Issue
May/June 1987.
11 articles
The May/June 1987 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 Football, Power Clean, Squat, and Speed. Coaches and writers featured here include Dr. Greg Shepard, Greg Shepard, and Bob Rowbotham. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
Largest BFS Clinic Ever
Stefan Fernholm demonstrating the Power Clean ... ..... Bob Rowbotham and Stefan do an Upper Limit Clinic for Coach Jim Brown. Assistant Head Football Coach Jim Brown kept promising his clinic at Morrilton would be the biggest BFS clinic ever. He was right! Twelve Hundred came fr
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The BFS 1-2-3-4 Flexibility Program
Part 7 THE BFS 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 In a Series by FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM Bob Rowbotham INCORRECT: Too much pressure on knee joint' #2 Straight Leg Calf Stretch: Look -down to check toes: Make sure they are straight. Then look str
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Stefan's NFL Tryout
As Stefan left our BFS office on April 23rd he said, "You knuw what 'Amateur' means in Latin? It means for the love of sport." Stefan had made a decision. It had weighed heavy on his mind since his tryout with the Indianapolis Cults March 30th. Coach Ron Meyer invited both Stefan
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The Power Clean
Bruno Pauletto, M.S., C.S.C.S. Strength and Conditioning Coach University of Tennessee IN THE RECOVERY In my last two articles, I discussed common errors in the Start and the Pull phases of the Power Clean. In this, my last article, common errors in the Recovery phase will be ill
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Quest for Greatness
QUICK REVIEW Chapters 1 -6 Quest for Greatness is based on true stories. Coach Travis Drake prepares for his interview for a new head football coaching position at Hamilton High School. He contemplates interview strategies and reflects on his past coaching experiences. Coach Drak
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Reaction Time Fun
"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
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Where There's a Will, There's a Way
OUR WEIGHT ROOM - June 1st, 1984 Armed with picks, shovels, wheelbarrows, and an occassional jack hammer, our students and maintenance personnel, along with interested citizens of the community, dug out this massive area of dirt in the cellar of our Middle School. After 13 months
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Squat Correctly
by Dr. Greg Shepard DON'T LOOK UP!! Stefan squatting 700 pounds and staring at his point straight ahead. We get many photos for stories from major universities and fine high schools with athletes squatting with their eyes looking up at the ceiling. This is NOT CORRECT. Coaches st
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Christy Ward
By Roger Freeborn Head Football Coach North Valley High School Grilllts Pass, Oregon 35-9 34-1Y! 38-7 1/2 10th* 41-10 1/2 Ilth** 43-3 1/2 *State Champion - Best Ever by Sophomore **First Meet: Best Ever by a Junior We have followed the development of Bigger Faster Stronger for ma
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Ten Games!!!
! By Al Brunetti, FB Coach Owego Free Academy As we ended our 1985-86 campaign, we had just completed our fifth mediocre season in a row. Within those five years we had tried different offenses, different looks — anything to rise above mediocrity. But were unsuccessful. A fresh l
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