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.
Outside or inside it does not matter - A hallway is just as good - Get it done! Never let facilities or lack thereof limit a workout. Never let equipment or a lack of it limit your training. Building champions is about getting the job done, not style points.
posted by Vern Gambetta @ 2/22/2008 09:53:00 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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Vern,
Seeing the pictures of the VBall team working out really brings back some good memories!!! What is your approach to teaching a large group like that who is relatively new to training?
Hope all is well,
Dap
I'm getting my pitchers ready for baseball. Yep, in a drafty foyer on the side of the gym. Get creative with the modalities... If I had to name my secret weapons-hoola hoops & gym scooters. Maybe I'm lucky, but not a single elbow or shoulder injury the 15 years I've been doing it. However, many have gotten injured when they go off to college. I'm not sure it's because they are throwing more, or they change their routines to fit in with their peers. I'm always happy when a few show up during winter recess to work out with us. It's always fun to watch them giggling through a gut busting workout. I still think laughter is the best core exercise.
Vern,
Would you be willing to post a sample preseason workout for us 'High School Baseball' coaches?
Or Joe maybe would you as well?
Coach..I would love to see a baseball workout posted. I just finished working with our girls softball team and they were awesome and liked working hard. Our baseball coaches are still dinasaurs but hey they won the state championship last year..perhaps they are the smartest guys in the school, they had 2 major league prospect pitchers and they are returning...their philosophy was to just not mess them up...pitching coach didn't even coach them at practice..they had their own private coaches
FOR THE RECORD
This team got smoked by Palisades Charter HS which is lead by three girls that lift real wts and regularly perform Olympic lifts. Palisades Charter HS,not Venice, won the League and City Championships.
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