behavior Coaching

Bridge the mental performance gap. Use the AthleteDISC to help athletes understand how they respond to pressure, feedback, team expectations, and high-stakes environments. Purpose-built for the athletic context and written in language your athletes identify and relate to, with strategies that translate directly to training and competition.

Coach Development & Coaching Effectiveness

Use the CoachDISC Profile with coaches to improve coaching awareness, communication style, and leadership behavior. In high-performance environments, where coaching behavior directly influences athlete performance and culture, CoachDISC helps coaches better understand themselves so they can better understand the athletes they lead.

Programs

Recommended Pathway for Sport Psychologists & Mental Performance Consultants

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DISC Accreditation with a Sport Focus

One-on-one accreditation with Bo Hanson, Founder of Team8 People and four-time Olympian, with more than 30 years of experience using DISC in sport. Become accredited to deliver the full Team8 People DISC range, with a specific focus on AthleteDISC, CoachDISC, and Sports ManagerDISC Profiles in the context of the work you actually do. Benefit from Bo and our team’s real-world experience pioneering sport-specific DISC assessments for use inside your own practice.

Team8 People’s sport-focused DISC Accreditation Program includes tailored training, a package of assessments, full administration, co-branding, and supporting resources, including facilitation and marketing materials, all with a practical focus on using DISC in sport.

What's Included:
  • One-on-one training, tailored to your role and intended use, with a specific focus on DISC in sport
  • A package of DISC Assessments to get started
  • Training and facilitation materials, plus full ongoing mentoring support
  • Co-branded reports and account platform
  • Exclusive wholesale pricing
  • Administration and marketing support
  • Access to our Global Consultant Network to connect with others in your field
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Recommended Option: Add Emotional Intelligence Accreditation to Your Program

Take your mental performance toolkit to the next level and become accredited in the Emotional Intelligence 360 (EI 360) at the same time. Team8 People offers combined DISC & EI Accreditation, providing more economical access to our suite of DISC Profiles and the EI 360.

What's Included:
  • Everything in the DISC Accreditation Program, plus these EI-specific additions:
  • Two extra training sessions to build EI into your program
  • A package of EI 360 Assessments
  • Specific EI 360 training and facilitation materials
Tools & Assessments

Underpinned by Key Tools Created Specifically for Sport

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AthleteDISC Behavioral Profile

AthleteDISC Behavioral Profile

Purpose-built for athletes. AthleteDISC provides a tangible tool to explore how athletes prefer to communicate, respond under pressure, work in teams, and perform through competition. Use it one-to-one for individual development, in team sessions for shared understanding, and in coach-athlete debriefs to build stronger working relationships.
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CoachDISC Behavioral Profile

CoachDISC Behavioral Profile

Purpose-built for coaches. CoachDISC helps coaches understand their own coaching style, communication preferences, and behavioral impact. For sport psychologists and mental performance consultants, it provides a practical tool for supporting coach-athlete relationships, coach development, and whole coaching staffs.
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Sports ManagerDISC Behavioral Profile

Sports ManagerDISC Behavioral Profile

Purpose-built for sport administrators, athletic directors, general managers, and performance leaders. Sports ManagerDISC extends the DISC methodology to the operational and business side of sport, helping practitioners understand the behavioral dynamics of the people running the program.
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DISC AI Coach Functionality

DISC AI Coach Functionality

Access our industry-leading DISC AI tool, designed to deliver instant, sport-specific behavioral insights and help further contextualize results. Housed within your account, the DISC AI Coach draws from a DISC knowledge base to answer questions about individual, pair, or group profiles, helping deepen understanding, speed up preparation, and translate behavioral insight into practical strategies for better coaching, team development, and performance.
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360 Reviews

360 Reviews

Multi-rater leadership effectiveness reviews tailored to different leadership roles in sport, including team captains and leadership groups through the Athlete Leader 360, coaches through the Coach 360, and sport administration staff through the Sports Manager 360. These are a natural complement to DISC Profiling, helping measure how leadership behavior is experienced by teammates, coaching staff, support staff, and other key stakeholders.
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EI 360

EI 360

The EI 360 is an Emotional Intelligence assessment, usually sequenced after DISC as the next stage of development. It helps deepen athlete, coach, and leader development in longer-term partnerships by combining self-perception with structured observer feedback.
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DISC Card Game

DISC Card Game

Included in your initial training package alongside your DISC Accreditation Manual and supporting resources. Originally created for use with youth teams, many consultants now use the DISC Card Game as a practical tool to apply the DISC language with any group, whether they have completed full DISC Profiles or not.
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Why Sport Psychologists Choose Team8 People

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Team8 People (formerly Athlete Assessments) is recognized internationally for behavioral profiling in high-performance sport. We have worked with professional teams, Olympic and Paralympic programs, national sporting bodies, universities, and leading sport consultants worldwide. We created the first, and still only, DISC Profile specifically for sport validated for reliability and construct validity.

