ASCA Speakers Bureau

	Vern Gambetta 1594 Oak Circle North Sarasota, FL 34232 941-378-1778 vgambetta@aol.com
ASCA Certification Level:	Years Coaching: 30
Present Position:	President & Coaching Director Gambetta Sports Training Systems
Notable Coaching Achievements	see attached Bio
Most Recent Speaking Engagement	9/99 - ASCA Convention, San Diego, CA - Core Strength & Stability
Recent Previous Presentations:	Five previous presentations at ASCA World Clinics in the 1990's
Favorite Topics:	Core Strength & Stability Get Hip to the Shoulder Functional Dryland Training Any aspect of Dryland Training
Daily Speaker Fee Range:	$1,000

Biography:
Vern is currently is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He is the speed & conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Mutiny Major League Soccer team. He served in that capacity for the 1996 & 97 seasons as well. In 1998 he served as the conditioning consultant to the US Men's World Cup Team and the New England Revolution. He is the former Director of Conditioning for the Chicago White Sox. Previous to this he worked as a conditioning coach for Vermiels Sports & Fitness working with both the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. Vern is recognized internationally as an expert in training and conditioning for sport having 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 conducted clinics in Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe.

Vern's coaching experience spans 30 years at all levels of competition. At Santa Barbara High School he coached boys and girls track team to a combined record of 61 wins and 12 losses. From 1977-82 he headed the women's 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. The 1982 track squad placed second at Nationals. He has coached national record holders in such diverse events as the Men's Indoor Pentathlon and the Boys High School Ten Mile Run.

In addition 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. He has achieved certification as a Level II Sprint/Hurdle coach as well as being Level II Lead instructor.

Vern also served on the advisory editorial board of the l.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 Hurdling and Steeplechasing, How Women Runners Train and The Complete Guide To Medicine Ball Training, The Gambetta Method, and The 3S System - Soccer Speed. He also served on the faculty of the National Coaching Institute in Canada.

He 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.