Gary Vitti, Laker Head Athletic Trainer, is Guest Speaker

About to enter his 30th season as the Los Angeles Laker's athletic trainer, Gary  Vitti is widely recognized as one of the best practitioners of his respective field.

Vitti , who monitors the health of the club throughout the season using state-of-the-art methods in conditioning, dieting, stretching and testing, is the longest tenured athletic trainer in Lakers history with 29 years of service.  

The native of Stamford, Connecticut is responsible for the care, prevention and treatment of injuries to Lakers players, assuring the coaching staff that each athlete is in the best possible condition from October through April, May, or, in the event of a championship run, June. Yet just because the season ends doesn't mean Vitti is off the clock. His job typically continues throughout the months of July, August and September as he spends a portion of his summer working with players during the off-season. 

Eric Iverson