Issue
May/June 2013.
9 articles
The May/June 2013 issue of BFS Magazine collects 9 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Safety, Football, Speed, and Squat. Coaches and writers featured here include Kim Goss, MS, Laanna Carrasco, MA, and Bob Rowbotham, President, BFS. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
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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Stop Hamstring Pulls
Now! Stop Hamstring Pulls 10 tips to prevent this frustrating injury BY KIM GOSS, MS t the Olympic Trials in track and field, an athlete must finish in the top three in their event to earn a spot on the Olympic Team – finishing fourth is essentially equivalent to placing last. At
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Forgotten Secrets to Improving Lateral Speed
TRAINING & EQUIPMENT %HFN\0LOOHU3KRWR Lateral speed is a key ingredient in many sports, even those performed on ice by skaters. Shown are Michelle Hyselle of the MedCity Mafia roller derby team pulling ahead of the Moose Lake Mafia; and football player Eric Corona of Fruitand Hi
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A Question of Balance
BY BOB ROWBOTHAM, CEO, BFS 3KRWRE\1DWKDQ%RRW] The skill sets needed to punt a football or block it rely on balance and timing. To read more about the Ithaca High School football team, see page 10. n March 13 of this year we had a special visitor at BFS headquarters in Salt La
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Back to the Basics with Static Stretching
Model: Emilie Williams, Hunter High School, Salt Lake City Sound advice on developing a safe and effective stretching program t is our intention at Bigger Faster Stronger to provide coaches with a stretching program that not only benefits the athletes but also is useful in coachi
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The BFS Difference
Here is Coach Shepard spotting a heavy squat when he was a strength coach at BYU. note: Although this article week developing their bench press by The BFS on the(Editor’s origins of Coach Shepard’s training doing many exercises and sets because Difference It has never been easier
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Finding a Way to Win at Mason County
BY DAVID BUCHANAN, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH MASON COUNTY HS, MAYSVILLE, KY t Mason County High School we have an old-school athletic program. By that I mean we still want our student-athletes to play multiple sports. We believe this approach is beneficial to the students and ethical a
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Three-Peat State Champions Ithaca High School
Ithaca High School Insight into a great football program that went 42-0! uild it and they will come,” that memorable line from the film Field of Dreams, brings to mind what happened at Ithaca High School in Michigan. In 2012 the school finished a $1 million renovation on their fo
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