# skill development (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover skill development. Page: Feed: --- ## [Player Evaluations and Selections](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/player-evaluations-and-selections) _2026-08-17 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Selecting players based on potential for future success, not to reward past performances. ## [Graphic Organisers for Explicit Teaching](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/graphic-organisers-for-explicit-teaching) _2026-08-16 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Editable graphic organisers to support modelling, guided practice and independent practice across your explicit teaching lessons. ## [Explicit Teaching Expectations Slides](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/explicit-teaching-expectations-slides) _2026-08-16 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ 18 editable Canva slides to make expectations clear during each part of your explicit teaching lesson. ## [How to Strengthen Independent Practice in Your Lessons](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/how-to-strengthen-independent-practice) _2026-08-13 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Skill Development Part 3: Independent work ## [I Was Marking Assessments From My Son’s Hospital Room](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/i-was-marking-assessments-from-my) _2026-08-12 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ What it took for me to learn about looking after myself during the term. ## [Future-Proofing Players with Game States](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/future-proofing-players-with-game) _2026-08-10 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Using the phases of the game to guide skill development and lineup utilization. ## [How to Improve the Guided Practice in Your Lessons](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/how-to-improve-the-guided-practice) _2026-08-06 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Skill Development Part 2: Guided Practice ## [Instagram Drills and Ball Control](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/instagram-drills-and-ball-control) _2026-08-03 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ The importance of the next dribble and eliminating the hesitation compensation when developing better dribbling technique. ## [Why Students Still Struggle After Modelled Instruction](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/why-students-still-struggle-after) _2026-07-30 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Skill Development Part 1: Modelled Instruction ## [Subjective Appreciation of Coaches](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/subjective-appreciation-of-coaches) _2026-07-27 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ My personal opinions of coaches suggest nothing about the coach's acumen, but reflects my personal preferences about basketball and coaching. ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oYKliwR1Nkzs) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Concept Development Comes Before Skill Development](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/concept-development-comes-before) _2026-07-23 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Learn how to build what students know ## [Discussing Complexity in Soccer and Football](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/discussing-complexity-in-soccer-and) _2026-07-20 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Differentiating complicated and complex between sports and positions to gain a better understanding of sports. ## [How to Activate Prior Knowledge](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/how-to-activate-prior-knowledge) _2026-07-16 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ To Hook Your Students into the Lesson ## [Moving Beyond Specialist Decision-Makers](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/moving-beyond-specialist-decision) _2026-07-13 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Embracing risk-tolerant environments to develop generalists in a game of specialists. ## [Why Term 3 Is the Hardest Term of the Year](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/term-3-energy) _2026-07-12 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ ...And How to Protect Your Energy ## [How to Deliver Your Explicit Teaching Lesson Introduction Without Students Disengaging](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/lesson-introduction-delivery) _2026-07-09 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Introducing Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Effectively ## [Biological vs Chronological Age and Fairness](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/biological-vs-chronological-age-and) _2026-07-06 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Why is a birthdate used as a fair measure of athlete categorization as opposed to maturation when combatting increasing sports dropout rates? ## [Check for Understanding Isn't What Most Teachers Think](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/check-for-understanding-in-explicit-teaching) _2026-07-03 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ How effective teachers use quick checks differently. ## [Differentiating Difficulty and Complexity](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/differentiating-difficulty-and-complexity) _2026-06-29 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Can Gentile's Taxonomy improve our understanding of two-ball dribbling drills? ## [Classroom Routines for Structured Teaching: The Missing Piece Most Teachers Overlook](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/classroom-instructional-routines) _2026-06-24 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ A practical guide to teaching the routines students need to participate successfully in every part of the lesson. ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nfKNaY20WqOF) _2026-06-24 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [How to Teach Instructional Routines](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/how-to-teach-instructional-routines) _2026-06-24 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ So You Can Focus on the Learning ## [Encouraging Children without Instructions](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/encouraging-children-without-instructions) _2026-06-22 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Children need play, and opportunities to learn through trial and error, not overly complicated technical instructions. ## [Explicit Teaching as a Student-Centred Approach](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/explicit-teaching-as-student-centred) _2026-06-18 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Here I discuss the biggest misconception about explicit instruction and what it really means for cognitive load in your classroom. ## [Solving Problems with Drill Design](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/drills-solve-problems) _2026-06-15 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ A good drill aligns the activity with the purpose. ## [Instructional Routines at the End of the Term](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/instructional-routines-at-the-end) _2026-06-15 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ How to use your structure to carry your students to the holidays ## [Angel Reese, Habits, and Shooting Practice](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/angel-reese-habits-and-shooting-practice) _2026-06-08 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ What is correct when discussing skill execution? Are there absolutes? ## [Explicit Teaching Daily Slides Bundle](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/explicit-teaching-daily-slides-bundle) _2026-06-07 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ 90+ editable Canva slides for lesson delivery, classroom routines, behaviour support and classroom organisation. ## [Guided Practice in Explicit Teaching: The Most Important Part of the Lesson](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/guided-practice-in-explicit-teaching) _2026-06-02 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Learn why guided practice in explicit teaching is critical for student success, formative assessment and responsive instruction. What effective guided practice looks like and why it is hard to deliver ## [Disproving the Science around Specialization](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/disproving-the-science-around-specialization) _2026-06-01 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Science is subjective, not proof, as conclusions can fit different narratives around data. ## [Small-Sided Games to Improve Shooting](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/small-sided-games-to-improve-shooting) _2026-05-25 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Effectiveness, not efficiency, is the goal when developing shooters. ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8t2FnJvgXN6Z) _2026-05-25 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [How Explicit Teaching Became Over-Scripted](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/explicit-teaching-presentations) _2026-05-25 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Exploring the shift from responsive instruction to over-reliance on lesson slides ## [Purposeful Practice Design](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/purposeful-practice-design) _2026-05-18 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Does the drill solve the problem? Does the drill create other problems? ## [Kevin Durant and NBA Draft Combine Tests](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/kevin-durant-and-nba-draft-combine) _2026-05-14 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ KD became one of the NBA's best players despite testing as one of its worst athletes. ## [Playful Practice or Practicing like a Pro](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/playful-practice-or-practicing-like) _2026-05-11 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Should children practice like professionals or should pros practice more like children? ## [Brute Force Development](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/brute-force-development) _2026-05-04 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Thinking beyond simple drills to improve skill development in basketball. ## [On Being a Generalist](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/on-being-a-generalist) _2026-04-30 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ One of the last great generalist professions is being overrun by specialists. ## [Differentiating Emotional and Physical Maturity](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/differentiating-emotional-and-physical) _2026-04-27 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Every player develops at different rates and everyone's characteristics develop asynchronously. Development is a marathon, not a sprint. ## [The Repeat Hop](https://brianmccormick.substack.com/p/the-repeat-hop) _2026-04-20 · Brian McCormick · Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter_ Simple exercise for evaluation and identification of talent and injuries. ## [Daily Review in Explicit Teaching: Why It Matters for Learning](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/daily-review-in-explicit-teaching) _2026-01-11 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Daily review is critical for retention and fluency in explicit teaching. Learn why spaced and sequenced practice matters and how to plan it effectively. ## [Daily Review Scheduler for Teachers](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/daily-review-scheduler-for-teachers) _2025-12-26 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Plan effective Daily Review across a term with ease.