360° learning at GAIN in Houston

“You have to be comfortable being uncomfortable all the time”

gain conferenceVern Gambetta from the GAIN Athletic Development Manual.

I have just returned from spending a week at my 4th GAIN conference, at Rice University, Houston, Texas.

My mind and body were pushed, pulled and stretched in many different directions. 

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How to Plan Your Training: GAIN Review 6

“90% of coaches’ work is grunt work”  Terry Brand

Vern Gambetta did a few presentations on planning training, as well as a couple on coaching itself. The overall theme was “have a plan, then work the plan”.  I will cover some specifics in this blog, as well as an overall summary.

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