GAIN Professional Development Community – 2014 Schedule
Don’t miss out on this special professional development opportunity. Below is the faculty and the teaching schedule for this year. To apply click here.
GAIN VII Theme
Focusing on the Process of Developing Athletes From the First Step to the Podium
The GAIN Faculty
We are very fortunate to have a faculty with a tremendous breath of experiences. These are professionals who have a track record of excellence in their chosen fields. They know how a performance team works, how all aspects of athletic development complement each other and most importantly they understand the process of developing athletes.
AT GAIN we have four main areas of focus 1)Coaching 2)Athletic Development (S&C) 3)Sports Medicine/Rehab 4)Physical Education. Our faculty are the experts in each of these respective focus areas. The goal is foster connections and communication between all these areas to develop the best athlete possible.
Join us and learn from these professionals and interact with other professionals in the GAIN network. Go to our website and apply now. Don’t miss out.
Coaching
Finn Gundersen – Gunderson Consulting working with MLS Philadelphia Union Development Academy. He was formerly US Skiing Director of Alpine Sport and Education and Headmaster of the famous Burke Mountain Ski Academy in Vermont.
Clay Erro, Best Winning Percentage in Football in Nor Cal Section History at Enterprise High School in Redding California. Now Retired and Consulting on Coaching Excellence.
Vern Gambetta, Founder of GAIN Network, Currently Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems
Athletic Development
Jim Radcliffe, Head S&C Coach University of Oregon
Gary Winckler, Hall of Fame Track & Field Coach, Former assistant Canadian Olympic Track & Field Coach in 2012 and Head Women’s Track Coach at University of Illinois
Vince Anderson, Texas A&M, Assistant Track & Field Coach Sprints & Hurdles
Nick Garcia, Athletic Development Coach & Assistant Track Coach, Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California
Steve Magness, Head Cross Country and Assistant Track Coach University of Houston
Nick Folker, Former Aquatic S&C Coach at University of California Berkeley. Now with F.A.A.S.T and BridgeAthletic
Tracy Fober, PT, CSCS, Iron Maven Physical Health & Performance, St Louis Missouri
Sports Medicine/Rehab
Bill Knowles, ATC, CSCS
HPSports – Director of Reconditioning and Athletic Development Philadelphia Union Academy – Major League Soccer Pennsylvania, USA
Ed Ryan, ATC Head Trainer US Women’s Olympic Basketball Team, Formerly Head of Sports Medicine USOC
Randy Ballard, ATC Assistant Trainer, University of Illinois Working With Track & Filed and Volleyball
Joe Przytula, ATC is the current Supervisor of Physical Education and Health, and athletic trainer with Elizabeth Public Schools, Elizabeth New Jersey USA.
Physical Education
Greg Thompson, Elementary Physical Education Teacher Farmington Michigan, Currently Athletic Development and Age Group Head Coach, Livonia City Soccer Club
Steve Myrland, District Performance Coach for Athletics, District Wellness Director Middleton Wisconsin School District
| Day One – Tuesday, June 17 | ||
| 1:00 – 3:00 | Registration | |
| 3:30 – 5:00 | Introduction & Orientation | |
| 5:00 – 7:00 | Dinner | |
| 7:00 – 7:30 | GAIN Philosophy of Training | Gambetta |
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Communication For Effective Coaching | Erro |
| Day Two – Wednesday, June 18 | |||
| 6:30 – 7:45 | Movement Madness | ||
| Station #1 | Running Mechanics | Winckler | |
| Station #2 | PE | Myrland | |
