[Vern Gambetta]

Vern Gambetta on March 30, 2009 at 12:45 am #15521

Athleticism is the ability to perform athletic movements (run, jump & throw) at optimum speed, with precision, style and grace within the context of your sport. In many ways it is easy to isolate out a component of athletic fitness and focus on the development of that component to the detriment of overall athleticism. As athletic development coaches it behooves us to always keep the big picture at

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[cccp21]

cccp21 on March 31, 2009 at 8:14 am #80156

Hello,

My name is Brandon Green and i am new to this board. I trained with Michael Yessis in the 80’s and Jay Schroeder in the 90’s(not meaning to brag or name drop just wanted people to know my background). I saw at the old Laker forum in 87 the USSR national volleyball team. In their warmup they looked like a “circus” act with forward flips,backflips,rolls
and windmills with the arm’s going in 2 different directons at once! I would call this “athleticism”.
Brandon Green