Dr Ed Coughlan: You must practise under pressure to be able to perform under pressure

Under pressure you don’t rise to the occasion; you sink to the level of your training, writes Dr Ed Coughlan.

To win while playing your best when the pressure is at its greatest is a notoriously difficult thing to do in elite sport.

Contrary to popular belief, you are never ‘handed it’, you must take it and, more importantly, deserve the right to take it.