Frequently Asked Question

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Whether or not they should is a source of debate. You can form your own opinion by reading these articles by Otte and colleagues and Fransen as well as their several commentaries. If organisations do hire skill acquisition specialists, here is often why they do it: A Skill Acquisition Specialist acts as a "coach for the coaches." While technical coaches focus on what to play, we focus on how the players learn it. We provide evidence-based audits of practice schedules, talent identification frameworks, and mentoring to ensure your organization’s developmental pathways are backed by the latest peer-reviewed science, reducing "noise" and wasted training hours.

Rather than offering you instantaneous solutions, we help you develop deep critical thinking that will benefit you for the lifetime of your career, even when fads disappear and preferred ways of working change. Our work is deeply embedded in over a decade of academic AND practical experience allowing us to empower you to apply best practices and elevate sports performance.

SkillACQ is spearheaded by Dr. Job Fransen, a renowned skill acquisition specialist with a PhD in Skill Development and over 15 years of experience in research and professional sports. Together with the SkillACQ specialist network, Dr. Fransen transforms cutting-edge theory into actionable performance strategies.

SkillACQ partners with a diverse range of collaborators, including coaches, teams, athlete parents, educators, and sporting organisations. From grassroots initiatives to elite programs, we work across all levels to drive impactful results. Unless we received explicit permission to do so, we don't disclose who we work with by name, because we value the confidential nature of the work we do.

We are always looking for bright minds interested in developing and designing great educational programs of value to coaches, parents, educators, practitioners and organisations likely to implement scientific research to design better practice sessions and talent development systems. If you have a good idea for a program, you can get in touch with us to discuss.

SkillACQ is suitable for coaches from all backgrounds and experience levels. We have something for everyone from free education to equip you with the critical thinking skills you need to get the most out of coach education, to bespoke education and consulting work.

SkillACQ offers two learning pathways: Equip — Start strong with foundational tools to maximize your learning. Build — Master the basics of skill acquisition and practice design. Together, these pathways provide coaches with the ability to critically reflect on skill acquisition science, to understand how they can use it to strengthen their own pedagogy.

We have packaged up the Build programs into two packages: Foundational and Advanced learning. You can choose to engage in each of these packages separately, or you can purchase them together.

SkillACQ's education is based on best evidence from skill acquisition science as well as from over 15 years of applied practice. You can find some of the evidence that underpins our ways of working in the evidence section of the website.

We offer a 14-day money-back guarantee, provided you have completed less than 25% of the content and haven't downloaded all resources. You can cancel your membership at any time at no cost. All services are also protected under Australian Consumer Law guarantees. For full details on usage limits and how to submit a request, please see our refund and cancellation policy here.

We do not believe in testimonials. The contexts in which we work require the greatest privacy. We respect our clients' privacy and choose not to add testimonials or logos to our website. People who are interested in working with us can talk to us directly about some use-cases, which we only share with permission. This means that when you work with us, you can rest assured that what we do with you, or your organisation, stays with you. For the same reason, SkillACQ only works with one organisation per competition, so the clients we work with can secure and maintain their competitive edge.