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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 go to http://thegainnetwork.com/joingain

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 http://thegainnetwork.com/joingain 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

 

 

Newbies

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

                       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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