Issue
January/February 2012.
11 articles
The January/February 2012 issue of BFS Magazine collects 11 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Safety, Speed, Football, and Power Clean. Coaches and writers featured here include Kim Goss, MS, Dr. Greg Shepard, CEO/Founder BFS, and Dr. Marc Rabinoff. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
Penn State: A Be and 11 Perspective
Penn State: A Be an 11 Perspective Personal thoughts on leadership BY DR. GREG SHEPARD, CEO/FOUNDER BFS ’ve started many successful businesses in my life, one business plans. Business plans are a great idea – in fact, they are critical to success – but there is a big problem if t
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Getting Back to Chin-Ups
TRAINING & EQUIPMENT 0DU\3LHU*DXGHWSKRWRE\.DULP*KRQHP The fast track to developing upper body pulling power n July 16, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the President’s Council on Youth Fitness, a governmental organization that was created after a study foun
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The Dark Side of Sports: Penn State
Penn State Reflections on the right way to handle scandal BY DR. MARC RABINOFF hat is happening at Penn State is a public relations nightmare, and why it became so is the focus of this article. First, I need to make it clear that I am not going to make judgments about the guilt o
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Taking the BFS Dot Drill to the Next Level with OptoJump
Next Level with OptoJump Insight into another application of this great training tool The BFS Dot Drill is taught at all BFS clinics and certifications. he BFS Dot Drill is a key exercise in the BFS program for all athletes. It is not only a great warm-up exercise for any activity
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How Women Athletes Should Eat
An interview with body composition expert Francine Savard chieving an optimal bodyweight and bodyfat level is a major concern among young women athletes, as well as for young women in general. Unfortunately, there is so much misinformation circu- Savard was a national champion in
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BFS Builds Self-Esteem
Dulaney High School has implemented a strength and conditioning program that develops young women who are strong and confident. As a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist in the Baltimore County Public School system, I often work with students who are dealing wit
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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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The Swedish Approach to BFS
BY KIM GOSS, MS In the United States, football is football – but in other parts of the world, football is soccer and what we play is called American football. But American football is not a sport played exclusively in the United States, and interestingly enough, one of those othe
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Wrestling to the Top at Jeffersonville High
en years ago Danny Struck and his wife, Dawn, were searching for teaching jobs. They ended up at Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Both were from rural high schools and this new school was urban, so they thought they might have a short stay. They were mistake
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Hoop Strong: Gator Basketball
BY KIM GOSS, MS he winningest coach in University of Florida’s history is Billy Donovan. His legacy includes three appearances in NCAA championships games, two of which were victorious. This year Donovan has another strong team – ranked sixth in preseason by Sports Illustrated –
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