High Schools Throughout the Nation Find Success with BFS
igh Schools Throughout The Nation Find Success With BI BES Clinicians Don Soldinger and Len Walencikowski who coach at Miami Southridge High School almost did it all. They were ranked #1 in the USA Today Poll with only the state football championship game left. They lost in a hard fought battle and their 27-game winning streak came to an end. Coach Walencikowski stresses two vital points in the BFS Set-Rep System: “Read Your Body and Make Great Decisions”. Following are the Southridge Spartan Varsity ing staff took the team to the mountains for a week of training. The staff and some 45 players spent four days.
When the dust had settled last December in Giants Stadium, the Franklin Warriors were on top in New Jersey. Head Football Coach Joe George wrote Rick Anderson, his BFS Clinician, “I’m proud to say our state championship was done with the help of the BFS System and Total Program Concept. It was a great group of kids to work with!” Coach George and his Blue and Gold Warriors went 4-5 two years ago. Then 5-2-2 and now state champs! However, this last season was supposed to be a down year.
Franklin was picked to finish last in their conference. They were not even picked in the top 25 in the area.
Their QB, John Simeone, was only 55 and 135 pounds but this little stick at the Trails End Camp in Beach Lake, Pennsylvania. They practiced, held meetings and watched films. Tt was there that seeds for a championship were planted. The seniors took the initiative. “They were a special group,” Coach George said. They were the ones who carried us all exclaimed, “I told these kids that our championship didn’t happen during the game. It didn’t happen last week in practice. This happened over the summer. This happened during twoa-days. This happened in the Poconos. “You had to be there to see the turnout during the winter weight program - it was a perfect turnout.
had you been around the Warriors as they traveled to the Poconos after training camp in August, you would have seen a team turn into a family.” year. At camp in the Poconos, we had Pizza night for the seniors. They were talking about the idea of being a team and what we needed to do as a team. they stressed that we didn’t have any superstars, but a lot of qualiit together. school lifting program available.
13 seniors. of continued improvement, this year has been capped off by 6 All-State selections, a Player-of-theYear, a second conference championship and the first state title in 12 years. Thanks again.” instituted the BFS Set-Rep System, testing ideas and motivational ideas plus some of our own ideas to motivate the players/lifters. Our goal was Program. final A.P. ranking of | Ith in the state. ever been ranked by the A.P. given up in 10. defending state champion St. combined final record of 1-29. game of the playoffs. ty/plyometric/flexibility program. walk the halls proudly as gentlemen. largely to BFS! old 8th Grader, Cleaned 205 Ibs. at a BFS Clinic.
championship (the school’s first title since 1985).
High School in Buena Vista, Georgia. al and motivational videos from BFS. that looks very bright. that time. They could have given up because Success Sto Jim Brown did a BFS Clinic for be awfully proud of as we finished in the top 16 of SA schools when we were picked to finish Sth in our district. (Editor’s note: there are 250 SA high schools in Texas.) All the hard work was worth every second as we made school history in becoming Bi- District Champions, Area Champions and a Regional Finalist, a first for Texas City ISD!
Jay Corlew at Ledgemont High School in Ohio. They had never won more than six games in football. Jay exclaimed excitedly, “We went 8-2 and made the playoffs for the first time in history. It was the biggest thing ever!”
Mike Burgener, who is one of the great high school Ranch Buena Vista High School in Vista, California, reported two suc- EIGHT MORE! cesses. First, the football team did very well in the playoffs and second, Team Captain Kip Urps Power Cleaning with his teammates.
Barron using the BFS Program.
Schouten, SR 150 pounder from pound Snatch and a 280 Clean & who had a BFS Clinic. this year. He is a first Team All-District DB and a 2nd Team All-District RB at one point they were |-5S but the Texas City Stings stayed focused. They won from that point on and made school history by going all the way to the third round of the playoffs. Coach Dicus stated, “The commuhis team, Fort Hill High School, from season.
Board Totals: Adam Lancaster, SR 319 Clean & Jerk, Don Baligad, JR Ryan High School in North Dakota. went. changed my life too.” feels good to help give your dad something he never had before in his coaching career. It’s something that may not happen again. long time for this.” the Year, set a school indoor record. up to a 500 Bench with a 3.4 GPA.
Wow! story in our next issue.
When The Safety Squat Reaches Parallel, It Beeps!
Many athletes do not go low enough when Squatting. They think they are, but are usually bending at the waist. The last few inches are the most important part of the Squat. With the Safety Squat there is no more guesswork or arguments. The Safety Squat is a must especially when testing.
From BFS Magazine — Spring 1995. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
