By BFS

Several months ago I got a call from University of Maryland strength coach Frank Costello. Coach Costello . and I have been friends for a long time and he had some Coach Tabachnik working with a high school football player amazing news. He had Dr. Ben Tabachnik in his ofÏce. on his 40-yard sprint. He is an amazing source of information Dr. Tabachnik and his wife had just immigrated to the and now available for BFS clinics.

United States from the Soviet Union. He had wanted to defect for years but now the peristroika status of the Soviet Union allowed the Tabachniks to make their move and meet relatives in Baltimore.

BRAND NEW!

Dr. Tabachnik has written over 150 articles as the Head Soviet Sprint Coach on speed development. He has a P.H.D. in sprinting from the University of Moscow.

Dr. Tabachnik headed a 40-man research team full of P.H.D.’s from all the various sciences. Their task was to PERFECT SURFACE! unlock the secrets of speed development. Vast amounts of knowledge were accumulated. Dr Tabachnik was given average sprinters and he applied his findings.

The result? European and Soviet Champions. He made 10.0 - 10.1 sprinters out of 10.6 100 meter sprinters SAFEST IMPACT TEXTURE! BOXES WON'T SLIP!

The question Coach Costello posed was “Greg, do you want Dr. Tabachnik at BFS?”

ATHLETES WON'T SLIP!

I immediately flew him to Salt Lake City and he stayed in my home nearly a week. It was a fascinating time. We did a couple of presentations locally and it was a real treat.

American Speed expert and he laughed, “This is for grade school.” You see Ben had the advantage of tens of millions of dollars of research and expertise at his command for a decade. The East Germans and Bulgarians get their inside information from Ben. It was exciting to have this man in my home. A strong friendship was kindled and Dr. Ben Tabachnik became a BFS consultant, writer and clinician.

His first article appears on the next page. k Special Design for High Schools.

* Has the Correct Height and Adjustability Levels for Beginners to Advanced Athletes.

* Adjusts to Many Different Heights for Correct Progressive Growth.

Boxes with an Anti-Skid Surface and It All Fits in Here.

From BFS Magazine — Fall 1990. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).