Issue
Summer 2004.
14 articles
The Summer 2004 issue of BFS Magazine collects 14 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Football, Squat, Bench Press, and Speed. Coaches and writers featured here include Kim Goss, Dr. Greg Shepard, and Roger Freeborn. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
Building Respect at Burlington Edison High School
The program was dead! Thats how Bruce Shearer described Tiger football at Burlington-Edison High School when he took over the program four years ago. The team from Burlington, Washington, was so bad that they hadnt won a single game in three years. Not one. But if anyone had
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Wrestlers, Football players, and a school called HOXIE. Breaking with trad
When in comes to wrestling tradition, theres no doubt that one school in Northwest Kansas is recognized for having a level of excellence few have achieved. With 10 state titles and 11 state runner-up titles, Hoxie High School in Hoxie, Kansas, regularly produces some of the best
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The Blue Jays Strengthen Their Wings
Occasionally a mediocre basketball team can beat a great team. But there was no danger of that for the Ravenna High School girls basketball team in Ravenna, Nebraska, a few years ago. Mediocre would have been a generous assessment of the 1998 team they finished at 1-18. At t
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Big Time Pride at Poolsville High
After winning only a total of four games in the past two years, the Poolesville High School football team and its diehard fans had lowered their expectations to the minimum. But when the Falcons tried a new conditioning program and put their trust in a new head coach, they found
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Breaking Tradition at Frank W. Cox High School
Steve Allosso had it made. With an annual salary of $250,000 as a vice president and part owner of a successful company, he was living the American dream. But five years ago when his company went public, Allosso decided that hed had enough of big business. He wanted to coach foo
Read124 Reasons Why Weight Training Is Safe for Young Athletes
Mass communication teachers often tell their students that the only way to change someones opinion is if that opinion is based on ignorance. And if theres ever been an opinion based upon ignorance, its the idea that weight training cannot be a safe activity for young athletes.
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Smallest but strongest again...
Nestled away between forest, farms, cranberry marshes and a national wildlife refuge is Necedah, Wisconsin. This village of fewer than 900 people is once again the proud home of state and national champion powerlifters from Necedah High School. How were this community and its sch
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Get Really Fast Part 3
Quick review: In our last issue I discussed the BFS 10 Components of Speed: Strength, The Start, Flexibility, Plyometrics, Technique, Stopwatch Time, Sprint Practice, Video Analysis, Speed Drills and Sprint Aids. I also discussed the strength and power exercises to perform in the
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Railroaders stay on track with BFS
Something amazing is happening at our school this year, says Andy Thomas, head football coach at Garrett High School in Garrett, Indiana. We are having tremendous success in football and other sports. How much success? This year the Railroaders won sectional and regional champ
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Fitness, She Wrote
aura Dayton is one of the most prolific writers in the field of fitness. For the past three decades she has written literally thousands of articles for magazines dealing with health and fitness, including BFS magazine, along with several books and numerous chapters for books. Cur
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Adam Nelson,"The Giant Killer"
Within track and field, one of the premier events is the shot put. Those who excel in this event gain the respect and admiration of any strength athlete because it represents power. Power is the ability to produce the maximum amount of force in the minimum amount of time, and res
ReadSmoking Marijuana
Marijuana, pot, weed - call it what you will. There are so many negative stories circulating about how smoking this drug can hurt you that it is easy to dismiss all of them as nonsense. Lets see . . . have you heard these? Marijuana leads to hard drug use Marijuana is addictive
ReadUnder The Microscope
University of Colorado Head Football Coach Gary Barnett is currently under intense scrutiny. Indeed, all coaches are under the media microscope as never before. Here are some suggestions that might prove helpful: Review of Coach Barnett: Katie Hnida was a walk-on for the Buffs in
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