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    How can you expect an athlete to excel at the highest level if they are physically illiterate? You would not think of asking someone to write a book if they can?t spell, punctuate or construct a correct sentence. That is what we are asking our athletes to do. Know the basics of movement; combine the basics into more complex movements, but never stray far from the basics. Simplicity will yield complexity. If you try to go too fast too soon without mastery of fundamentals then you are building a house of cards. It is not if it will fall, it is when. This is the genesis of inconsistent performance at later stages of development and definitely the cause of injuries. Injury prevention and performance enhancement start with physical literacy. Not real sexy and exciting but necessary. Build you athlete on a strong foundation and the construct strong walls not a house of cards that will blow over with the slightest breeze

    Vern Gambetta

    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.
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