Author
Laanna Carrasco, MA.
13 articles
Laanna Carrasco, MA contributed 13 articles to BFS Magazine, from 2012 to 2013 — part of the coaching voice that shaped the BFS Total Program.
Recurring themes include Safety, Character, Basketball, and Football. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
Elena Delle Donne: Sky-High BB Dreams
A two-time All-American at Delaware and now a promising WNBA player, Delle Donne is a role model for all young athletes. Elena Delle Donne: Sky-High BB Dreams It’s a Donne deal for this WNBA draft pick BY LAANNA CARRASCO, MA n high school, Elena Delle Donne was called the future
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Coaching Legend Pat Summitt
FOR WOMEN ONLY 3KRWRVFRXUWHV\7HQQHVVHH$WKOHWLFV3KRWRJUDSK\ Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt with her team’s record eight national championship trophies. Pat Summitt Summing up the life of the NCAA’s winningest coach BY LAANNA CARRASCO, MA at Summitt is one of the best coaches
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The Education of a Professional Runner
Professional Runner A few words with USA Road Mile National Champion Heather Kampf BY LAANNA CARRASCO, MA eather Kampf, the current USA Road Mile Champion, is perhaps best known for falling during a heat of the 600 meters at the Big Ten Championships in 2008 and coming back to wi
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Coach Andrea Hudy's Path to Basketball Greatness
Coach Andrea Hudy’s Path to… Andrea Hudy is a hands-on strength coach whose collegiate basketball teams have played in two Final Fours. How this D1 strength coach produces champions at the University of Kansas BY LAANNA CARRASCO, MA desire to motivate and improve those around her
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Women as Personal Trainers: Strategies for Success
areers in fitness, physical education and coaching are some of the most satisfying and rewarding in the country today. They also are very fast-growing fields – the US Department of Labor projects there will be 24 percent more jobs for fitness workers and 30 percent more jobs for
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The Power to Prevail
Athens athletes are using BFS to win games and prepare for life after high school BY LAANNA CARRASCO, MA “Nothing can duplicate the confidence you gain from working hard in the weightroom. It gives you a physical and mental edge.” — Luke Mroczenski, senior at Athens High School e
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Body Image and the Female Athlete
BY LAANNA CARRASCO, MA leaner athlete is a better athlete.” Do you agree with this statement? It’s a common belief that is certainly true from a biomechanical perspective: The less mass an athlete has to move, the less force is required to move it at a given speed, meaning that e
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The Art of the Comback: Abbey Ristow
The Art of the Comeback: A serious knee injury was not going to stop her from achieving greatness hat other athletes may call extra work, Abbey Ristow calls opportunity,” says BFS program coach Chad Whalen of Ellsworth High School in Wisconsin. Enduring athletic energy, sheer int
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Breaking Barriers: Women in Strength Coaching
Breaking Barriers: Strength Coaching Strength coach Nikki Gnozzio is changing perceptions in her profession BY LAANNA CARRASCO, MA Nikki Gnozzio has worked hard to earn a position as a college strength coach. ou could call them your secret weapon. Or your quiet iron. They are str
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How Olympians Train: US Skiing and Snowboarding
FOR WOMEN ONLY 0DOFROP&DUPLFKDHO$OSLQH&DQDGDSKRWR Stacey Cook finished last season ranked 10th in the world in downhill skiing. How Olympians Train: US Skiing and Snowboarding An exclusive interview with strength coach Ernie Rimer BY LAANNA CARRASCO, MA rnie Rimer is a stren
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Scholarships for Women: Come and Get ' Em!
FOR WOMEN ONLY $OORVVRDFWLRQSKRWRVE\3DW&RQQHOO\ Kiley Allosso was our 2007 BFS High School Female Athlete of the Year. She carried a 3.933 GPA in high school and earned a field hockey scholarship at Boston University. Scholarships for Women: Come and Get ’Em! How young women
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2011 BFS High School of the Year
High School of the Year How Dulaney High embraced the principles of the BFS Total Program BY LAANNA CARRASCO, MA eenagers who become physically fit and happier will always be a great thing to see. That’s what the students at Dulaney High School in Timonium, Maryland, have become
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