Composure Under Pressure
Stay clear-headed in the last ten minutes, at frees, and in penalty situations, instead of tightening up when it counts.
Win the Game in the Six Inches Between the Ears
Performance hypnotherapy for rugby and GAA clubs, teams and athletes. Turn talent that shows up in training into composure that shows up on the day.
The Part Nobody Trains
Your Players Train Harder Than Ever. So Why Does It Fall Apart When It Matters?
You have put in the strength and conditioning, the video analysis, the extra sessions. Then a tight championship game comes down to the last ten minutes and the same thing happens: hesitation, missed frees, players who go quiet, decisions that freeze. That is not a fitness problem or a talent problem. It is the mind under pressure, and it is the one area most clubs never actually coach.
Every side you play has access to the same drills and the same gym. The teams that win the tight ones are the teams whose players stay calm, clear and confident when the pressure is at its highest. That is trainable, and it is exactly what this work does.
What We Work On
The Mental Skills That Decide Close Games
Practical, repeatable techniques that players can use in the warm-up, on the pitch, and when a match is in the balance.
Focus & Concentration
Block out the crowd, the scoreboard and the last mistake, and lock back into the next play, ball by ball.
Confidence & Self-Belief
Help players trust their preparation and back themselves to make the big call, rather than hiding when the game is tight.
Beating the Yips & Mental Blocks
Work through the frustrating blocks that can creep into place-kicking, puck-outs, free-taking and the throw-in.
Injury Comeback & Fear
Support players returning from a serious injury to trust the body again and play without holding back.
Pre-Match Routine & Visualisation
Give players a reliable mental warm-up so they arrive at the throw-in switched on, settled and ready.
Working With Your Club
How It Works
A simple process built around your squad, your schedule and your season.
Free Club Consultation
We start with a no-obligation call with you as coach or club to understand where the pressure is costing you.
Tailored to Your Squad
A programme shaped around your code, your level, and the specific moments where games are being lost.
Squad & 1:1 Sessions
Group workshops for the panel, with optional one-to-one sessions for key players. In-clinic, at the club, or online.
Skills They Keep
Players leave with mental tools they can use every week, long after the sessions finish.
12+
Years in Practice
6,000+
Clients Helped
Rugby & GAA
Players & Teams
Club or Online
Sessions Available
From the Sideline
What Coaches Notice
★★★★★
We had the players and the fitness but kept losing the tight ones. After working with John A the panel was calmer and more clinical in the closing stages. It made a real difference to how we finished games.
★★★★★
My place-kicking had gone to pieces under pressure. The sessions gave me a routine and a way to reset that I still use before every game. My consistency is back.
★★★★★
Coming back from a cruciate injury, the fear was as big as the physical side. This work helped me trust my knee and commit fully again. I would recommend it to any player in the same position.
Give Your Club the Edge
Bring the Mental Side Into Your Season
Your rivals have the same drills and the same gym. The mental game is where the tight ones are won. Book a free club consultation and let us talk through where your team leaves points behind.
Book a Club ConsultationOr call John A on 089 411 9837 or 087 939 4128