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Declan O'Connell @oconnelldeclan

Performance Consultant — Sport & Springsteen fanatic...#ThinkAdaptPerform Professional doctorate candidate @DCU - leveraging adaptive expertise for performance

Joined December 2010
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Declan O'Connell@oconnelldeclan
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Proud day for the O'Connells too #EverestBaseCamp
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On this week's episode of The Sport Psych Show I speak with Declan O’Connell. Declan is a coach and performance consultant with 20 years working with elite sports, global executive teams & high-performance environments across the world. Listen here buff.ly/hXimWxH
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On this week's episode of The Sport Psych Show I speak with coach and performance consultant Declan O’Connell about how the world's best sports coaches successfully adapt their expertise in different environments. Take a listen here buff.ly/hXimWxH
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Dan Abrahams@sportpsychshow
Mar 30
New episode of The Sport Psych Show! This week I speak with coach and performance consultant, Declan O’Connell, about the critical coaching skill of Adaptive Expertise. Listen here buff.ly/hXimWxH
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Delighted to discuss my latest research in Performance Adaptability with @DanAbrahams77… a great chat with a fantastic host and full of practical real world applications - podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcas…

#340 Declan O'Connell - Adaptive Expertise

Podcast Episode · The Sport Psych Show · 30 March · 49min

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Giving this another nudge out into the world - for all curious coaches looking to build their adaptability journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful… #highperformance #coaching #adaptability #expertise

“What got me here, won't get me there”: How the world's best sports coaches successfully adapt...

In high-performance sport, sustained success increasingly hinges on a coach's ability to adapt across varied, complex, and dynamic environments. This study...

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Declan O'Connell@oconnelldeclan
8 Dec 2025
Delighted to get this research out there - how do you win after winning - we asked 14 world class sports coaches who have won a combined 55 Olympic medals across contexts to understand - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Delighted to get this research out there - how do you win after winning - we asked 14 world class sports coaches who have won a combined 55 Olympic medals across contexts to understand - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

“What got me here, won't get me there”: How the world's best sports coaches successfully adapt...

In high-performance sport, sustained success increasingly hinges on a coach's ability to adapt across varied, complex, and dynamic environments. This study...

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Sotto il cielo di Milano #SanSiro #springsteentour2025
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HELP NEEDED Really would appreciate if you could take the time to complete this team survey - be it work or sport… forms.office.com/e/400QKTj3C…

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What a show What a man Part II #theboss #crokepark
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What a man What a show #theboss
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@OfficialCorkGAA @bonse PSFC FT Mallow 0-10 @DouglasGAAClub 0-9.. Great win lads, brilliant!
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Super day at the DCU Elite Performance conference… always great to meet with like minded professionals who challenge and grow you to think differently @DcuPerformance @AineMacNamara_ @Rdtaylor_16 @JTGreyMattersUK @behan_s
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As we kick off another Monday it can be tempting to get sucked into dealing with the problems facing us for the week ahead. It may be worth taking some time out to really get curious as to what the problem you are actually trying to solve is before jumping into solutioneering
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Monday’s thought of the day challenges us to invite confusion into our lives on occasion, particularly in relation to strongly held beliefs about how the world works and how we operate in it. This ‘desirable discomfort’can sometimes have disproportionate impact on performance
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Start from a position of “positive intent” when assessing someone’s behaviour. We can all be challenged and triggered by other people’s way of working and communication therefore immediately leap to judgement around their negative intent towards you. Flip the frame…
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Monday’s quote from Steve Jobs asks us to be curious about picking up the signals as to when you might need to change gears. Despite the positive intent that lies behind our actions, we can sometimes overplay our strengths When might driving and demanding become blunt? #adapt
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Some Friday thoughts…. #adaptability #performance declanoconnell.net/pigs-shar…
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This morning’s thought comes from famed mythologist Joseph Campbell. He advocates for adopting an explorer’s mindset and to step into the unknown with curiosity rather than fear. Playful curiosity with the way we think and behave may result in new opportunities on our horizon…
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A few Friday thoughts about the benefits of adopting a prudent mindset…. declanoconnell.net/the-templ… #mindset #adaptability #performance

The Temple of Doom | Declan O'Connell

Growing up, I was obsessed with the Indiana Jones movies. My particular favourite was the “Temple of Doom” movie where our hero had to fend off an army of henchmen amid crocodile infested waters and...

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A different perspective can bring to life new avenues for change •what risks might be present ? •what opportunities may arise from this? •what are the facts of the situation? •what may change quickly here ? #adaptability #performance
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