Team8 People in Sport
DISC Profiling for Australian Sport
Team8 People has been at the forefront of behavioural profiling in sport since 2007. Creating the first and only DISC Profiles specifically for use in sport, Australian-founded, internationally regarded. Team8 People are trusted by leading sport psychologists, pathway, elite, and professional programs, and coach development programs within Australia, and globally.
A new chapter together
The Merger of Athletes Assessments & Team8 People
Since the early 2000s, Athlete Assessments and Team8 People operated as related but separate companies. Athlete Assessments built a global reputation in sport, while Team8 People established a broad footprint across Australian business, education, mining and construction. On 1 July 2026, the two companies merged into a single, unified entity operating under the Team8 People brand.
Founder of both companies & 4x Olympian, Bo Hanson, continues as Director and Lead Performance Consultant, alongside Dr Liz Masen as CEO within the merged brand. The timing reflects client demand, as many now work across various industries and contexts. The merger provides access to a broader, more specialised range of assessments backed by the same team, methodology, and more than 25 years of high-performance experience.
DISC Profiles for Sport
Unlike generic, business-only profiling tools, Team8 People's sport DISC Profiles were built specifically for the sporting environment. Drawing on the same behavioural science used in business but tailored to the language, pressures and relationships of high-performance sport. There are three profiles, each suited to a different role within a sporting organisation:
AthleteDISC Profile
Built for athletes, the AthleteDISC Profile gives coaches practical, individualised strategies for working with each athlete based on their natural behavioural style. It helps athletes build the self-awareness to understand what drives their best performances, take greater ownership of their behaviour on and off the field, and communicate more effectively with coaches, teammates and support staff.
CoachDISC Profile
The CoachDISC Profile helps coaches understand their own coaching style, and a practical framework for adapting their communication and coaching approach to get the best from every individual and team. Great coaches are defined by their constant pursuit of a competitive edge in their athletes and in themselves, and in their ability to create effective coach-athlete relationships.
Sports ManagerDISC Profile
Designed for sports administrators, support staff and other sporting professionals, the Sports ManagerDISC Profile builds a clear understanding of an individual's style and how it complements those they work with. It's widely used in recruitment, professional development planning, and team-building within sporting organisations and governing bodies.
How Each Assessment Works
Each profile is based on a short online survey (around 12-minutes) and produces a personalised report covering the individual's style, strengths, potential limitations, communication preferences, and the environment in which they perform best.
How the DISC Assessment Works
To achieve consistent performance, successful athletes and coaches need more than strategy. They need self-aware people who understand how to work effectively with others. DISC Profiling is one of the world’s most widely used behavioural assessment frameworks for developing self-awareness, improving communication and strengthening workplace relationships. Team8 People’s range of sport-specific DISC assessments, the AthleteDISC, CoachDISC, and Sports ManagerDISC are designed to be fast, accessible, and immediately useful within the sporting context.
Step-By-Step
- 10–12-minutes to complete
- Receive a 40-page personalised DISC Profile report, specific to sporting role and in Australian English
- Access results, optional additional capabilities, and supporting resources via a private online platform
What the DISC Report includes analysis of
- Behavioural styles and preferences
- Communication tendencies
- Key strengths and potential blind spots
- Motivators and workplace preferences
- How their behaviour impacts colleagues and team members
- Strategies to adapt their approach to improve results
What Each Individual receives via the online platform
- An Instruction Guide explaining how to use the platform and their resources
- Clear colour-coded natural and adapted style bar graphs
- Comprehensive DISC Report broken down into three key parts to immediately apply DISC insights
- Optional 360-degree observer feedback functionality
How DISC Improves Individual & Team Performance
Team8 People’s DISC Profiles provide a practical framework to help individuals understand their behavioural preferences and how they impact those around them. Turning behaviour into something visible, measurable, and actionable.
When using within a team environment, understand the behavioural dynamic of the team and how this is likely to impact strategy, goals, and outcomes.
How DISC Improves Self and Team Awareness
- Understand behavioural styles
- Recognise differences in communication preferences
- Adapt behaviour to improve coach-athlete and team relationships
- Understand likely responses to pressure, and how to best manage
How DISC Improves Performance
No matter if working with an athlete, coach, team, or sports administrator, the level of insight that Team8 People’s DISC Profiles provide allows individuals to build stronger relationships, communicate more effectively, and perform at a higher levels within their team and organisations.
