The driving factor of high-performance
DISC Assessments for Sport
Performing at your best in sport, whether as an athlete, coach, consultant, or administrator often relies on you perfecting the necessary skills at the highest level. Whilst the competitive sports industry often prioritises physicality, nutrition, and strategy as a means of achieving high-performance, the most effective factor of sporting success, and the biggest asset a team or group possesses is neglected: the people side.
DISC is the key to building self-awareness, to further understand yourself and others to achieve greater performance, collaborate more effectively, maximise relationships, and ultimately drive results. Team8 People’s suite of DISC Profiles, including a range which are tailored specifically for sport.
The development of DISC Profiling in sport
Where it All began
Team8 People (formerly known as Athlete Assessments) was founded by Bo Hanson, four-time Australian Olympian and three-time Olympic bronze medal winner in 2007. At the time of Bo’s career as a rowing athlete, DISC Profiling was only tailored to the business world. While Bo found the behavioural theory of DISC useful, he noted its design was not applicable to the demand of the sporting industry. Through collaboration with a team of experts including coaches, IT developers, and other DISC accredited professionals, Bo established the AthleteDISC Profile in the same year as Athlete Assessments (now known as Team8 People following the 2026 brand merger). Following this, the CoachDISC Profile was released in early 2009 specifically for coaches and trainers, and the Sports ManagerDISC Profile in 2011, which became the latest professional development tool in sports administration and management.
Since the launch of these tailored DISC Profiles, Team8 People has continued to innovate and diversify their range of services and products provided, making them available in alternative languages such as Japanese and Hungarian.
Learn more about the different types of DISC Profiles provided by Team8 People.
The driving factor of high-performance
Why Self-Awareness Matters in Sport
The latest insights into sporting performance have overturned the long-held view of how success in sport is achieved. In November 2015, Research presented at the World Class Performance Conference in London explored what differentiates a superelite (defined as a high-performance athlete who was expected to do well and went on to win multiple medals) from an Olympic competitor who goes home empty-handed. Whilst surprising to some, research findings concluded that the determining factor was the quality of the coach-athlete relationship.
Moreover, further research conducted as part of the Canadian Olympic Study, ‘Own the Podium,’ reflected the same results. Conclusively, the top two factors that contributed to an Olympic athlete winning a medal or producing a personal best performance, were the athlete’s self-awareness and the quality of the coach-athlete relationship. As Mike Krzyzewski, legendary basketball coach once said:
A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on “x’s and o’s” as compared to time spent learning about people.
The development of DISC Profiles for sport
Team8 People's DISC Profiles are tailored to sport
Team8 People offer six types of DISC Profiles, three of which are specific to sport: the CoachDISC Profile (specifically for coaches), the AthleteDISC Profile (for athletes), and the Sport ManagerDISC Profile (for sports admininstrators and other staff).
The content of each report is customised from the results of a 12-minute online survey. The report discusses an individual’s personal DISC Style, their strengths, areas for improvement, the way they prefer to be communicated to, and the pace at which they approach tasks.
The AthleteDISC Profile
Understand the behaviours that draw out your or your athletes’ best performances, so they can achieve consistency and maximise success. Support your athletes in building critical self-awareness, the driving factor of improvement and development on and off the ‘field.’
The CoachDISC Profile
What separates good coaches from the best is their consistent pursuit of achieving greatness, both in their athletes and themselves. Uncover your coaching style, individual philsophy, and how to implement strategies that enhance your coaching, relationships, and communication.
The Sports ManagerDISC Profile
Gain the opportunity to better understand themselves and those you work with. Build self-awareness to improve communication, working relationships, and enhance your team’s overall dynamic. Make use of this profile in recruitment, professional development, or as part of a team building exercise.
How to purchase
Order Online
We offer online purchases of any of the Team8 People Sport DISC Assessments for individuals or multi-purchase quantities. Select the relevant option below for more information.
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Purchasing a single DISC Assessment (for individuals)
If purchasing a single assessment for yourself:
Click on the relevant button of the profile you’d like to purchase. You will then be prompted to enter your contact details and credit card information. Following purchase, you will be instantly able to complete your online DISC survey. You will then be emailed your personalised DISC Profile Report. Upon purchase you will also be emaied a unique registration link where you can return to your survey, access your results at any time, and invite others to provide you with feedback using our 360 capability (which is completely optional and within your control.)
If you are purchasing an assessment on behalf of someone else: follow the same process as above, but enter the personal details of the person you would like to take the profile. Note, if you do not want the person to receive their results, enter your email address instead of theirs.
The Sports ManagerDISC
$129.95 AUD
Individual assessment, instant access.
Payment methods accepted for individual, instant-access DISC Profiles are Visa and Mastercard only.
If you need to use a different payment method (e.g. Amex, Discovery, PayPal) please contact us.
Purchasing 2+ DISC Assessments (for teams or groups)
If purchasing multiple assessments for a team or group:
Select the quantity of your choice of profile/s below to add to your cart. Then follow the prompts to complete your checkout. Following your purchase, our team will set up survey access and be in touch to provide this to you via email within the next business day following your purchase.
Volume discounts do apply when purchasing larger quantities of assessments, contact us to discuss purchasing larger quantities of DISC assessments.
Purchasing DISC Assessments Outside of Australia
If you are based outside of Australia:
take the pathway to success
Performing at your best relies on you being equipped with the most effective resources. Find out how to utilise the Team8 People DISC Profiles as an innovative tool to invest in your people.
“You don’t win with X’s and O’s. What you win with is people.”
– Joe Gibbs, American Football Coach