The Gambetta Method: Common Sense Training for Athletic Performance

A comprehensive view of Vern Gambetta’s philosophies and theories behind the proven and successful techniques used in all of the GSTS services, programs/seminars, and products. Do not expect pat conventional wisdom from this compilation of Vern’s published articles! Vern thinks “outside the box”. The information represents a synergy of Vern’s own interpretation of sport science research and his practical coaching experience. The result is a book that covers virtually every major aspect of training from planning, to rest, to testing. Find out why the Gambetta Method is so successful in training speed, plyos, balance, functional strength, explosive power, agility, core training, periodization, training the young athlete, planning for peak performance and assembling a performance team.

Vern heads his own consulting firm, Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He was the conditioning consultant for the US Men’s 1998 World Cup Soccer team. In 1996-1997 he was conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Mutiny Major League Soccer team. He was Director of Conditioning for the Chicago White Sox Minor League Program from 1987 to 1996. Vern is recognized internationally as an expert in training and conditioning and has worked with world class athletes and teams in a variety of sports. He is a popular speaker and writer on conditioning topics, having lectured and given seminars and clinics throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe.

Experience that matters
Vern’s coaching experience spans 30 years at all levels of competition. He has coached both cross country and track and field. At Santa Barbara High School he coached boys’ and girls’ track teams to a combined record of 81 wins and 12 losses. From 1977-1982, he headed the womens’ track and cross country program at the University of California, Berkeley. His cross country teams won three Region 8 titles and finished in the top ten at Nationals four consecutive years.

Vern served as the first director of the TAC Coaching Education Program, an innovative program designed to upgrade the standard of track and field coaching in the US. Vern also served on the advisory editorial board of the I.A.A.F. technical journal, New Studies In Athletics. He was the editor of the TAC technical journal, Track Technique, from 1980 through 1988. He edited the TAC Coaching Manual and has authored five books, He also served on the faculty of the National Coaching Institute in Canada.

Vern received his BA from Fresno State University in 1968 and his teaching credential with a coaching minor from UCSB in 1969. In 1973-74, Vern attended Stanford University and obtained his MA in Education with an emphasis in physical education.