JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================uK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?fF[sz6-cK3nNx RIll ;+Y4RZ_CVIT|bg>k+?G}q!j5U.#2OJ)-zsE۲#[Vu_ Gju <wǭ$^/'9b1c$Y 7NjŇ巷[xt95!BKT(HNTh>TaLՒ4H*3'_iq]Fo*hAޚe}7kwkMuxk>1ʑ I gYO 2Cȏ+ZMiN+ȆC4HLko[[y:4UOZHY 9Cҩ.洢ڙOou#*SIX'qZƚyt@%A W;w$Fdv#8Z_63,b ge!1Zt";shیs֞-|4QHOq /UP;K-P is as good as they come, says Ralph White, who coached Fletcher in college and is currently the head men s and women s track coach at Williams.  Fletcher is like a magnet with our athletes, as they know he always has their best interests at heart. In fact, it s not uncommon to go to the gym at ten o clock at night and Fletcher having a one-on-one training session with one of our athletes. <br> In this exclusive BFS interview, Coach Brooks discusses his conditioning philosophies and the special challenges of working with so many sports and athletes.<br><br>BFS: Coach Brooks, where did you attend college? <br>Brooks: Allegheny College, Western PA. I majored in English, and played defensive end in football and was a thrower for the indoor and outdoor track teams. I received my masters in physical education from Springfield College in Massachusetts. <br><br>BFS: What is your athletic background?<br>Brooks: In high school I was on the football, basketball and track and field teams. In college I focused on track, primarily the shot put and discus, and football. After college I concentrated on the shot in the hopes of making the Olympic Trials. My personal best was 59 feet.<br><br>BFS: Did you make it to the Olympic Trials?<br>Brooks: No, I got pretty severe tendonitis in one of my knees. It got to the point where I had to take time off and that pretty much killed my chances.<br><br>BFS: You worked for strength coach Charles Poliquin last year in his facility in Tempe, Arizona. How did you get in