Ray Breed Author

Ray Breed is a lecturer of exercise and sport science at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn, Australia. He has worked across all developmental levels, including as director of health, sport and physical education at St Leonard’s College and as high-performance manager and coach at North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL. He also provides in-service and professional development for teachers, coaches, and health and fitness professionals through Breed Sport Consulting. As a speaker, writer and presenter, Breed communicates with a wide audience on professional development in physical education, sport coaching, and health and exercise science. Breed, who received both his bachelor of education (in physical education) and his master of applied science from the University of Ballarat, has numerous publications to his credit, including Developing Game Sense Through Tactical Learning. He also has received the Victoria Honour Award and the Award of Distinction from the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) for outstanding contributions to the health and physical education profession.

Michael Spittle, PhD, is an associate professor of motor learning and physical education in the College of Sport and Exercise Science at Victoria University (VU) and a research associate in the Institute for Health and Sport at VU. Michael earned an undergraduate degree, with honours, in physical education and a PhD in motor learning and skill acquisition. He has also completed postgraduate study in psychological studies and education. Michael teaches and researches in the areas of motor learning, skill acquisition, motor development and applied movement science, including in areas such as practice design, player development, performance analysis and sports analytics, performance-enhancing technologies, developing game sense and decision-making training. In addition to being an author of numerous journal articles and conference publications, he has written several textbooks on skill acquisition in physical education and sport. A range of industry partners have leveraged his expertise for contract research, funded research projects and evaluation projects in exercise, sport, physical education and movement contexts.