It's FUN!
We at BFS strongly recommend that all coaches get Olympic Foundation. All you do is Clean & Jerk during a involved in Olympic Weightlifting. It’s a fun and physical education or weight-training class. You don’t have challenging sport. The Olympic Lifts also help build an to go to a contest, just do it as part of a class. There are some athlete’s explosive power. Don’t be intimidated by the nice prizes available, including a 310-pound Olympic Snatch and Clean & Jerk. An athlete can compete very well Barbell Set for a school. on the Snatch by doing a Power Snatch.
You don’t have to For free information on how to get involved, and drop down with your butt one inch from the floor. A Power technique videos, write: U.S. Weightlifting Federation, 1750 Snatch is similar to a Power Clean in many respects. The East Boulder, Colorado Springs, CO 80909, (303) 578-4508.
Clean & Jerk is even easier. Just do a Power Clean like most athletes are already doing. Then dip, launch the bar upward, We will begin keeping national records on January 1, split the feet explosively, and you have the Jerk part of it.
1989, in the Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and Total. Your athletes Hardly anybody Olympic Lifts anymore, so you don’t must do these lifts in an intramural meet, a meet with have to do much to get national recognition. For example, a another school(s), or in an ofÏcially sanctioned meet.
16-year-old, 165-pound athlete can be ranked in the top 25 in Athletes get only three total attempts on each lift, with an the nation with a 135-pound Snatch and a 200-pound Clean individual’s best Snatch and Clean & Jerk recorded as the & Jerk. If an athlete weighs over 181, its even easier! Just total. To be eligible for a national BFS record, an athlete must Snatch 135 and Clean & Jerk 170 pounds. have a 2.0 minimum GPA and be a member in good What you read is not a misprint. It’s that easy. What it standing in at least one of the following team sports: means is that every high school has the capacity of having football, basketball, wrestling, track, or baseball.
All results every member of a ten-man team ranked in the top 25 must be verified by an ofÏcial coach or school administrator. nationally. Obviously, that can do wonders for your Three age groups will be used: 14 and under, 15-16, and program, not to mention the increased self-concept 17 and over. Weight classes are as follows: 123, 132, 140, 148, improvement for the individual.
157, 165, 173, 181, 190, 198, 220, 220-plus.
Program to help coaches get started in Olympic lifting sanctioned U.S. Weightlifting Federation meet as a U.S.
Competition.
Registered lifter. lf you don’t know your local weightlifting ofÏcial, you may write or call the Colorado Springs ofÏce Phase I: The High School Clean and Jerk Competition listed in Phase |. They can tell you about upcoming meets.
This competition phase lasts six weeks, beginning next February. This program is funded by a grant from the U.S.
WHEN + ERFORMAN CE IS MEASURED ... =) PERFORMANCE IMPROVES THE SPEED TRAP COST: $6990 The SPEEDTRAP is the performance while training. It is so efÏcient in its operation, precious training time is not wasted.
Whether you are running time trials, teaching technique, or creating a competitive environment, the SPEEDTRAP with its 1/100 second accuracy, portability, and instant set-up, will meet your specific needs.
YOU GET:
Speed Trap Bag only 16" long holds the entire unit Coaches Monitor Stop Watch 3-Function Touch Start ¢ Touch and Go * Ready-Set-Go Countdown ¢ Upright Stance Start * Measures Any Distance Five Yards on Up!
* Completely Portable, with Special Long-Life Batteries. * Maintenance Free and Easy Set-Up 90 805 West 2400 South¢ Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 IT BEEPS AT PARALLEL NO MORE GUESSWORK NO MORE ARGUMENTS LESS SUPERVISION REQUIRED When the thigh reaches parallel, the Safety Squat will BEEP! It eliminates all guess work in judging proper depth. Great motivational device and coaching aid! Some athletes don’t go down far enough. They think they are, but they lean forward at the waist.
They might even argue. Now, they can’t! It will aid in their form. Also for those who go too low, usually by going down too fast, the Safety Squat will BEEP at just the right time. We highly recommend the Safety Squat! You should try at least one. Then, you'll want to get one or two for each Squat Station!
Save: Get Two For Only $79.”
From BFS Magazine — November/December 1988. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
