Issue
November/December 2006.
9 articles
The November/December 2006 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 Baseball, Power Clean, Football, and Safety. Coaches and writers featured here include Kim Goss and Roger Freeborn. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
From Concept to Completion: Madera South High School
Conceptto Completion: Madera South High School This California high school decided there’s more to a good weightroom than barbells and dumbbells “Build it, and they will come!” is a popular expression that applies to a lot of things. Build a playground, and children will come to
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Video Analysis Made Easy
he phrase “paradigm shift” was popularized by Thomas Kuhn in his 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolution. It is used to describe a change in basic beliefs about a ruling theory of science. It can also be used to represent a major change in personal beliefs on any subject
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Pain-Free Front Squats
TRAINING & EQUIPMENT Coach Karen Kuplicki, Olympus School of Gymnastics, Sandy, Utah. Front Squats Here’s a practical way to perform this valuable exercise without wrist pain any strength coaches believe the front squat is a better leg exercise than the back squat for athletes. O
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Championship Weight Rooms: Warren-Walker Academy
A cool weightroom in the dry heat of Vegas Championship Weightrooms: hen someone says “Las Vegas,” you think of everything from high-stakes gambling casinos to Barry Manilow to a hotel that pays tribute to Star Trek. What you don’t think about when you hear of a city near Vegas i
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The Fast-Food Snack Solution
Chloe Van Tussenbroek lectures Tasia Wuthrich (left) and Mary Beth Lofgren (center) about the importance of healthy eating. wenty years ago when I was an editor at Runner’s World, I interviewed a registered dietitian who had written several bestselling books on how to eat well. I
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Heisman Fever 2006
Heisman Fever Inside another Trophy race lthough quarterback Vince Young had impressive credentials and his Longhorns came away with a National Champion victory, from the beginning of the 2005 season there was little doubt that Reggie Bush was going to take home college football'
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BFS Female High School Athlete of the Year: Jennifer Walter
There’s a checklist for determining which athletes are most deserving of the BFS Female High School Athlete of the Year. We’re looking for an exceptional multi-sport athlete, a great student and a person of exceptional character. Many times, our candidates have traits that are ex
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Robin Jennings: An Insider's Look at Pro Baseball
Robin Jennings: A former pro ballplayer talks frankly about getting the edge in baseball hen you consider how many millions of kids play baseball in this country, the chances of being one of the 750 professional athletes in the major leagues are astronomically slim. Robin Jenning
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