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Babers: We are going to play at a very quick rate. The team will be conditioned unlike its ever been conditioned before.

One thing that I have been concerned about is individual conditioning regarding our football team specifically running. Since I was an All State QB in NJ I know something about this suffering through initial post summer practice runs and drills. Running is the base of all conditioning. If you are not putting in 2-3 miles a day jogging before and or after practice, (and that includes the linemen coming into camp at 6’6” 300 lb.), building up to a good pace your base conditioning will suffer. But I believe with Babers SUFB will be one of the best conditioned teams in the country. Researching Bowling greens conditioning there are also various drills to increase endurance and speed, two of them are:

Two of Dino’s Drills (Easy Drills - hills or the Domes steps are not so easy)

Depending on the size of your team, line the players up either in one or two straight lines. Begin jogging around the perimeter of the football field, or from goal post to goal post. Increase the difficulty of an otherwise ordinary jog by having the person at the back of the line sprint to the front at the coach's whistle. When that player reaches the front of the line, he then slows down to the jogging pace, and another coach's whistle signals the next player to run from back to front.

Split your team into two groups and place each group on a separate goal line. Group A does 20 push-ups, on their coach's count, then sprints 100 yards to the other goal line. Meanwhile, at the same time, the other group, Group B, is doing 20 sit-ups on their coaches count before sprinting 100 yards. Group A then will do 19 sit-ups and sprint 100 yards as Group B does 19 push-ups and sprints 100 yards. Each group will work their way down to zero, alternating push-ups and sit-ups with 100 yard sprints in between.

Some players who go through pre season running conditioning are going to shine, others, unless they continue to try and improve won’t and they will not be starting as a result. Listening to Dino and going to The Bowling Green site to research what they do is eye-opening. Conditioning is not just about being in the weight room at 5:00 each morning it’s about what gets you lifting and helps you through lifting stations. Running improves the most important muscle you have – your heart and that gets stronger through daily runs. GOSU!
 
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Depending on the size of your team, line the players up either in one or two straight lines. Begin jogging around the perimeter of the football field, or from goal post to goal post. Increase the difficulty of an otherwise ordinary jog by having the person at the back of the line sprint to the front at the coach's whistle. When that player reaches the front of the line, he then slows down to the jogging pace, and another coach's whistle signals the next player to run from back to front.

Ran those in soccer every practice. We called them wind sprints. Had about 20 people in line jogging around the field for what seemed like an eternity. Some times the coach would be a D and wait for an entire lap around the field before blowing the whistle for the next person.
 
Ran those in soccer every practice. We called them wind sprints. Had about 20 people in line jogging around the field for what seemed like an eternity. Some times the coach would be a D and wait for an entire lap around the field before blowing the whistle for the next person.

They used to be called Indian sprints; guessing that's not the preferred nomenclature.

We did a modified version of this every couple weeks in cross country - instead of a lap, we'd do the sprints as part of a 5k or 10k on the roads. Surprisingly, it was psychologically helpful. The sprint was difficult, but the short run itself flew by.
 
Ran those in soccer every practice. We called them wind sprints. Had about 20 people in line jogging around the field for what seemed like an eternity. Some times the coach would be a D and wait for an entire lap around the field before blowing the whistle for the next person.

My HS track coach used to take us sprinters on 5 mile runs during the preseason and do this for the whole 5 miles...he called them fart licks. Never really wanted to ask him where the name came from. Luckily the obvious never became obvious.
 
They used to be called Indian sprints; guessing that's not the preferred nomenclature.

We did a modified version of this every couple weeks in cross country - instead of a lap, we'd do the sprints as part of a 5k or 10k on the roads. Surprisingly, it was psychologically helpful. The sprint was difficult, but the short run itself flew by.

We called it Indian running in HS.
Wind sprints were straight line sprinting, starting on the end line, then going to mid-field or the opposite end line, with a brief recovery period in between. We always did them at the end of practice because you were totally gassed at the end. 5 x 100 yds would be a light day (day before a game). 20 x 100 yds would be a training day.
 
did we recruit you?
New jersey boy. Recruited by Rutgers but they didn't have an Art School. Walked on at SU. Threw the ball as well as the frosh QB
so they gave me a scholarship. But, my guidance counselor wouldn't realign my classes to allow time to play football so I almost flunked out cutting classes at 2PM to make practice. Had to go to summer school. Thought it was going to suck but the ratio of women to men was 10-1 or something like that and they were all lonely. Got two A's and much companionship. Very good summer!
 
New jersey boy. Recruited by Rutgers but they didn't have an Art School. Walked on at SU. Threw the ball as well as the frosh QB
so they gave me a scholarship. But, my guidance counselor wouldn't realign my classes to allow time to play football so I almost flunked out cutting classes at 2PM to make practice. Had to go to summer school. Thought it was going to suck but the ratio of women to men was 10-1 or something like that and they were all lonely. Got two A's and much companionship. Very good summer!
I see many PM's in your near future.
 
They used to be called Indian sprints; guessing that's not the preferred nomenclature.

We did a modified version of this every couple weeks in cross country - instead of a lap, we'd do the sprints as part of a 5k or 10k on the roads. Surprisingly, it was psychologically helpful. The sprint was difficult, but the short run itself flew by.

That's what we called 'em back in '39 too.
 
New jersey boy. Recruited by Rutgers but they didn't have an Art School. Walked on at SU. Threw the ball as well as the frosh QB
so they gave me a scholarship. But, my guidance counselor wouldn't realign my classes to allow time to play football so I almost flunked out cutting classes at 2PM to make practice. Had to go to summer school. Thought it was going to suck but the ratio of women to men was 10-1 or something like that and they were all lonely. Got two A's and much companionship. Very good summer!
Summer classes were the best! Had a bunch of fear over spending summer, but made some of my best friends during that time.
 
New jersey boy. Recruited by Rutgers but they didn't have an Art School. Walked on at SU. Threw the ball as well as the frosh QB
so they gave me a scholarship. But, my guidance counselor wouldn't realign my classes to allow time to play football so I almost flunked out cutting classes at 2PM to make practice. Had to go to summer school. Thought it was going to suck but the ratio of women to men was 10-1 or something like that and they were all lonely. Got two A's and much companionship. Very good summer!

You, my friend, are a true legend.
 

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