Athletic Development Coach and Fitness Development Coach, Not Personal Trainer or Strength Coach
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By Sal | June 23, 2010
The 2010 edition of Vern Gambetta’s GAIN Mentorship brought together a diverse group of forward thinking athletic performance coaches, physical therapists and athletic trainers with a faculty of world-class instructors leading the way. Every day of this six-day learning experience provided significant revelations, for attendees and faculty alike. Read the rest of this entry »
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Vern Gambetta’s 2010 GAIN Apprentorship Program
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By Sal | June 16, 2010
I’m very excited to be heading down to Florida this weekend to attend legendary coach Vern Gambetta’s GAIN apprentorship program. It’s almost six days of intense learning in a residential coaching school format that, for me, represents the highlight of my continuing education efforts. Starting next week I will be posting my entries from the various discussions and sessions that I experienced at GAIN 2010.
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There’s More to Spotting Clients Than Just Handing Them Weights
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By Sal | June 9, 2010
For personal trainers and strength coaches spotting is a series of complex responsibilities. Much more than just handing weights to clients, spotting is a combination of watching, listening, teaching, counting and moving all in response to your client’s actions. Spotting is more than watching what your client is doing. Read the rest of this entry »
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Stick To Your “Pricing Guns” Even When Times Are Tough
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By Sal | June 2, 2010
Your pricing structure is one of the single most important features of your business and has more of a direct effect on your bottom line than any other aspect. If you want to be a successful trainer you must have faith in your abilities and be willing to believe people will pay a premium price to work with you. You can’t be good and cheap, you shouldn’t be good and cheap. And when it comes to being a personal trainer, people will not think you’re good if you’re cheap.
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