Issue
September/October 2004.
15 articles
The September/October 2004 issue of BFS Magazine collects 15 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Football, Speed, Character, and Safety. Coaches and writers featured here include Kim Goss, Dr. Greg Shepard, and John Rowbotham. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
Player Profiles
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What's Happening
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The Russians Are Coming....or Here!
Maria Sharapova of Russia serves during the ladies final match against Serena Williams of USA at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship. A new generation of women Russian tennis players is showing that training hard—and smart—leads to athletic greatness lthough she was once ranke
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Lawsuits, Give Yourself a Sporting Chance
here is a belief that when it health clubs and equipment manufaccomes to the possibility of getturers. He has represented both plainting sued, coaches have little to worry tiffs and defendants, and as such has about. After all, most coaches are developed valuable insight into ide
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Comin' Alive in 2005
The football season is upon us, and the media are already making their predictions for the Heisman Trophy. A tradition that began in 1934, this award is given annually to the athlete considered the best player in college football. Instead of focusing on the Heisman, which is usua
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A Ridiculously Easy Guide to Nutrition
When Loren Cordain was growing up, his father gave him books about how our Stone Age ancestors lived off the land, while his mother encouraged him to eat fruits and vegetables. Those early influences, plus Cordain’s later desire to eat well to improve his athletic endeavors, insp
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Takeo Spikes
There are approximately 15,000 high schools supporting football programs in the US but only 32 teams in the NFL, so you’ve got to figure the odds of an athlete making it to game-day Sunday are mighty slim. Only the best of the best are drafted, and only a few of those actually ma
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My Friend John
The first time I met John Nelson I had just transferred to Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, to play football. At a special meeting I was introduced to the coaching staff and the team. My parents were also there. It was then that I met John "Nellie" Nelson, an as
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How to Win a Grant
At BFS we understand that one of the biggest issues in improving your athletic program, and thus your winning record, is the budget. Despite exhausting fundraising efforts, there just never seems to be enough money for the ideal equipment setup and to bring in all the training pr
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Rocky Lanz, The Ultimate Cross Trainer
A lifelong commitment to BFS principles has contributed to elite performances by this multi-sport athlete Rocky Lanz is a born athlete—the physical talents he displayed as a child gave promise that he could go far in whatever sport he chose. Lanz, however, excelled in not just on
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Total Torso Training for Tennis
Adefined, hard midsection sends out a powerful signal about the shape you’re in, especially if you play tennis. That’s because much of the power in the serve and ground strokes come from the abdominal muscles. In fact, there are estimates that rotational movements of the hips and
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Inventive Reasons to Own a Hex Bar
A Quebec, Gagné has earned a reputation as one of nybody remember MacGyver? This was a 1980s Canada’s leading strength coaches and rehabilitation TV series about a government specialists. He has personally trained more than 50 agent who was able to solve crimes players in the NHL
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The BC Ravens Soar to New Heights
Because high schools in the British Columbia area play football according to American rules, it was only natural that Offensive Coordinator Martin McDonnell of the Terry Fox Ravens looked south for ways to elevate the team's caliber of play. His search led him to BFS. Says BFS Cl
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One Heartbeat, One Soul
Bob Turner didn’t set out to be the savior of the Aces’ football program, but success happens Bob Turner’s ultimate goal was to become a head coach of a high school baseball team. But as is often the case with ultimate goals, unforeseen circumstances caused Turner to postpone tha
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