The Skill Acquisition Retreat

One of a kind educational gathering for coaches oriented around ideas relevant to facilitating attunement and adaptability for athletes Coaches and practitioners interested in advancing their understanding and application of skill acquisition principles and related concepts? Join us in Arizona for this high-performance experience that equips passionate coaches with the ability to design learning environments that facilitate the solving of a wider range of movement problems for the athletes they work with in any sporting environment. Dear Friend in Sport Movement Skill, The Emergence Team would like to invite you to lock arms with us on Friday, November 6, 2026 for our annual Skill Acquisition Retreat! This year’s Skill Acquisition Retreat will once again be held at Ignite Performance in Chandler, Arizona and is guaranteed to be a truly one-of-a-kind, all-day event where the most passionate practitioners come together to help each other grow within their craft. The Skill Acquisition Retreat will pick up where the 2026 Sport Movement Skill Conference (SMSC) left off in bringing practitioners to their personal challenge points where evolution is the only option. It is in this type of setting where both theory and practice can co-exist to channel the development of each individual’s craft, leading to immediate and positive implications in the field. Quite frankly, if you empty your cup and put yourself out there by joining us in Arizona for the Skill Acquisition Retreat in 2026, your practice is guaranteed to change as a result! Specifically, coaches and skill acquisition specialists, WILL learn how to better: • Understand the contemporary skill acquisition concepts that really matter and why, where, and how they live and breathe in the real world • Analyze sport movement behavior in context and determine how that analysis can directly influence one’s training and practice design • Purposefully manipulate constraints to meet the individualized needs and skill set of one’s athletes • Communicate with and guide athletes towards more skillful movement behavior that transfers to the game Ultimately, we hope that you decide to lock arms alongside us at the 2026 Skill Acquisition Retreat on Friday, November 6. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to directly to our team at Emergence ([email protected]). Tentative Event Schedule for November 6, 2026 7:45-9:30am – Hike at South Mountain Hiking and Preserve (Pima Canyon Trailhead, 500 East Pima Canyon Road, Phoenix, AZ 85044) 9:30-10:15am – Head to Ignite Performance in Chandler, AZ 10:15-11:30am – Performing a Deep-diving Performance Analysis led by Shawn of Emergence 11:30am-12pm – Group Breakout: Thought Experiment around Performance Analysis 12-12:45pm – Lunch (catered) 12:45-2pm – Small Group Presentations 2:15-3pm – Active Session: Group Movement Preparation led by Tyler of Emergence 3-4:15pm – Practical Session: Shadowing Javier of Emergence and Ignite 4:15-6pm – Emergent Discussion and Q&A 6:15-? – Social Hour Event Registration Packages The Skill Acquisition Retreat 2026: $219 + taxes/fee Students: If you are currently an undergraduate or master’s student, please reach out to us before registering and we will personally assist you in your registration. Organization/Team Staff Discounts: For groups of 4 or more individuals, please reach out directly to Shawn Myszka, [email protected]) for special registration rates. All cancellation & refund requests must be presented via email 30 days prior to the event; they will be considered on a case-by-case basis but are not guaranteed. In the event of a complete cancellation, all paid registration money will be fully refunded to each participant.