The Functional Path is a path that had been traveled many times before but had fallen out of use in favor of smoother paved roads that promised faster and easier results. Seeking to follow and better define the functional path is a continuing journey, fortunately it is a journey that many have traveled before. Functional Path training is getting back to the basics of movement. It is learning to tune into the body and it’s inherent wisdom to produce rhythmic flowing movement.
What do both of these have to do with football? High knee action is not rewarded in the game. People who run with high knees are easy to knock off their feet. A Physioball on a Football Field- what would Vince Lombardi have said about this one? Play on your f
eet, practice on your feet!
posted by Vern Gambetta @ 8/21/2006 05:47:00 PM
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Vern is currently is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He has been the a conditioning coach for several teams in Major League Soccer as well as the conditioning consultant to the US Men’s World Cup Soccer team. Vern is the former Director of Conditioning for the Chicago White Sox and Director of Athletic Development for the New York Mets. Vern is recognized internationally as an expert in training and conditioning for sport having worked with world class athletes and teams in a wide variety of sports. He is a popular speaker and writer on conditioning topics having lectured and conducted clinics in Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe. Vern's coaching experience spans 36 years at all levels of competition. Vern has authored six books and over one hundred articles related to coaching and sport performance in a variety of sports. He received his BA from Fresno State University and his teaching credential with a coaching minor from University of California Santa Barbara. Vern obtained his MA in Education with an emphasis in physical education from Stanford University.
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Living in a rural area I sometimes wonder if kids are not forced to specialize more or do sports that conflict with training needs. Many schools in my area have 2 Fall sports - golf and cross country and some are now getting soccer going. I use to encourage hoopsters to run cross country versus not doing anything in the Fall but I wonder now if that is a bad idea, especially if they hope to excel in hoops later on. Now I think about all cross country does is teach them how to run 3.1 miles in 20 minutes - not something that is very sport appropriate for hoops. Any comments on the best sports combinations and worst combinations for junior high and high school kids?
old school vs new school- great topic on ESPN radio this morning. old vs new means nothing to me. bascilly take what is usefull reject what is useless. Bruce Lee. SB on a football feild useless. SB for an office worker that sits all day usefull.
Take away the ball and it looks like he's falling. Hopefully it's in the End Zone.
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