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Matters of Coaching &
Coaching MattersVern Gambetta
Gambetta Sports Training SystemsSarasota, Florida
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wherewillyoustand?
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...your Choice!
wherewillyoustand?
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You snooze, you lose!
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The world will pass you by!
You snooze, you lose!
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Radio - 50 years
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Radio - 50 years
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Radio - 50 years
TV - 45 years
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Radio - 50 years
TV - 45 years
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Radio - 50 years
TV - 45 years
Internet - 13 years
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Radio - 50 years
TV - 45 years
Internet - 13 years
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Radio - 50 years
TV - 45 years
Internet - 13 years
Facebook - 9 Days!
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A Coaching Journey
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My journey began in Santa Barbara California
in the late 1950’s
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Mr. Kuehl
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Barriers
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La Cumbre Junior High School
1969 - 73
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Elite S
port
Reflects
Socie
ty
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10,000 Hours?
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10,000 Hours?
Mandatory DAILY Physical Education
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10,000 Hours?
Mandatory DAILY Physical Education
Taught by Trained Educators11
4th Place to Gold Medal
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4th Place to Gold Medal
Men - 1.88%
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4th Place to Gold Medal
Men - 1.88%
Women - 2.44%12
Accountability
Bottom Line13
AccountabilityJump Higher or Farther
Bottom Line13
AccountabilityJump Higher or Farther
Throw Farther
Bottom Line13
AccountabilityJump Higher or Farther
Throw Farther
Run Faster
Bottom Line13
D. Coaching
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Design Thinking
D. Coaching
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D.Mindsets
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How many of you coach?
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How many of you coach?
Sprints & Hurdles
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How many of you coach?
Sprints & Hurdles
Jumps
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How many of you coach?
Sprints & Hurdles
Jumps
Throws
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How many of you coach?
Sprints & Hurdles
Jumps
Throws
Distance
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How many of you coach?
Sprints & Hurdles
Jumps
Throws
Distance
Combined Events
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Hu17
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Not something you do, something you are!
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Athlete19
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Nurturing the Athlete
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Nurturing the Athlete
Timing20
D.Mindsets
Show Don’t Tell
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Learning how to say smart things and give smart answers may seem important.
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Learning to listen to others and to ask smart questions is much more important.
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2 Ears
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2 Ears
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2 Ears
2 Eyes
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2 Ears
2 Eyes
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2 Ears
2 Eyes
1 Mouth24
Coaching Eye
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Coaching EyeBeware, there is often a strong confirmation bias
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Coaching EyeBeware, there is often a strong confirmation bias
You often see what you are looking for
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Coaching EyeBeware, there is often a strong confirmation bias
You often see what you are looking for
The art of coaching must be learned
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Learning Styles
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Auditory - Talk It
Learning Styles
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Auditory - Talk It
Learning Styles
Visual - Chalk It
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Auditory - Talk It
Learning Styles
Visual - Chalk It
Kinesthetic - Walk It26
D.Mindsets
Focus on Human Values
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We’re athletes. We’re not integers in a formula.”
Chris McCormack, Ironman Champion
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Coaching is a growth process step by step together with our athletes
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Technology opens new horizons & possibilities
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Technology opens new horizons & possibilities
Humans make it work!
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"Scientists should be on tap, not on top"
Lest we forget
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Craft Clarity
D.Mindsets
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Perspective34
Know what you know
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“It’s taken me all my life to learn what not to play.” Dizzy Gillespie
Know what you know
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Quality
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QualityA Measure of
Perfect!36
D.Mindsets
Embrace Experimentation
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You can’
t do what
you
have a
lways done
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You can’
t do what
you
have a
lways done
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Sacred Cows
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Sacred Cows
Beliefs, Opinions, Myths & So-called
Best Practice
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Sacred Cows
Beliefs, Opinions, Myths & So-called
Best Practice
Don’t be limited by any of these
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Beware of the tyranny of dead ideas
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Beware of the tyranny of dead ideas
They hold us back
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Beware of the tyranny of dead ideas
They hold us back They defeat us
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D.Mindsets
Beginners Mindset
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?Before you can find the answer you need to know how to ask the question
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Learn How To Learn
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Where & How Are You Learning?
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Where & How Are You Learning?
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Beware of Internet Training Porn!
Where & How Are You Learning?
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Monkey See -Monkey Do
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Monkey See -Monkey Do
Beware
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If in doubterr on the side of optimism and
positive energy
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D.Mindsets
Be Mindful of Process
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It’s a Journey
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It’s a Journey
Do you know the destination?
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A journey of learning and understanding that never ends
It’s a journey
that never ends
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It’s a JourneyA journey of learning and
understanding that never ends
It’s a journey
that never ends
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It’s a Journey
Are you sure?
A journey of learning and understanding that never ends
It’s a journey
that never ends
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Clarify
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Clarify
Provide a Clear Path52
Coaching is teaching!
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How do you coach?
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How do you coach?
Complexifi
er?
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How do you coach?
Complexifi
er?
Simplif
ier?