| Station #3 | Postural Strength Modules | Gambetta | |
| 7:45 – 9:30 | Breakfast | ||
| 9:30 – 9:50 | Functional Path Concepts | Gambetta | |
| 9:50 – 11:00 | LTAD – Burke Mountain & Beyond | Gundersen | |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Break | ||
| 11:10 – 12:10 | Endurance Training Myths | Magness | |
| 12:10 – 1:00 | Lunch | ||
| 1:00 – 2:10 | Siesta/Individual Meetings | ||
| 2:10 -3:00 | Discussion Groups | Strength Training | |
| 3:00 – 3:10 | Break | ||
| 3:10 – 4:00 | Discussion Groups | Endurance Training | |
| 4:00 – 4:10 | Break | ||
| 4:10 – 4:50 | Discussion Groups | PCA/Injury Prevention | |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | Break | ||
| 5:00 – 6:00 | Practical – Reflex Strength Training | Winckler | |
| 6:00 – 7:30 | Dinner | ||
| 7:30 – 8:15 | Team Building | Gundersen | |
| 8:15 – 8:45 | GAIN Talks | ||
| Newbies (Separate Session) | |||
| 1:00 – 2:10 | Foundations Physical Competency Assessment | Ballard | |
| 2:10 – 2:20 | Break | ||
| 2:20 – 3:30 | Foundation of Speed – Sprint Mechanics | Winckler | |
| 3:30 – 3:40 | Break | ||
| 3:40 – 4:50 | Foundations of Reconditioning | Knowles | |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | Break | ||
| Day Three – Thursday, June 19 | ||
| 6:30 – 7:45 | Movement Madness | |
| Station #1 | Warm-up | Radcliffe |
| Station #2 | PE | Myrland |
| Station #3 | Reflex Strength Training | Winckler |
| 7:45 – 9:30 | Breakfast | |
| 9:30 – 10:40 | Fundamentals of Acceleration Mechanics | Anderson |
| 10:40 – 10:50 | Break | |
| 10:50 – 12:00 | Athlete Development at Notre Dame High School | Garcia |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:10 | Siesta/Individual Meetings | |
| 2:10 – 3:20 | Agility – Practical Pointers & Progressions | Radcliffe |
| 3:20 – 3:30 | Break | |
| 3:30 – 4:40 | Advance Concepts of Reconditioning | Knowles |
| 4:40 – 4:50 | Break | |
| 4:50 – 6:00 | Practical – Reconditioning | Knowles |
| 6:00 – 7:30 | Dinner | |
| 7:30 – 8:00 | Developing Leaders | Gundersen |
| 8:00 – 8:30 | GAIN Talks | |
| Day Four – Friday, June 20 | ||
| 6:30 – 7:45 | Movement Madness | |
| Station #1 | Hurdle Mobility | Radcliffe |
| Station #2 | PE | Thompson |
| Station #3 | Foundational Movements | Fober |
| 7:45 – 9:30 | Breakfast | |
| 9:30 – 10:40 | Application of The Bondarchuk Method | Garcia |
| 10:40 – 10:50 | Break | |
| 10:50 – 12:00 | Speed & Power Development – Special Considerations | Radcliffe |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:10 | Siesta/Individual Meetings | |
| 2:10 – 2:20 | Break | |
| 2:20 – 3:30 | Building A Framework For Monitoring & Performance | Ballard |
| 3:30 – 3:40 | Break | |
| 3:40 – 4:50 | Developing Endurance – Nuts & Bolts | Magness |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | Break | |
| 5:00 – 6:00 | Practical – Training Observation | Garcia |
| 6:00 – 7:30 | Dinner | |
| 7:30 – 8:15 | Role of the Parent in Athlete Development | Gundersen |
| 8:15 – 8:45 | GAIN Talks | |
| Day Five – Saturday, June 21 | ||
| 6:30 – 7:30 | Movement Madness | |
| Station #1 | Shoulder Basics | Fober |
| Station #2 | Plyo Progressions | Radcliffe |
| 7:30 – 9:00 | Breakfast | |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Designing an Effective Training Session | Gambetta |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Break | |
| 10:10 – 11:30 | PE – The Foundation of Athlete Development | Thompson |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Foundational Concepts of Athletic Development | Gambetta |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | Coaching Wrap-up | Erro |
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