For fetch ball I started with getting them touch the ball and rewarding. I would place the ball further and further each time so they would have to run to touch the ball and then running back to my hand for the reward. After they got that down then I started showing them the ball in my hand and rewarding if they touched the ball in my hand and last part was putting the ball some further and having them figure out they'll get the reward of they put the ball in my hand. I think it only took Pico less than a week to learn fetch and for Sonny it took a month or two haha.
For hoop I haven't started training yet so I can only say what I will probably try to do is get them to touch the hoop and rewarding then placing hoop further away and rewarding when they touch and then rewarding with the hoop still on the stand (so hopefully they know they get the reward if the hoop is on the stand) and then moving the hoop off and have them figure out they need to get the hoop on the stand for the reward
For Wings I definitely am not going to push either. I'll be rewarding when I see them stretching (they usually do this should lift where they kind of raise both wings) I did catch a pic of Sonny doing it just now. So this position is what I'm going to try rewarding consistently
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A good way I found to have them really think if they're stuck on a part of a trick is to start giving lower value rewards if they're stuck on doing one part of the trick and immediately rewarding with high value (safflower or hemp for my birds) once they're on the right path again!