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Know the message
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Know the message
Clearly communicate the message
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Know the message
Clearly communicate the message
140 characters maximum!
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John Wooden - 2,326 Acts of Teaching
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John Wooden - 2,326 Acts of Teaching
6.9% Compliments
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John Wooden - 2,326 Acts of Teaching
6.9% Compliments
6.6% Expressions of Discipline
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John Wooden - 2,326 Acts of Teaching
6.9% Compliments
6.6% Expressions of Discipline
75% Pure Information
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Short
John Wooden - 2,326 Acts of Teaching
6.9% Compliments
6.6% Expressions of Discipline
75% Pure Information
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Short Punctuated
John Wooden - 2,326 Acts of Teaching
6.9% Compliments
6.6% Expressions of Discipline
75% Pure Information
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Short Punctuated Numerous
John Wooden - 2,326 Acts of Teaching
6.9% Compliments
6.6% Expressions of Discipline
75% Pure Information
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Short Punctuated Numerous
Rarely longer than 20 seconds!
John Wooden - 2,326 Acts of Teaching
6.9% Compliments
6.6% Expressions of Discipline
75% Pure Information
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Teaching
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TeachingExplanation
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TeachingExplanation
Practice
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TeachingExplanation
Practice
Feedback
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Athlete Ownership & Responsibility
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Priorities
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“If it ain’t worth doing two times week, it ain’t worth doing.” Eddie Reese, Swim Coach
Priorities
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90% of coaches work is “grunt” work
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Focus on the PROCESS
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Jump by Jump
Focus on the PROCESS
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Jump by Jump
Focus on the PROCESS
Throw by Throw
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Jump by Jump
Focus on the PROCESS
Throw by Throw
Sprint by Sprint
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Jump by Jump
Focus on the PROCESS
Throw by Throw
Sprint by Sprint
Run by Run
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Coaching!
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“Difference between eating from a cereal box and being on one.”
Peter Vint
Coaching!
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D.Mindsets
Bias Toward Action
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“If things seem under control, you’re just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti
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Don’t over-think
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Training Session needs to be close to your event in some form
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Neural
Training Session needs to be close to your event in some form
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NeuralMetabolic
Training Session needs to be close to your event in some form
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NeuralMetabolic
Mechanical
Training Session needs to be close to your event in some form
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NeuralMetabolic
Mechanical
Training Session needs to be close to your event in some form
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Provide A Positive Training Experience
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Provide A Positive Training Experience
Realistically Test the Athletes Limits and Capabilities
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Provide A Positive Training Experience
Realistically Test the Athletes Limits and Capabilities
Prepare for the Physical & Psychological Rigors of Competition
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Coaching Do’s69
Coaching Do’s
Be Empathetic
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Coaching Do’s
EncourageBe Empathetic
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Coaching Do’s
Be Clear EncourageBe Empathetic
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Coaching Do’s
Keep it Simple
Be Clear EncourageBe Empathetic
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Coaching Do’s
Keep it Simple
Be Clear Encourage
Give Clear, Effective Feedback
Be Empathetic
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Coaching Do’s
Keep it Simple
Be Clear Encourage
Give Clear, Effective Feedback
Be Empathetic
Be Consistent
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D.Mindsets
Radical Collaboration
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The Medici Effect
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The Medici EffectLook at different disciplines and search for places where they intersect. At these intersections is where a myriad of new ideas and applications can be explored.
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Specialize in Being a Generalist
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Specialize in Being a Generalist
Make connections among seemingly unrelated information
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Specialize in Being a Generalist
Make connections among seemingly unrelated information
Know it is not the links, but the linkages that make the system
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Specialize in Being a Generalist
Make connections among seemingly unrelated information
Know it is not the links, but the linkages that make the system
Focus on the “Big Picture”, how the pieces work together
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D.Mindsets
Prototype
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“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter.
Try again. Fail better.”Samuel Becket
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"50% of what we know is wrong; the problem is that we do not know which 50% it is"
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3R’s
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3R’sRoutine
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3R’sRoutine
Repetition
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3R’sRoutine
Repetition
Refinement
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It’s not about the coffee
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It’s the Experience!
It’s not about the coffee
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If you follow the flock long enough sooner or later you are going to step in __it!
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“I joke with people.” West said, “that someday I’m just going to be able to sit in my office and drink a two-liter bottle of soda and eat a bag of chips and be able to look at my computer and shout through a microphone like the Wizard of Oz and tell them what they ought to be doing.”
Is this progress?
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D.Mindsets
Ideation
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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin
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“Do or do not. There is no try.”
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Coachin
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Matters
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"You've got to do something that nobody else in the world is doing," he told me "And you've got to do it every day."
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"You've got to do something that nobody else in the world is doing," he told me "And you've got to do it every day."
Terry Brand wrestling coach to Henry Cejudo, Gold Medalist when he was struggling in training
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Prescription for Excellence
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Take one large dose of different daily
Prescription for Excellence
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Blog functionalpathtraining.typepad.com
Twitter @coachgambetta
Web Pagewww.gambetta.com
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