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Our Pathways

Where skill acquisition science meets sport

SkillACQ has four core services — Equip (free), Build, Refine, and Optimise — tailored to provide a progressive pathway from foundational knowledge to applied skill acquisition mastery.

Unsure where to start?

Discover where your organisation stands in its journey toward evidence-based skill development.


Our free assessment helps you understand your current level of skill acquisition maturity and identify clear next steps for growth.

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We offer a clear four-tiered approach to elevate your coaching and team performance.

Build

Once equipped, continue to our 'Build' Pathway, a collection of 6 self-paced programs that guide you through the science of skill acquisition to help you design smarter, more effective practice sessions.

Key Outcomes

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Refine

When you're ready to sharpen your approach, our Refine Pathway provides bespoke mentoring and targeted solutions for your or your organisation's specific coaching challenges.

Key Outcomes

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Optimise

To transform your entire program, our Optimise Pathway analyses your team, identifies critical performance gaps, and delivers a custom-designed intervention plan to secure a decisive competitive advantage.

Key Outcomes

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Equip: Free Education

Start your journey by preparing your mind with our free 'Equip' Pathway, a collection of foundational programs like 'Detecting Credible Research.'

Key Outcomes

  • Understand what skill acquisition science is and why it matters for coaching practice

  • Distinguish between performance and learning — the most important distinction in session design

  • Begin evaluating your own coaching practice against evidence-based principles

  • Decide whether the full BUILD pathway is right for your next step

Our Founder & Lead Sports Scientist

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Job Fransen

Job is the Founder and Managing Director of Skillacq. He’s an Associate Professor in Skill Acquisition and practitioner in the field of skill acquisition. Job has consulted for dozens of high performance sport organisations all over the world, including the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), English Premier League (EPL) and Australian Football League (AFL). Job lives in the Mid-North Coast region of New South Wales, in Australia.

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