JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================O" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?Z( ( ( (OLǜROBtE"eH KPQVVuƾ =-\f-AΫ#] .%[f$N0=YvŪXj>$eHRG*?3lؖ KבNXӖ heVZsɸܸbP(|zP~}UѴX6fC2sbkӼ&(%g|$}Iݟ B3Yք 2F@8+N&u#(pUqդn ~?5ȶArZhm":F?J`KGG@GGG@TҬ58Wp\# ,aG@'_OszxBc뜅<Em@zψDu)%;XD2?|se8M5z-/̀+hh7-.cc+')Cp6ض/:('N𾍥6=>sr&ުidd.G2Hr1IjQEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEQE, I ve been amazed at the improvement in their athletic abilities. The dot drill is one of the best warm-up activities I ve ever seen. <br>As for resistance training, Becker says he introduces his athletes to weight training in the seventh grade with the BFS Readiness Program.  Safety was one of the biggest concerns that the junior high school principal, Michael Smith, had about my program with these kids, says Becker.  I ordered the Readiness Program, showed it to him, and he was sold right away. The program has proven its worth, Becker explains.  Our safety record is 100 percent---I haven t seen any situations that would require sending a kid to the office. <br>Becker found that the BFS program was not only safe but also helped the Bearcats prevent injuries.  When I came here I noticed that our football team had quite a number of shoulder injuries on the field. Since we started BFS, for the past two seasons we haven t had a single shoulder injury. So, injury-wise, the BFS program has been a blessing. <br><br>A New Era<br><br>When Becker took over the baseball team at Ubly, the outlook for the coming season was pretty bleak---the previous year the team hadn t won a single game and had only one home run the ntire season! Says Becker,  I had to take over a team with very low morale---they didn t believe in themselves. The following year, after implementing the BFS program, we had 10 home runs and we doubled the number of doubles, RBIs and triples.