Author
Roger Freeborn.
11 articles
Roger Freeborn contributed 11 articles to BFS Magazine, from 1999 to 2006 — part of the coaching voice that shaped the BFS Total Program.
Recurring themes include Character, Football, Power Clean, and Safety. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
Building Respect at Burlington Edison High School
The program was dead! Thats how Bruce Shearer described Tiger football at Burlington-Edison High School when he took over the program four years ago. The team from Burlington, Washington, was so bad that they hadnt won a single game in three years. Not one. But if anyone had
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Dee Olson Discovers the Be an Eleven Fast Track to Success
Dee Olson enrolled in our Be An 11 class in January of 2002, a frustrated, part-time, back-row volleyball player with a defeatist attitude. I discovered Olsons dream was to be an outside hitter on the volleyball team for her senior year, even though she had next-to-no chance bec
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Cole Ivie; Its a Family Tradition
Bernard and Sharon Ivie were especially proud to see their son Conrad receive the BFS Athlete of the Year in 2001. This prestigious award is given in recognition of not just outstanding athletic ability but also character, leadership abilities and academic achievements. That woul
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WHY BFS SCHOOLS WIN
Traveling coast to coast conducting BFS Clinics translates into lots of seat time on planes and, yes, delays at the airport. Far from a totally bad thing, this time enables us to catch up on our reading. Coach Lou Holtz maintains that the major determining factors between where y
ReadIf You Do Not Crusade For Your Own Success Who Will?
Your own personal success should come first. It should be your top priority. Too often we get so caught up in doing other things for other people that we forget to put ourselves first. And it must be a Crusade. The definition of a Crusade is: any vigorous concerted movement for a
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Going to School Could is Hazardous to Your Health
In 1950 the top offenses in public schools were: running in the hallway, chewing gum, wearing improper clothing (which included leaving a shirttail out), making noise, and not putting paper in wastebaskets. Today the top offenses in public schools are: robbery, assault, personal
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WORDS
We hold these truths to be self-evident . . . Four score and seven years ago . . . The only thing we have to fear is . . .. Ask not what your country can do for you . . . For God so loved the world. . . Words are powerful. Everyday we have a Quote of the Day to kickoff each cla
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MAKE A STATE-CHAMPIONSHIP EFFORT TODAY
Encourage each other in Mind, Body, and Spirit. Hold each other accountable. Chuck Knoll said, "On every team there is a core group that sets the tone for everyone else." Every team cries out for leadership. On a scale of one to ten, the best leaders work at an eleven pace. If
ReadTHE BFS STEPS TO SUCCESS
Just plain old hard work can defeat 40% or more of your competition. The fact of the matter is hard work makes dreams come true. Most of the players on the other teams, however, are lazy and looking for a way around the hard work necessary to be successful. For years we have li
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LESSONS TO LEARN: Estecada High School, OR
The 1998 Estacada Ranger Football team performed beyond all expectations. This is my second season as head coach at Estacada. In the two years before I got to Estacada, the team had only won 2 games. Then, in 1997, we turned it around with a 6-3 record. This years team went 9-1,
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