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SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yiBigger,Faster,StrongerSCOTT MCKIE B.P./One FeatherDamon Taylor, CHS freshman,does dips in the CHS weightroom on Wednesday, May 4.12 cherokee one feather THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011
SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yiDevyn Smith, CHS sophomore, does bench presses in the CHS weight room by Coach David Hines spots him on Wednesday, May 4.SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One FeatherStrength andConditioningProgram moldingCHS AthletesBy SCOTT MCKIE B.P.ONE FEATHER STAFFDre Jackson, CHS junior, is all smiles as he cranks through a setof bench presses.Heisman trophy winnernd running back extraordiaireHershel Walker onceaid, “If you train hard, you’llot only be hard, you’ll beard to beat.”That attitude is prevailingn the weight room at CheroeeHigh School.Weights and sweat haveeen lying for the past schoolear and it’s making a differnce.We like to stay on the cuttingdge when it comes to trainingur athletes,” head footballoach Craig Barker commented.“We’ve already seen aton of results. It’s going tohelp us all. It’s going to bebeneicial to our entire athleticprogram.”David Hines is new this year tothe Cherokee coaching stafftaking over the reins as headbaseball coach and as an assistantfootball coach. He introducedthe Bigger, Stronger,Faster program to Cherokee.Four Strength and Conditioningclasses are held dailyand the weight room is alsoopen and manned by coachesboth before and after schoolfor those students whoseschedules don’t allow for themto be in the weight room otherwise.“As a 1A school, we have tomanufacture athletes,” saidCoach Hines. “We gear theworkouts to that person. Wetry to make it as individualand personal of a program aswe can.”He said those programs includefree weights, plyometrics,speed and sprint training,and interval training. A recordboard hangs in the room andwill be illed this upcomingweek with the top performanceson various stations includingbench press, squats,etc.Injuries can derail seasons andweight training is a ine way toprevent them. Coach Hinessaid that there have been noinjuries in baseball this yearand he credits the strengthtraining.Coach Barker agrees, “Weighttraining is so important in injuryprevention. Being inshape and being physically itis the best way to preventbeing injured.”And, the work won’t stopwhen school lets out for thesummer. The weight roomwill be open all summer longMonday-Thursday. “There’s noexcuse for them not to get inhere and work,” said CoachHines.Coach Barker commented thatthe facilities are comparableto, and in some cases betterthan, some colleges. “Ourweight room is second tonone. It’s an unbelievable facility.”THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011cherokee one feather13
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