Issue
Spring 1999.
16 articles
The Spring 1999 issue of BFS Magazine collects 16 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Squat, Speed, Football, and Power Clean. Coaches and writers featured here include Greg Shepard, Matt Shepard, and Reed Sainsbury. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
TIFFANY LOT: 55 Meter Hurdles World Record Holder
Tiffany Lott was born in Tucson, Arizona in 1975. She watched her older brothers participate in track and developed an interest in it herself. When she was in the 5th grade, her family moved to American Fork, Utah, where Tiffany began competing in track when she was in the 6th gr
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THE TOWEL BENCH
BFS highly recommends Towel Benches for three reasons. First, an athlete gets used to a heavier weight. Normally, ten to twenty more pounds can be used on the Towel Bench. This builds more confidence for new levels on the regular bench. Second, it brings variety into the routine.
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MARK SHULTZ: World Champion Wrestler
Thirty eight years ago, in Palo Alto, California, one of the world's greatest wrestlers came about. This man was not your ordinary person but a determined, never-say-die athlete. Like most great athletes, Schultz' life was not an easy path to walk. It was filled with disappoint
ReadWEIGHT ROOMS MUST BE SAFE ROOMS
Weight training is an essential part of any program. It is meant to inspire, increase strength, and enhance self-worth. A well run weightroom can virtually eliminate any potential problem that may occur. Safety must be paramount. You want the participants back. You dont want inj
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE - Spring 1999
Remember the Kenny Rogers song about the gambler? He sings, you never count your money til the dealins done. The same rule applies to athletics, especially football. You never start your dancin til the games all done. I saw three games last Fall where players lost focus
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MT. ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY: Vermont State Champs
Mt. St. Joseph's Academy has a total enrollment of only 200 students; only 96 of which are boys. That doesn't leave a huge selection for Coach Brian Grady to pull from for his football team but apparently that didn't matter. He was able to get an incredible 41% of those boys on h
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LSU BASEBALL
The Tigers have appeared in the College World Series seven times already this decade. They have produced 15 All-Americans and 15 draft selections in the first five rounds during this same time period. Alex Box Stadium seats seven thousand and they usually are tops in the nation i
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POWER OF THE MIND
Come on push it. Suck it up now! I think every serious athlete has heard those words muttered or even screamed by a coach during practice. Hunched over with hands on knees you desperately gasp in another breath of air trying to comfort your pounding heart that feels like it's a
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MEASURING SUCCESS
Measuring success can create so many positive actions in an athletic program. It can certainly be the catalyst in turning a losing program into a winner. Measuring success can provide incentive for a year-in and year-out dominant all-sports program. It can significantly increase
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DEVINE LEG POWER
Kevin Devine has just finished his second season with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has been outstanding on the special teams and also as a reserve defensive back. Kevin had the fastest time of anyone during the NFL Combine before his rookie year. Out of about 100 watches, several
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COREY MOORE: Virginia Tech
Under the guidance of Frank Beamer, one of the nations winningest active coaches, the Hokies were ranked sixth in the nation in total defense and second in scoring defense. Leading this charge was Second Team Junior All-American Defensive End Corey Moore. Bud Foster, Techs Defe
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MEASURING SUCCESS: The Just Jump or Run
It is relatively easy to come up with point after point on why it is important keep accurate measurements of your athletes speed, jumping ability, etc.; however, it isnt always as easy to find the best, quickest, and most accurate ways to do all of this measuring. For the past 1
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COLBY HIGH SCHOOL: Wisconsin State Champs
For the Colby High Football Team, winning was viewed as a nice addition to what they really valuedpersonal growth. The Colby Hornets not only came out of the season as well tuned athletic machines carrying the Wisconsin State, Division IV, Championship Trophy, but also possessin
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BOX SQUAT? The First Thing We Do!
The Parallel Squat is perhaps the most difficult for an athlete to learn of all the core or multi-joint exercises. Even the concept of correct positioning is a difficult one for most high school athletes. Correct positioning means that the head, eyes, chest lower back, hips, knee
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ADRIEN CLARKE: Shaker Hieghts HS, OH
100% discipline, intensity and consistency in everything I do! is the answer I received from Adrien Clark of Shaker Heights High School in Ohio when I asked him how he achieved such great success. In football, Adrien has earned the honors of All-American, All-State, All-League
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