- More effective coaching and leadership
- Improved team alignment
- Reduced conflict and misunderstandings
- Greater consistency in performance
- Increased employee engagement
More Than A DISC Profile: A Complete Development System
In addition to the sport-specific context of the reports, the Team8 People DISC system includes several advanced features that make it one of the most comprehensive DISC Profiling tools available in Australia. These features ensure that the Team8 DISC Profile is not simply an assessment, but a complete behavioural development resource for individuals, teams, and organisations.
- Dedicated Client Success Manager
- Account Setup
- Online Co-branded Portal & Reports
- Sport-specific resources, activities, and programs
- Integrates into existing hiring and onboarding processes
- DISC assessment tools can be embedded directly into existing processes or programs
Team Dynamics & Summary Reports
When one of your teams or departments complete their individual DISC Profiles, we have the added capability of producing a Team Dynamic, Summary Graph Report, and One-page Summary for any group or combination of profiles.
DISC Collaboration Report
The DISC Collaboration Report is an evaluation and facilitation of how two people work together. It can be used to enhance existing working relationships, or in recruitment to easily distill down the key themes of a potential candidate’s DISC Profile and how they will work with their manager or a key member of the team.
360 Observer Feedback
Our optional Observer Feedback capability is available with every DISC Profile purchased (at no additional cost). It provides any individual who has completed their own DISC Profile with an opportunity to reach out to teammates, coaches, colleagues, or leaders to celebrate or recognise what they are doing well, whilst also seeking advice on key areas for further development.
The Observer Feedback tool enables an individual to electively invite those they work closely with to share their insights into how they perceive the individual’s Behaviour within their sporting environment, converting it into a valuable 360-degree review. It was developed to take advantage of the range of benefits gained from quality feedback, from improving performance to reducing turnover. Contact us for more information.
DISC AI COACH
The DISC AI Coach is a powerful add-on capability within the Team8 People DISC platform, designed to enhance the practical application of DISC Profiles across athlete development, leadership, and coaching. Built as an intelligent, secure feature within the Team8 DISC platform, the DISC AI Coach enables consultants, coaches, and those with administrative access to explore behavioural insights dynamically, moving beyond static reports to understand how behaviour shows up in real-world contexts. When used in the sporting context, it further enhances the already tailored insights with options to apply directly to unique situations, sports, and dynamics.
How We Work in Sport, in Australia
Benefit from 30+ years experience working within Australian Sport.
In Australia, Team8 People's sport offering centres on two core areas, with additional programs available upon request.
Sport-Specific DISC Accreditation Training for Sport Psychologists and Mental Performance Consultants
For sport psychologists, performance consultants, and practitioners who want to bring DISC Profiling into their own work with athletes, coaches, and teams, Team8 People offers a dedicated DISC Accreditation pathway. Accredited consultants are equipped to administer and debrief the AthleteDISC, CoachDISC, and Sports ManagerDISC Profiles directly with their own clients, backed by Team8 People’s training, resources and ongoing support.
Who we work with
- Sport Psychologists & Mental Performance Consultants in Private Practice
- In-house Sport Psychologists working within state or national sporting bodies
- Coach Developers and Athlete Performance Consultants
- Leadership Consultants working with organisational leaders or governing bodies
Coach Development Programs for State, National, and Professional Organisations
Team8 People delivers coach and professional development programs for sporting organisations, clubs and governing bodies across Australia, applying DISC Profiling and more than two decades of high-performance experience to help coaches build stronger relationships with their athletes — reflecting the research finding that the quality of the coach-athlete relationship is one of the strongest predictors of elite performance.
Coach Development Programs are tailored to suit your needs:
- In-person, virtual, or hybrid delivery
- Program Content tailored to participant needs, sport, level of competition, and organisational structure
- Integration within existing programs or initiatives, like certificate courses, to enhance development opportunities
- Can be combined with AthleteDISC Profiles for a full team or squad rollout
Tailored Programs for Sporting Teams, University Programs, and Organisations
Team8 People works with teams and organisations within Australia and around the globe supporting athlete, coach, and administrator development. Offering tailored programs, based on our more than three decades experience in high-performance sport, and underpinning philosophy of developing performance through people.