AthleteDISC, CoachDISC, and Sports ManagerDISC are not repurposed or rebranded business tools. They are underpinned by proven behavioral methodology, combined with real-world sport experience.

Built for elite coaching environments, performance psychology, leadership and culture programs, professional and collegiate sport systems, and athlete support services, they use language your clients recognize and relate to. That means less time translating business concepts into sport language, and more time focusing on actionable takeaways and strategies relevant to your clients.

You wouldn’t expect an athlete to internalize a new skill or concept in one session, so we don’t structure our accreditation as a two-day intensive either.

Accreditation is delivered the way you would design a program for your own clients: spaced over time, structured around your schedule, and applied with real clients during the training, not simulated case studies. Ongoing mentoring continues well beyond the formal training.

Behavior change and development work the same way for consultants as they do for the athletes you work with. Our accreditation reflects that.

We genuinely value our relationship with clients and believe our success lies in the success of the practitioners using our tools. That is why we do not surprise you with hidden fees or paywalls to access the resources you need.

  • No annual reaccreditation, licensing, or hidden administration fees.
  • No paywall between you and the facilitation resources you need to actually use the assessments effectively.
  • No additional costs for supporting capabilities such as team dynamic reporting or the DISC AI Coach.#

 

Once accredited in our tools, the only things you’ll pay for are the individual assessments you need, at your exclusive wholesale pricing. Everything else is included as part of our service and support.

Team8 People was founded by Bo Hanson, four-time Olympic representative and three-time Olympic medalist for Australia. The same applied behavioral tools and methods that underpins our work with Olympic programs, NCAA athletic departments, and professional teams sits at the center of every assessment and accreditation program we deliver.

One accreditation program. Access to six DISC Profile variants, four 360 reviews, and the EI 360. Whether you are delivering to athletes, coaches, business leaders, tactical operators, or educators, the same methodology adapts across every context. We provide the consulting toolkit that grows with your practice.

Work Beyond Sport Too? So Do We.

Many sport psychologists and mental performance consultants work across more than one context. That might include executive coaching engagements, consulting work with defense or emergency services teams where the performance dynamics closely mirror sport, occasional program delivery in schools and universities, or leadership development contexts.

If any of that describes your practice, or something similar, Team8 People can support your use of our assessments across every context. Complete one accreditation pathway, use consistent behavioral frameworks, and provide tailored assessments purpose-built for each environment your clients actually operate in.

Consistent methodology across every assessment. Purpose-built language for each context. Wholesale consultant pricing across the full suite of assessments. One accreditation, unlimited application.

What our clients say

Hear from a Sport Psychologist Working With Team8 People

“The DISC assessment really helps you individualize your work…and one of the real interesting assets of DISC is that I can administer it to both players and coaches… It’s incredibly useful to see where we’re in sync and where adjustments are needed… and we use these assessments as a foundation to find their strengths, areas of growth, and areas we need to put time into. It can cut down an entire six months, or a season, of just getting to know the player.”

Vincent Lodato, Executive Director of Mental Conditioning at the National Sports Performance Institute and Director of Mental Wellness and Player Performance at Utah Hockey Club

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Hear from others' experience

