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A BFS Coach travels with the team on longer road trips.&nbsp; The Jazz <U>will</U> workout twice a week in-season. </STRONG></P> <P align=center><STRONG>HISTORY OF BFS AS THE <BR></STRONG><STRONG>JAZZ STRENGTH COACHES</STRONG></P> <P align=left>Dr. Greg Shepard started with the Jazz in 1981.&nbsp; He was watching a sports show and head bai^qr|j޻}D{ {vY鎠kjI/ 8 9lUYDi`-Ji z00JƆX8sy=H5$w,if#co5:*쐬Cc]#v~dk7!R>}0WCTq|Y[pJdM+OZIu# W$?d&ǚv_3ygSpPtzsgAUe@jg.zv営OF4$gIţ#d:kX)nm?q-zx}`U9?>X4 P]G8۸asďpi`' ֖ > inroM9. When they found out that the meet was going to takeseveral hours, they left the meet and went down to a local coffee shop and had a few cigarettes and several leisurely cups of coffee. Says Amy, "When they came back to the meet they found that they had misjuded the time and there was only one jumper left before them, so they had to warm up in a hurry. They ended up jumping pretty well because they were great natural talents, but these were athletes who really didn't take care of their bodies, and you wonder what they could have done if they had taken better care of themselves."<br>A major portion of Amy's training is the Olympic lifts, but she also performs several auxiliary lifts for the lower back, abs and the upper body. "It's important to keep the upper body strong for coordination," says Amy. "At the takeoff you really have to move the upper body--you can't just be a limp noodle." She also says it's important for jumpers to perform specialized exercises for their ankles. "You get lot of power from your feet, and if your ankles are hurting you're going to suffer. I do all kinds of ankle strengthening, such as picking up sand and running on the toes to strengthen the arches, surgical tubing exercises, and rocker boards--I work on my ankles a lot."<br>For younger jumpers, Amy believes in the importance of being exposed to a variety of sorts. "You learn a lot through other sports and through competition. It's just like your academic studies--you need to become a student o your sport and learn all there is about it. The high jump takes a lot of technique, but you can't stop there. You need to learn the mechanics, the physics and the psychology of the jump to really succeed."<br>Amy has given quite a bit of thought to the psychology of sports and believes there are some truths behind the stereotypes about track and field athletes. She says that sprinters are confident, bordering on cocky; throwers are the jokers and are laid-back; pole vaulters are the daredevils, and distance runners tend to engage in strange ritual and habits that she feels border on "just plain weird." She also says that because decathlete have an appreciation for all the events, they tend to make a lot of friends and, she adds, "have the nicest bodies."<br><br> <br>Posing for Perfection<br><br>Although her plate is full wit