Announcing GAIN V Apprentorship June 12 to 17, 2012

It seems like just yesterday that we had our first GAIN Apprentorship now we are getting ready for the fifth. The program keeps growing and improving. GAIN is a network of professionals that are interested in learning and sharing to improve their abilities and enhance their professional status.

GAIN V will be June 12 to June 17 at Rice University in Houston, Texas. The program is open to sport coaches, conditioning coaches, physical education teachers, athletic trainers, physical therapists, chiropractors and doctors. Go to http://tinyurl.com/3jwyo6q to download the application form. Submit your application now, enrollment is limited. Professional tuition is $3,800 and scholastic tuition is $1900 (High school, junior high school, elementary school teachers and coaches are eligible for the scholastic tuition). Tuition includes breakfast, lunch and dinner each day, and room. Please call me at 941-378-1778 or email mail me at gstscoach@gmail.com for information or if you have any questions. Two scholarships are available to deserving applicants who are beginning or at the early stages of their careers.

Be a leader! Apply now and join a select group of professionals at the GAIN Apprentorship. Our goal is to define the field of Athletic Development by educating professionals in foundational principles and methodology as applied to coaching, physical education and rehabilitation. This program is not for the faint of heart or dilettantes, it is intense, intellectually challenging and demanding.

GAIN Apprentorship = Apprenticeship + Mentorship

We combine theory and practice in a five-day residential coaching school format. This is an opportunity to observe, participate, question, and explore the application of the Gambetta Method – Systematic Sport Development Model of training, teaching and injury rehabilitation.

The day begins at 6:30 AM with a learn by doing session followed by breakfast. Then there are two hours of classroom sessions followed by an hour of learn by doing, then a break for lunch. The afternoon begins with another two hours of classroom sessions, followed by a third learn by doing session. After a break for dinner the day is concluded with small group discussions and interaction with the faculty. The schedule is designed to optimize the experience for the all the participants through high-level instruction and hands on learning.

The coaching school represents just a beginning. The graduates of the program can continue to participate via the secure web site, and continue to attend the GAIN coaching school for the duration of their careers if they so choose for no additional cost.

Our faculty are experienced professionals who combine their knowledge, experiences and passion for teaching to help guide you. They are leaders who are in the trenches working in the field of athletic development.

Vern Gambetta – Athletic Development

Jim Radcliffe – Strength & Power Development

Dave Ellis – Nutrition – Fueling & Supplementation

Kelvin Giles – LTAD & Physical Competency Assessment

Frans Bosch – Biomechanics of Sprinting & Current Concepts in Skill Acquisition

Jack Blatherwick PhD – Testing & Evaluation

Joe Przytula ATC – Functional Biomechanics & Rehab/Return to Play

Bill Knowles ATC – Rehab and Return to Play/Reconditioning

Greg Thompson – Physical Education

Tracy Fober PT – Athletic Development

Ed Thomas Ed.D – Physical Education

Ed Ryan ATC – Return to Play

I hope you will join us for GAIN V, apply now to advance yourself as a professional. For those who have attended it has been a career changing experience. Take a giant step forward to enhance your professional development.