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2 Day Creating a High Performing Sporting Environment Workshop
A practical two-day workshop for club teams who want to be exceptional

Brought to you by Dave Dorgan of High Performance Coaching in association with Cork GAA

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Why this workshop?

Creating High Performing Club Teams

A practical two-day workshop for clubs who want to be at their best when it matters most.

Every club starts the year believing this could be their season. Very few do what it takes to be the one winner in their grade. That takes an exception effort and structure. 

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This two-day workshop is designed for clubs who want to close the gap between ambition and reality — and build a structure that holds that sets itself up for success.

This isn’t about hype.


It’s about creating the environment where high performance is possible.

 

Why this workshop?

Most clubs are doing a lot of things right.

  • Coaching courses completed.

  • S&C programmes in place.

  • Tactics and systems worked out.

And yet, under championship pressure, performance still slips. 

Pressure reveals:

  • Standards that aren’t fully owned

  • Leadership that wavers under stress

  • Roles and decisions that become unclear

  • Tough conversations that were avoided

  • Confusion when clarity is needed most

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Clubs that make the breakthrough have systems that hold when others crack.

This workshop is about putting those systems in place before pressure exposes the gaps.

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The Framework

The programme is built around four pillars that consistently show up in high-performing teams:

Self – Emotional control & decision-making

Pressure changes leaders first.
This pillar focuses on how players and management respond when stress rises — staying calm, thinking clearly, and making better decisions in key moments.

Culture – Standards & behaviours

Culture isn’t what’s said in meetings.
It’s what’s allowed on the pitch and in the group.
Here we work on standards, ownership, accountability, and the behaviours that define the team when no one is watching.

Organisation – Roles & preparation

Structure reduces stress.
Clear roles, ownership, communication, and preparation remove uncertainty — especially when things don’t go to plan.

Game – Match-day clarity

When systems aren’t agreed in advance, pressure creates noise.
This pillar focuses on match-day processes, decision rights, communication, and clarity when the game is on the line.

Everything is practical, applied, and grounded in real club environments.

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