Experience or Experiences

I saw this quote from Frank Dick today, very much in concert with what I have been saying in this blog over the past few months: “You can’t learn faster only by having access to your own experience and knowledge,” insists Dick. “It’s a no-brainer. You need access to the experience of everybody. But in our sport (Track & Field), everyone is brought up to be an individual, and fight with everyone else. In a team sport it’s not as difficult to get people to work together. That’s a cultural shift that has to take place in athletics.” Frank is the new Chairman of Scottish Athletics; he was the Chief Athletics Coach for England in their golden days in the 1980’s. He has always been an inspiration and a source knowledge and wisdom for me.
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Vern Gambetta

Director at Gambetta Sports Training Systems

Vern is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He has been the a conditioning coach for several MLS teams 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 New York Mets. He has lectured and conducted clinics in Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe and has authored six books and over one hundred articles related to coaching and sport performance in a variety of sports. He has a BA in teaching with a coaching minor and an MA in Education with an emphasis in physical education from Stanford University.