Sustainable performance in high-pressure environments

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Dan speaks with Lúcás Ó’Ceallacháin about sustainable performance in elite sport and leadership.

Send us Fan Mail What does sustainable performance actually look like in elite sport and leadership? In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan speaks with Lúcás Ó’Ceallacháin, a high-performance coach and leadership specialist who has worked across rugby, wrestling, artistic swimming, ballet and Olympic systems worldwide. Lúcás helps leaders build performance “one brick at a time” through social learning, psychological safety and deliberate coaching design. From coaching in...

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Guest: Lúcás Ó’Ceallacháin

Topics covered

• sustainable performance
• high-pressure environments
• leadership
• coaching
• social learning

Keywords

• elite sport
• psychological safety
• deliberate coaching design
• performance building
• social learning

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