Winslow High Unites with BFS Super Clinic

By Dr. Greg sports.

& conditioning umbrella. weight lifting records. should not be subjected phies which often contra- Coach Rich Hoyt and BFS Clinician Bob Rowbotham coach going his/her separate way. we all understood and supported. of the results of our BFS Clinics. ed to the latter. We have dots painted everywhere. programs because of petty jealousies and different modes of thinkoff season programs against each RICH HOYT es and all types of athletes at all Jevum. tial success of the program, we have constructed the major part of our PE. curriculum around BFS.

We currently offer 7 sections of weights with BFS as the core of the program (four sections are team taught, one section is new with freshman only, and all sections are co-ed). We incorporate all our varsity athletes into the last hour of the day within the BFS guidelines.

All of this has. been accomplished with staff cooperation and a tremendous amount of support from our administration. | estimate that 300 of our 750 students are currently in the program. Because the jr. high campus is adjacent to the high school, it is logistically easy to accommodate N of 1993.

Technique On The Squat. those students. Eighth grade athletes with leadership potential participate in our after school BFS program with our freshman athletes. This helps us entire feeder program and sends a positive message of Since the BFS program was instituted last spring, our boys and girls track teams have seen a tremendous BFS to the junior high. We believe the kids will grow to improvement in speed and strength, especially the disexpect weights, dots, stretching, agility and speed as tance runners. part of their every day P.E. program.

Since the inception of the program all of our athletic Our sprinters, hurdlers and weight men have always been lift oriented but the BFS program has helped them teams have improved. Last year the football team had focus on setting goals in their lifts. The distance runners its first winning season in 10 years with a 5-4 record. have, as a team, become the best distance group in the Two of the losses were narrow conference tilts which conference in one year because of their added strength. were complete blowouts the previous year. We feel the Editor’s Note: Last spring the track team won two affects of BFS were only minimal to our physical invitational meets.

The combined boys and girls dual prowess on the field because we only had two months to meet record was 10 wins with only one loss. implement the program over the summer—but the change in attitude it provided definitely made a huge difference in our season. Now, we have many athletes who are squatting, benching. cleaning. jumping and running well. At this writing we are 7-] and ranked 4th in the state. Winslow is going to the state playoffs for the huge impact upon the girls basketball program. Our first time in years. team won the regional championship and made to the semi-finals. Our record was 26 wins and 3 losses. As a LIZ McLAWS coach I noticed vast improvement in jumping ability.

Our quickness was better and our team seemed stronger Jumping is one of the most important fundamental physically than the other teams we played. We are lookskills in volleyball to block and spike as well as using ing forward to even better results in our 94-95 season. A jumping in other skills. We saw a big improvement great program. through BFS in our jumping ability. We also noticed an increase in our strength and quickness. I believe in it. Thanks!

Editor’s Note: Coach Petranovich was named 3A East league Coach of the Year.

Different Weight Room “Games”

Power Squat Position For Parallel Squats Editor’s Note: Coach Bratt was named 3A East League Coach of the Year.

In 1993 Winslow qualified 6 for state and finished I [th at state. Last year we qualified 12 for state and finished 4th in state. petitive edge in athletic events. Participating in this program has improved our muscular development, foot speed The BFS program has vastly improved the overall and confidence. This training program is easy to impleperformance of our 1994 baseball team. I have seen ment and fun for the athletes to participate in. As a staff, remarkable improvement in our quickness and agility in all of our position players and our team speed has of this conditioning program. It does produce results! As a increased throughout the lineup.

I have been very coach, I have observed a great deal of enthusiasm among impressed with the bat speed and added power in our our student body regarding weight records that have been hitters. This after one year on the program. I also have established and broken throughout the school year. Almost seen considerable strength gains in our pitcher's lower daily we hear through our daily bulletin about another body which translates into more pop on the fast ball and record breaking performance. It is beginning to catch on! fewer injuries. I believe the BFS program to be a This program is essential to girl’s athletics.

It is a must if you want your team to survive the punishment of volleyasset to our program in all the areas necessary to baseball success. We won our league with an ball, track and softball. We owe it to our athletes to provide 18-3 record and made it to the state quarterfinals. them with the means and techniques to be successful. Editor’s Note: The softball team finished the season with a 15-10 record and made it to the state quarterfinals.

BOYS BASKETBALL COACH We were definitely stronger and quicker on the court.

All 12 varsity players participated on the BFS program. We went from a 4-21 record in 1993 to a 15-12 record this year qualifying for the state tournament.

From BFS Magazine — Winter 1994. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).