You are invited to a session with Vern Gambetta. Vern is the founder of the GAIN Network. He is considered the father of “Functional Sports Training” with 52 years of coaching at all levels of competition. He has authored over 100 articles and seven books on various aspects of training. He received his BA from Fresno State University and his teaching credential with a coaching minor from University of California Santa Barbara. Vern attended Stanford University and obtained his MA in Education with an emphasis in physical education.
GAIN’s mission is provide a global platform for education, innovation and motivation in athletic development. GAIN focuses on the possibilities for enhancing human movement through an emphasis on connections between all disciplines to enable adaptable athletes to reach their full potential.
Notable mentions about Vern Gambetta:
- Track & Field: Co-founder of USA Track & Field coaching education program. Edited Track Technique, the technical journal of USA Track & Field. Associate editor of the IAAF technical journal, New Studies in Athletics.
- Baseball: Director of Athletic Development, New York Mets. As Director of Conditioning pioneered conditioning for baseball with model program for Chicago White Sox. Consultant to Cincinnati Reds and the University of Texas.
- Basketball: Assistant conditioning coach for Chicago Bulls. Conditioning coach for Canadian National men’s team and the Canadian women’s team.
- Soccer: Conditioning coach for Tampa Bay Mutiny. Conditioning Coach for US Men’s World Cup team. Conditioning coach for New England Revolution. Consultant to Chicago Fire. Consultant, University of Virginia Women’s Soccer. Consultant, University of North Carolina Women’s Soccer.
- Hockey: Consulted with San Jose Sharks.
- Tennis: Conditioning coach for Monica Seles. Consultant Billy Stearns Tennis Academy, Sarasota, FL.
- Softball: Consultant to Australian women’s softball, bronze medalists Olympics.
- Swimming: Consultant to the Carmel Swim Club, Harvard University Women’s Swimmimg. Consultant to University of Michigan women’s swimming, Consultant, Kenyon College Swimming. Consultant to Mission Viejo Natadores.
- American Football: Consultant to San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.
