GAINcast with Vern Gambetta

At North Shore Country Day School students range from age 4 to 18. As athletic director, Patrick McHugh has had a chance to put in place a truly long-term athletic development process. The key word there is process: long-term development is not a model, but a process that is never linear. On this episode he talked about his philosophy and more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/06/gaincast-episode-69-long-term-development-with-patrick-mchugh/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus and GAIN.

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Over the past decade the influence of medicine in sport has grown tremendously. Now more than ever problems are being defined and treated as medical conditions and viewed through the eyes of doctors. The problem is that no one area has all the answers in sport. As each silo grows closer, it becomes harder for different specialists to work together and profit from each others knowledge. On this episode of the GAINcast we take a look at the medicalization of sport and discuss better ways to address the problems this approach has been trying to solve. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/06/gaincast-episode-68-the-medicalization-of-sport/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus. Members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars, including our recent webinar on robust running. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

Over the past decade the influence of medicine in sport has grown tremendously. Now more than ever problems are being defined and treated as medical conditions and viewed through the eyes of doctors. The problem is that no one area has all the answers in sport. As each silo grows closer, it becomes harder for different specialists to work together and profit from each others knowledge. On this episode of the GAINcast we take a look at the medicalization of sport and discuss better ways to address the problems this approach has been trying to solve. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/06/gaincast-episode-68-the-medicalization-of-sport/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus. Members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars, including our recent webinar on robust running. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

All eyes look towards Europe in the soccer world and if you look close enough you will see there are some interesting team sports planning trends gaining momentum. As the High Performance Director for the MLS champions Seattle Sounders FC, Dave Tenney has tried to keep his team on the cutting edge and has looked closely at the new models emerging from Europe. On this episode, we have a discussion with Tenney about the direction periodization is headed and how he has seen successful solutions implemented at various clubs. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/06/gaincast-episode-67-periodization-trends-with-dave-tenney/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus. Members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars, including our webinar on periodization trends. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

All eyes look towards Europe in the soccer world and if you look close enough you will see there are some interesting team sports planning trends gaining momentum. As the High Performance Director for the MLS champions Seattle Sounders FC, Dave Tenney has tried to keep his team on the cutting edge and has looked closely at the new models emerging from Europe. On this episode, we have a discussion with Tenney about the direction periodization is headed and how he has seen successful solutions implemented at various clubs. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/06/gaincast-episode-67-periodization-trends-with-dave-tenney/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus. Members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars, including our webinar on periodization trends. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

To get athletes to be champions, we have to get them to think like champions. This requires a team culture where athletes are given space to independently choose to do what it takes to win. This is exactly the environment swim coach Chris Webb has set up with several clubs. On this week's podcast Webb joins us to talk about the steps he is taking to install cultural change at his new job with T2 Aquatics in Florida. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at:http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/05/gaincast-episode-66-the-champions-choice-with-chris-webb/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus. Members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars, including our new webinars on robust running and sprint drills. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

To get athletes to be champions, we have to get them to think like champions. This requires a team culture where athletes are given space to independently choose to do what it takes to win. This is exactly the environment swim coach Chris Webb has set up with several clubs. On this week's podcast Webb joins us to talk about the steps he is taking to install cultural change at his new job with T2 Aquatics in Florida. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at:http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/05/gaincast-episode-66-the-champions-choice-with-chris-webb/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus. Members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars, including our new webinars on robust running and sprint drills. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

Springtime means baseball and on this episode we look specifically at the conditioning needs of pitchers. Pitching is an extremely fast and explosive movement that has unique conditioning demands, yet most conditioning programs are based on tradition rather than being optimized to the needs of the players. On this episode of the podcast Vern Gambetta shares best practices developed while working with top club in Major League Baseball. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/05/gaincast-episode-65-conditioning-pitchers/

Want to learn more? John Kiely and Martin Bingisser will lead our upcoming seminar in London on May 20. We will cover periodization, planning, and performance with a fresh new perspective. Sign up now at www.hmmrmedia.com

Springtime means baseball and on this episode we look specifically at the conditioning needs of pitchers. Pitching is an extremely fast and explosive movement that has unique conditioning demands, yet most conditioning programs are based on tradition rather than being optimized to the needs of the players. On this episode of the podcast Vern Gambetta shares best practices developed while working with top club in Major League Baseball. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/05/gaincast-episode-65-conditioning-pitchers/

Want to learn more? John Kiely and Martin Bingisser will lead our upcoming seminar in London on May 20. We will cover periodization, planning, and performance with a fresh new perspective. Sign up now at www.hmmrmedia.com

Over the past few months we've accumulated several small topics to discuss and haven't had the time to jump into them. Well, now's the time. On this week's episode we discuss various odds and ends related to current events and training such as whether track and field records should be reset, the sub 2 hour marathon attempt, what makes master coaches stand out, and balancing variation and risk in training. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/05/gaincast-episode-64-odds-and-ends/

Want to learn more? John Kiely and Martin Bingisser will lead our upcoming seminar in London on May 20. We will cover periodization, planning, and performance with a fresh new perspective. Sign up now at www.hmmrmedia.com