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.
Yes they were doing an adaptation of the sway drill. To learn how to do the sway drill also called the Oregon Shift Drill go to page 248-49 of my book Athletic Development – The Art and Science of Functional Sports Conditioning. I learned this drill from Jim Radcliffe at University of Oregon.
posted by Vern Gambetta @ 1/22/2008 10:15:00 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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Sway drill & it's variations= great ACL rehab tool!
I would still love to see it done live/video. Some things just can not be appreciated on black and white pages.
Mark Day
We've incorporated the drill and further progressions (with steps, diagonals, drop steps, with medicine ball reach, etc) into warm-up drills. Great stuff.
Mike Bahn
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