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.
This anonymous comment was sent in regard to my post on hamstring injuries:
Vern, Running curves and arches could compromise the ankles of a player already playing his/her sport. Sprint straight ahead while training and leave the lateral movements to the sport itself.
posted by Vern Gambetta @ 9/03/2007 07:33:00 AM
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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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There it is!!! Just lift, don't work on lateral quickness because the sport itself will make you quick.
Don't run curves or arcs! What is baserunning, football cuts, 200 meter, soccer, etc. I will make sure not to get my athletes to follow this mentality.
I am sure this is another mentality of outside edge on cutting.
Anthony
Anthony, You have just stated the reasons as to why players do not need additional volume to train lateral movement. The injuries Vern is talking about could be a result of many reasons and injuries could could also be because of all these meaningless lateral drills or better still - Frills. I don't expect Vern to state otherwise as he has built his market position with this lateral training stuff. Hey, if you just want to warm up its okay but lateral training to get better in the sport may not be smart thing.
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