"While we have recently started our journey with DISC, we see the potential on it having an impact on our staffs. We believe that it will help us better understand each coach's communication styles and ideally significantly improve collaboration and conflicts resolution. The training provides valuable insight in identifying strengths and areas for growth, with the end goal being a more productive work environment and a better product for our athletes."
Francisco Rodriguez
Francisco RodriguezMental Performance Coach, San Francisco Giants
“Partnering with Athlete Assessments to provide their sports specific DISC Profiles and other materials to my clients, I know I am giving them my very best. I am very selective with whom I partner. I realize how precious my professional reputation is and how important the trust of my clients is to me.”
Becky Ahlgren Bedics, Ed.D.
Becky Ahlgren Bedics, Ed.D.Vice President of Mental Health & Performance, Women's Tennis Association; and Owner/President of Ahlgren Bedics Consulting, LLC
“DISC is a very well established tool, but Athlete Assessments have made it all digestible for Coaches and athletes (using sport language and examples) which makes it very useful when working with our diverse group of clients.”
Dr. Justin Anderson
Dr. Justin AndersonSport Psychologist, Premier Sport Psychology
“The most important aspects of DISC are the education around self-awareness and communication with others... Diving deeper into understanding who you are and being better able to engage with others. Athlete Assessments’ DISC Profiles are the foundation for getting the best out of people.”
Samantha Gilmore
Samantha GilmoreMental Performance Consultant, University of California Berkeley
“Getting certified in Athlete Assessments’ DISC has helped me understand so much more about the behavioral tendencies of the coaches and athletes I work with. It has helped people who struggle to explain themselves, give them (and me) a better understanding; which then drives our sessions.”
Dr Nicole Detling
Dr Nicole DetlingSport Psychologist, HeadStrong Consulting, LLC
“The AthleteDISC is an invaluable tool that provides a wealth of information I use to help athletes enhance their performance and improve their cognitive training. I have also found great success in using DISC as a team-building assessment which focuses on greater communication and team cohesion”.
Dr. Ed Garrett
Dr. Ed GarrettSport Psychologist, California Baptist University / Association for Applied Sport Psychology
“To be the first in the world to introduce two DISC profile tools in the language of his own country, Hungarian, I am proud to be an Athlete Assessments consultant.”
Szabolcs Hollósi
Szabolcs HollósiFounder, Kell Egy Csapat Élmény Kft. (Hungary)
“Some of the challenges DISC has helped us overcome include misconceptions about how things are being delivered or not delivered, accountability, communication and more. The Athlete Assessments DISC Profiles provide people with a better overall understanding of their coaches and teammates.”
Eline Vermeulen
Eline VermeulenAssociate Athletic Director of Student-Athlete Enrichment, Bucknell University
“The AthleteDISC Profiles have helped me paint a complete picture of my athletes. The DISC Profiles starts creating an identity for us to build upon.”
Kyle McDonald
Kyle McDonaldMental Performance Consultant, Competitive Will Performance Consulting
“Athlete Assessments’ DISC Profiles give quality information that can be immediately understood and applied in a sport environment.”
Jeff Troesch
Jeff TroeschMental Peformance Coach
“Knowing how others within the team culture behave can help to build greater empathy and understanding, as well as enhance group cohesiveness.”
Tim Bayley
Tim BayleyMental Training Consultant, Cal Poly Women's Basketball
“If I can understand the why, I can start giving the tools to help change or adapt behavior under different situations. So that’s what’s really important about the AthleteDISC and the CoachDISC, they give you the information to help you understand why people behave the way they do.”
Dr. Tiff Jones
Dr. Tiff JonesSport Psychologist & Founder, X-Factor Performance Consulting
“I choose DISC ahead of any other profiling tool because there are no good and bad profiles and my work is not about improving a profile. I can’t say that about most other tools I am accredited in using.”
Sandy Gordon
Sandy GordonFounder & Sport Psychologist, Peformance Perspectives International
“Working with Athlete Assessments has helped me tremendously with helping my clients with self-awareness. What I like about the AthleteDISC Profile is that each person gets to learn about their tendencies and it provides me the opportunity to ask questions to identify situations that lead to peak performance.”
Rick Sessinghaus
Rick SessinghausMental Performance Coach, FlowCode Golf Academy
“I wanted to be able to share some objective, valid results from a psychological measure that described patterns that a person was able to influence. I had been exposed to Athlete Assessments’ DISC Profiles at AASP and chatted with the team to learn how it could be part of a battery of tests. After going through the training, I was hooked.”
Dr. LaTisha Bader
Dr. LaTisha BaderCertified Mental Performance Consultant, Unique Counseling and Consulting, PLLC
“Working with the team at Athlete Assessments has been awesome. Bo and Liz are really vested in connecting with the people/professionals who use Athlete Assessments. The customer service they and their staff provide is top notch. They really are here to help us in any way they can. I am proud to say I am trained in using the Athlete Assessments DISC profile."
Bob Tewksbury
Bob TewksburyCertified Mental Performance Coach
“DISC helps people put language around what they are seeing and what it means in comparison to their own profile and then, how they can meet in the middle to work together.”
Brian Alexander
Brian AlexanderCertified Mental Performance Consultant, Athlete Mental Skills Coach
“Every sport has their own language, so in the leadership space I’m trying to create a common language which we can all understand and use interchangeably; when we’re talking about conflict, motivation, stress, and results, we tie it all into DISC.”
Al Lattell
Al LattellExecutive Director, Cooper Athletics Leadership Program at Georgetown University
“What I love about the Athlete Assessments CoachDISC and AthleteDISC Profiles is that they are already in sport-speak. We don’t have to figure out how to utilize some of the concepts to make it fit, it already fits!”
Brent Kondritz
Brent KondritzAssistant Provost for Graduate and Professional Education, University of Dayton: Center for Leadership
“It makes me a more effective and efficient leader but also gives clients and athletes a much higher level of self-awareness so they can develop professionally, athletically and personally at a very fast rate.”
Sandra Chu
Sandra ChuTwo Tigers Consulting / Princeton University
“I use DISC in many different contexts. When I was first introduced to the Athlete Assessments DISC Profiles, it was quite enlightening, and it made me understand a few things, both about myself, but also how I connected with other people."
Sarah Leberman
Sarah LebermanProfessor of Leadership, Massey University
Completing my DISC Accreditation has been a real game changer for me, the athletes, and the organisations I work with. The one-on-one's with Bo provide a thorough understanding of the tool itself. The whole team at Athlete Assessments live and breathe what it means to get the people side of sport. The information gathered by DISC Profiles and the Accreditation Program has helped me in having a better understanding of myself and in creating more valuable, positive and impactful relations with athletes, coaches, and parents. If you’re thinking about it - you'll gain valuable insights and a competitive advantage on everybody else!!!
Michel Hogue
Michel HogueYouth Sports Development Specialist, CMP Coaching inc.
I've had such a positive experience with the DISC Accreditation Program! You and Rebekah have been so responsive and helpful when I've had questions, as well as generous with your time. In my sessions with Bo, I learned so much. He was prepared and engaged for each training session.
Andrew Bednarzik
Andrew BednarzikOwner and Performance Coach at Headwaters Coaching, LLC
Athlete Assessments provides second-to-none service. Training with Bo provided incredibly valuable lessons and tools, including meaningful dialogue and countless resources. The wrap-around service and ongoing support that partners receive distinguishes Athlete Assessments. I highly recommend this program!
Shoshanna Lewis
Shoshanna LewisVH Consulting
Bo Hanson and his team have been great from start to finish, with engaging DISC explanations in every session that made the accreditation experience both enjoyable and immediately applicable.
Taja Dotson
Taja DotsonAssistant Director of Leadership and Development at Colgate University Athletics

