Issue
Spring 2001.
18 articles
The Spring 2001 issue of BFS Magazine collects 18 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Football, Squat, Safety, and Speed. Coaches and writers featured here include Dr. Greg Shepard, Kim Goss, and Greg Shepard. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
THE BFS READINESS PROGRAM
QUICK REVIEW OF THE BASICS Two things must happen to progress. You must be able to do two sets of ten repetitions on four of the core lifts: The Box Squat, Parallel Squat, Towel Bench and Bench Press. You must be able to do two sets of five repetitions on the remaining two core l
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XENIA BUCS
It had been over 10 years since Xenia High School had a football season above .500, and 15 years since they had laid claim to a league championship when we took over the program in 1998. We were given only one month to prepare before the beginning of the season. During that month
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THE POWER OF GIANTS
How far can you throw a bowling ball? Considering that a bowling ball weighs up to 16 pounds, if you said more than 20 feet then you probably haven't thrown many bowling balls. But when you consider that 16 pounds is also the weight of the men's shot put, and that men have put th
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE - Spring 2001
Is a 6-6 245-pound guy a big man? Is he a big, big man? Think football and then think general public. Is this guy a big, big man. I just happened to be listening to a country song. It was about Big John. Big Bad John. Everyone was in awe of Big Bad John. Anyway, he dies in a co
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PLYOMETRIC BOX JUMPING What You Must Know
THE SAFETY FACTOR: Our BFS Plyo Boxes offer four important safety advantages. First, each box has a rubberized non-slip landing surface. Second, each box is wider at the bottom, which creates great stability. Third, each box is made of thick plywood that is glued and screwed with
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PORTOLA HIGH SCHOOL
On November 22, 2000, Portola High School of Portola, California defeated East Nicolas 28-7 to win the CIF North Section Division IV Championship. This championship was the culmination of a three-year conditioning and team-building project, which included the use of the BFS Progr
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MALTA HIGH SCHOOL:A Force to be Reckoned With
Great coaches produce great teams. In the spacious state of Montana, there is a high school located in the small town of Malta, which has an enrollment of 214 students. Make no mistake about it, this school is small in numbers, however, athletes that play for Malta compete like m
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OREGON HIGH SCHOOL - 2000 Illinois Class 3a State Runner-Up
They lined the fences; they chanted and cheered, Its great to be an Oregon Hawk, its great to be an Oregon Hawk!. They skipped work and gave up weekend afternoons to support the Hawks. The communities of Oregon and Mt. Morris, Illinois rallied behind their class 3A state runn
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LOVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
On Friday evening November 3rd, 2000 the Tigers of Loveland High School in Cincinnati, Ohio played in their first Ohio football playoff game since 1986. Qualifying for the playoffs in Ohio is a difficult task because only the top 8 finishers in a region are invited to compete in
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MEGA HEX, HEX, HI-HEX - Which One for My Program?
A Hex Bar is like the old Trap Bar, but with a superior hexagon shape. Most use it as a safer way to do Dead Lifts. It strengthens the lower back, thigh, trunk and trap muscles/tendons. The Hex Bar workout can be done in the shortest amount of time of all core lifts and is space
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HE CANT SQUAT- He Hasnt Got Enough Flexibility
At a recent clinic, the head football coach had four younger athletes who could not squat. The reason that was given? Lack of flexibility. This is a common reasoning by many coaches. This almost always is not the case. The real reason is lack of what I call a kinesthetic feel for
ReadJOHN HENDERSON:Outland Trophy Winner
he trophy was presented to the junior defensive tackle at Omahas fourth annual Outland Trophy Dinner. Winning the Outland Trophy is a tremendous honor for John and one that he truly deserves, said Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer, who accompanied Henderson to Omaha. Hes p
ReadITS BIGGER AND GETTING BETTER IN TEXAS
Although the state of Florida has been the dominant force in college football over the last decade, it's without question that Texas athletes excel at all levels of the game and have among the best fans in the nation. In fact, many high school games in Texas are often held at lar
ReadHOW GOOD IS GOOD? The BFS Standards Bring Relevance to Achivements
I first started thinking about standards in 1964 when I trained my first group of high school athletes. I felt, at the time, if twenty football players could Bench Press 200 pounds or more, you could win a state championship. As I shared my idea, others scoffed. Its a lot more
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GLENELG HIGH SCHOOL
There was a time when school sports programs were intended to build character, teach kids to work as a team and encourage them to have respect for their coaches and each other. Sports helped build strong bodies and sound minds. Today, those notions are nearly forgotten in big cit
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BUILDING CHAMPIONS
There are 39 seventh and eight grade boys and girls who are laying the foundation for their future, and it's coming in the form of the Bigger Faster Stronger Readiness Program. Thirty-nine is nearly 50% of the entire Junior High population at this Class C-1 school in Nebraska. On
ReadIf You Do Not Crusade For Your Own Success Who Will?
Your own personal success should come first. It should be your top priority. Too often we get so caught up in doing other things for other people that we forget to put ourselves first. And it must be a Crusade. The definition of a Crusade is: any vigorous concerted movement for a
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