Part Three in a Series

"I can get the quarter before you can!"

Part Three In A Series by Dr. Greg Shepard This contest can be very valuable in determining not only who is quick but also who can think fast. A person can be quick and yet not do well in this contest or vice versa. Either way, it can be a valuable tool in evaluating personnel. Sit at a table and face your opponent. Put your palms down as illustrated about two feet apart. Place a quarter in tJle middle of the table equidistant from each hand. A coach or third party will act as a referee. The right hand is labeled number one while the left hand is labeled number two. The referee simply issues a command "ONE" or "TWO."

Obviously, if the command is one, both contestants will try to cover the quarter as fast as possible with the right hand. The one to cover it first is the winner. Go the best out of three contests. The winner stays in and a new challenger sits at the table. Thinking fast while reacting fast is absolutely critical in a[1 team sports. Therefore, it seems thilt it would be importilnt to evaluate this critical ability. 1 like to do this contest in the cafeteria during lunch. I may be able to find someone with ability who isn't out for the sport I am cOilching, like football. A conversation might go like this.

"Steve, I'm dazzJcd~ You're beating everybody' You know, I think, you'd make a heck of a defensive back l " Maybe Steve isn't very big and maybe he can't bench 250 pounds. Maybe he has never felt he had a unique abilit\ that would make him stand out. The worst thing that can happen is that you can have loads of fun. The upside i; that you can get another edge on a championship while giving another kid a chance of reaching his potential.

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From BFS Magazine — May/June 1987. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).