Bruce Foster
I am an engineer with over 25 years in nuclear waste management including low-level, mixed, transuranic, and high-level waste. I am a happily married dad who loves working with kids. I have been involved in coaching youth football over the past 10 years.
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Flexibility Training for Football: Static and Dynamic ExercisesThis article describes a series of flexibility exercises that limber and warm up the entire body in preparation for football training. Both static (without movement) and dynamic exercises are described and linked to related video footage. -
Flexibility Training Video: Dynamic Exercises - Samurai StretchThis video demonstrates a dynamic exercise that stretches the hamstrings and warms up the knee and hip joints.
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Flexibility Training Video: Dynamic Exercises - Frankenstein StepsThis video demonstrates a dynamic warm-up exercise that stretches the hamstring and gluteus muscles.
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Flexibility Training Video: Dynamic Exercises - Lunges with a TwistThis video demonstrates a dynamic stretching exercise that warms up the quadriceps, hamstrings, knees, calves (to a lesser extent), and waist or trunk.
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Flexibility Training Video: Dynamic Exercises - Trunk RotationsThis video demonstrates a simple exercise to loosen up the waist and hips.
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Flexibility Training Video: Dynamic Exercises - HulaThis video demonstrates a simple exercise to loosen the hip joints.
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Flexibility Training Video: Static Exercises - Calf ExtensionsThis video demonstrates a calf stretching exercise. It is important to keep the back heel on the ground and lunge forward with the front thigh parallel to the ground to get the best benefit from this stretch. This stretch also warms up the front thigh.
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Flexibility Training - Static Exercises - Groin IsometricsThis video demonstrates a groin stretching exercise, while simultaneously warming up thigh muscles.
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Flexibility Training Video: Static Exercises - ButterflyThis video demonstrates a stretching exercise for the groin. Ensure muscles are warm prior to stretching.
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Flexibility Training Video: Static Exercises - Hip FlexersThis video shows an exercise that stretches the quadriceps and groin area. This exercise should be performed only after the legs have been warmed up.
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Flexibility Training Video: Static Exercises - FlamingoThis video demonstrates a quadriceps stretching exercise that also works on balance.
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Flexibility Training Video: Static Exercises - Sprinter's StretchThis video demonstrates an exercise designed to increase the range of movement of hamstring muscles. Care must be taken to perform this stretch after warming up the legs, and it should be performed smoothly to avoid injury caused by sudden movement.
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Flexibility Training Video: Static Exercises - Hurdler's StretchThis video demonstrates a stretch designed to stretch the hamstrings and increase range of movement. Ensure athlete has warmed up sufficiently prior to executing stretch, otherwise benefits will be limited.
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Flexibility Training Video: Static Exercises - Toe TouchesThis video demonstrates a stretch to loosen the hamstring muscles. It is important that the athlete warm up the leg muscles prior to conducting this exercise. Otherwise, this exercise will have limited benefit.
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Flexibility Training Video: Static Exercises - Crossed Ankle Waist BendsThis video demonstrates a lower back stretching exercise. It is important that the back is relaxed while performing this exercise.
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Flexibility Training Video: Static Exercises - Vertical Shoulder StretchThis video demonstrates a shoulder stretching exercise above the head. This exercise complements the horizontal shoulder stretch.
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Flexibility Training Video: Static Exercises - Horizontal Shoulder StretchThis video demonstrates a shoulder loosening exercise in the transverse horizontal direction.
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Flexibility Training Video: Static Exercises - Neck IsometricsStrong and limber neck muscles are important in football. This video demonstrates a neck exercise designed to strengthen the neck throughout its full range of motion.
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Flexibility Training: Exercise Video Showing Neck RotationsRegular, focused, flexibility exercises are key to preventing injury in football. This video demonstrates neck rotations designed to loosen neck muscles over the full range of motion.
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Flexibility Training: Exercise Video Showing Shoulder RotationsFlexibility exercises are a key component to any training regimen. This video demonstrates shoulder rotations. See the article, "Flexibility Training for Football" for additional details (coming in March 2009).
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Guiding Principles for Successful CoachingIn order to be successful in teaching winning attitudes, the coach must also exemplify those winning attitudes. This article explores attitudes and behaviors that coaches should promote and exemplify when involved in coaching athletics. -
To Coach is to TeachCoaching young athletes is a privilege that should not be taken lightly. Coaches are, first and foremost, teachers. It is the quality of teaching that creates lasting impressions on a young athlete's character.
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The Yucca Mountain ProjectThe Yucca Mountain Project faces lost jobs based on Nevada's NIMBY political position. Nevada politicians, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, need to discontinue their nationally destructive opposition and support full funding for the Project. -
Year-Round Conditioning for FootballThis is the first in a series of installments that describes a complete training program to prepare today's youth for the rigors of playing football in a competitive environment. The basic training program and philosophy is described. -
The WillLook within yourself and you will find the means to accomplish your goals. Stay the course through thick and thin and you will realize a bountiful harvest.
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Choosing Nuclear PowerWe fear what we do not understand and nothing could be truer when considering the perceived dangers of nuclear power. Here is a proven technology that many Americans refuse to embrace due to fears sensationalized by special interest groups.