Dane Barclay supports and educates, athletes, coaches, teams, and business leaders to navigate the demands of sustained high performance and deliver when it matters most.
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The journey to peak performance is different for everyone, so Dane has created this handy guide that explains the different pathways and helps guide you to making the right choice for your specific circumstances.
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Dane Barclay
MAppPsych(SpEx), BA(Psych), MAAPi, MAPS, FEPSAC
Dane Barclay is a performance consultant who equips athletes, coaches, team leaders, and organisations with practical, high-impact tools to perform under pressure and sustain excellence.
With more than fifteen yearsā€™ experience as a psychologist, including a Master of Applied Psychology (Sport and Exercise), Daneā€™s work sits at the intersection of psychology, systems thinking, and lived performance experience. He helps individuals and teams build clarity, composure, and capacity in demanding environments.
Today, Daneā€™s consulting extends beyond the traditional clinical setting into a focused developmental and advisory role ā€” supporting growth in performance, leadership, and decision-making within complex human systems.
His clients include universities, national and state bodies, professional clubs, executive teams, and elite athletes. Dane is regularly sought for commentary, media appearances, and keynote presentations across major events and conferences.
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Performance shifts when people understand how they function under pressure.
The work sits at the intersection of psychology, elite sport, and high-performance environments. It is structured, evidence-informed, and deliberately practical.
Itā€™s about giving clarity,Ā capacity and composure when it counts.
Dane works with individuals and teams across developmental, professional, and executive levels ā€” from junior athletes progressing through pathways, to experienced leaders carrying complex responsibility.
Consulting Services for Individuals
Dane's non-clinical one-to-one consulting services are for athletes, coaches, professionals, and leaders who want deliberate performance refinement. Suited to individuals across developmental, emerging, professional, and executive levels ā€” from junior athletes experienced leaders.
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Dane's team consulting services are designed for sporting programs and high-performing organisations that understand performance is about more than talent and strategy alone. Formats are tailored to suited to junior programs, academy pathways, clubs and teams competing at a professional level, and executive leadership teams.
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Speaking Engagements
Dane Barclay brings a wealth of experience in performance and sport psychology, focusing on the unique needs of athletes and organisations. His presentations are designed to motivate, inspire, and equip athletes, coaches, and team leaders with practical tools to excel and support their team. He has presented to schools, teams, sports medicine clinics, multinational companies and national conferences, including such noteworthy events as TEDx Queenstown, Athletics Victoria's Talk Series, and the World Congress on Science & Medicine in Cricket.
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Media Appearances
Dane is a sought-after media contributor and commentator, known for delivering clear, grounded insight across a range of platforms. His appearances include expert panels and webinar series, guest interviews on performance and leadership podcasts, and commentary for major media outlets.
Dane has provided expert perspective across digital, radio, and television - including ABC Radio in South West Victoria and Far North Queensland, and live on ABC television discussing pressure during the Australian Open.
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CHOOSE YOUR GAME PLAN
Choose where to kick off your journey to peak performance.
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CONSULTING
Get yourself or your team on track to achieving peak performance with tailored consulting services and coaching programs.
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LEARN
Start learning the key principles on your own terms with expert material, starting with Dane's expert blog articles.
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PLAYBOOK
Learn the seven core principles for performing under pressure with Dane's 2026 guideĀ The Doing Hard Things Playbook.
THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT
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