How to Get Started

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Inquire

Tell us about your practice, your clients, and where you would like to strengthen your consulting toolkit
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We confirm fit

Together we’ll identify whether DISC Accreditation is the right pathway, and if so, how we can align it with your schedule.

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Begin your Training

Delivered directly with Bo Hanson, four-time Olympian and Founder of Team8 People. Purpose-built for sport practitioners, the training is spaced over time rather than delivered in a generic cohort format.

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Apply with real clients

Use your included package of assessments to profile clients in real time as part of your training. Refine your knowledge over the training period.

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Ongoing access

Continue accessing the full assessment range at wholesale pricing, with facilitation and marketing resources, the DISC AI Coach, and consultant support included.

Ready to bring Team8 People into your practice?

Whether you work with athletes, coaches, teams, or leaders in sport, Team8 People’s DISC Profiles will help your clients:

  • build stronger self-awareness;
  • improve communication;
  • manage and adapt to stress and pressure;
  • unlock consistent high performance.

 

Take your consulting practice to the next level with sport-specific DISC Accreditation, plus the cross-industry range for the work you do beyond sport.

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Quick FAQs

Can I use Team8 People's DISC Profiles with my existing sport psychology clients?

Yes. Once you're DISC Accredited, you can purchase and deliver the full Team8 People DISC range – AthleteDISC, CoachDISC, Sports ManagerDISC – with any athlete, coach, or team you work with.

No formal prerequisite qualification is required. DISC Accreditation is designed for sport psychologists, mental performance consultants, coach developers, and others working in applied sport contexts.

Yes. Team8 People's DISC assessments are used with athletes and coaches at every level – developmental through to professional and Olympic. Statistical validation is available on request.

Yes. While the assessments remain branded as Team8 People, you can embed them within your own coaching methodology, program frameworks, and client engagements.

Talk to a Sport Specialist on our team. We'll help map the right combination of assessments, accreditation, and consultant support to your practice.