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In This Issue: Coaches Corner | World Junior Team Frontrunners | World Sub-Junior Team Frontrunners
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Coaches Corner
by Rob Wagner
Coaching Committee Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Coaching Committee to raise the level of performance of DRUG FREE U.S. competitors through selection of coaching staff for teams participating in international events, recruiting participants for those events in a manner consistent with directives of the National Governing Body, and dissemination of information to all lifters and coaches on preparation for competition, and managing teams before and during competition.
I would like to welcome you to the Coaches Corner. In keeping in line with our mission statement this column will be dedicated to providing information for coaches and lifters that deals with topics as basic as discussing exercise selection and ranging to the more advanced strategies of coaching a powerlifter in a meet setting. In this initial column I would like to introduce you to some of the future contributors to this column. The members of the coaching committee will guide and produce the content that is placed in this column. We will also utilize other individuals who can provide insight into areas that we are covering. As a committee we set our first priority on finding the information you the USAPL coach or lifter would like to see here. The committee will attempt to provide you with insightful topics covering the subjects on which you have requested information. I will provide an email address below where your questions or topics can be sent.
I would like to introduce the current members of the committee and provide you with some background information on them. Larry Maile, is the current Vice President of the USAPL and also is the IPF vice-president of the North American . Larry has served in all capacities in the USAPL. He is a lifter, referee and has served as a coach and manager for multiple national teams.
Jim Ford has been involved in Powerlifting since its official start in the early sixties. He has the distinction of having rubbed elbows with many legends of the sport. Names like West, Casey, Todd and Ahrens were found in his address book. His experiences from these early days of powerlifting have shaped his philosophy of the sport today. Jim's first involvement in the organizational aspect of the sport started in the late seventies when he became a referee. Since that point in time he has been involved in officiating and coaching at all levels of the sport. In the early nineties he became involved in coaching High School level lifters. One of these lifters, his daughter went on to become a four-time Teenage National Champion. Currently, along with coaching High School athletes, Jim coaches the University of Texas Powerlifting team. He has been coaching at IPF international events for the past four years.
Brian Hansen has been a lifter in the ADFPA/USAPL for 16 years. He is the author of the USAPL's Meet Directors Manual which was published last year. He has a B.A. from Keene State College and an M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While at Chapel Hill, Brian served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the varsity sports programs. His graduate work was in sports psychology and his studies focused on performance enhancement. Most recently Brian had the opportunity to work with both U.S. and Chinese weightlifters at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games.
Dave Sandler, is the Director of Strength and Conditioning Curriculum for
Florida International University and formerly served as a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Miami. He is also attending the University of Miami pursuing his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology. Dave already has a M.S. in Exercise Physiology and a
Bachelors degree in Physical Education. He is a former Powerlifter with ADFPA and WDFPF. Dave is also a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He has his Club Coaches certificate from USA weightlifting and he lectures nationally on health, fitness and Strength and Conditioning. He has done extensive research in S&C and is currently working on powerlifting related project called "3D Mechanical Modeling of the Squat as a Comparison of Techniques of Competitive Weightlifters; Powerlifters and Olympic Lifters"
Pat Anderson has been competing in powerlifting since 1987. His competition exploits have been on both the national and international scene. He has a B.S. in Exercise Physiology from Towson State University and is currently attending Life University pursuing his goal of being a chiropractor. As a coach, Pat has handled individuals at Nationals on multiple occasions and has also served as an assistant coach at the Open , Junior and Master's world championships. He has also been the integral in publishing the qualifying totals for the men's world teams for the past two years.
Greg Simmons has been involved in powerlifting since 1981. He holds a B.S. and M.S.(Kinesiology) from Indiana University where he majored in Applied Sport Science. He is currently employed by Indiana as a strength & conditioning coach. He is a certified member of the NSCA and holds a Club Coach certification from USA Weightlifting.
He is the Indiana State Chairman and the co-founder/president of "Team Indiana"
National Powerlifting teams. Greg also created the USAPL Indiana website.
I have been involved in the sport for twenty years. Presently, I am working as the head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Pennsylvania. I have a B.S. and M.Ed. from Salisbury State University and presently I am completing my doctoral work in Kinesiology at Temple University. Besides my daily coaching duties, I have coached individual powerlifters at all levels. I am also a certified member of the NSCA and am certified by the USAW as a senior level Olympic Lifting Coach.
Some of our other contributors will include Alex Galant, a four time IPF World Masters Champion and multi-time head coach IPF World Masters Team and Pan Am Coach in 2000. Also included on our contributors list is Pete Alaniz owner and innovator of Titan Support Systems. Pete has been making powerlifting gear for over 20 years.
I hope the information on these individuals was able to provide you with some insight into the knowledge base and experience of our committee members and contributors. I feel that we have a diverse group of people that can accurately cover a wide range of subjects on powerlifting. If you have a topic or question they can be sent to rwagner@pobox.upenn.edu. Remember that these topics or questions will not receive a direct reply, but will be submitted to the coaches committee and then if agreed upon will be presented in article form in the Corner. Try to make the topic or question clear and concise, it will make our job of selecting articles that much easier. Thanks in advance to all who send in information.
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2001 Jr. National Team Frontrunners
after Collegiate Nationals
Please note: the names and totals listed below are after all of the qualifying meets for Women, and one of the three qualifying meets for men. These numbers do not include the frontrunners for the Sub-Junior (Teen) National Team, which will be finalized after High School Nationals.
Names listed below are the highest totals in each weight class. To receive an automatic offer to join this team, these must be exceeded. Alternates will be selected after automatic offers are given and the lifter in question decides to go or not. In the case where a lifter has the highest total in more than one weight class, it is their decision in which weight class to compete.
Age restrictions: For Jr. Team, the lifter is eligible from the calendar year in which he or she turns 19 until the calendar year her or she turns 23. This means to be eligible as a Junior for IPF competition, your birth year must have been no earlier than 1978, and no later than 1982. To be eligible for IPF Sub-Junior competition, your birthday must have been no earlier than 1983, and no later than 1987. You must have been at least 14 years old on the day of the competition.
Women's Team:
The following lifts reflect the highest totals after all three selection meets. The lifters listed below will receive offers to participate in the Jr. World Championships, to be held in mid-September in Sophia, Bulgaria. The lifters listed will be contacted in the next several weeks
44 kg..... Stefanie Mcmillian (317.5 kg @ Womans Nats.)
48 kg..... Stefanie McMillian (310 kg @ Collegiates)
52 kg..... Kim Goff (380 @ Collegiates)
56 kg..... Michelle Amsden (392 kg @ Collegiates)
60 kg..... Veronica Agular(362.5 kg @ Women's)
67 kg..... Robin Neiderkorn (410 @ High School Nationals)
75 kg..... Julia Loya (462.5 kg @ Collegiates)
82.5 kg... Katie Ford (397 kg @ Collegiates)
90 kg..... Jessica Watkins (477 kgs @ Collegiates)
90 +...... Mary Holt (417kgs @ Collegiates)
Men's Team:
These totals are after one qualifying competition, and may be exceed at either High School Nationals or Teen/Jr. Nationals.
52 kg.... Damarrio Holloway (455 kg. @ Collegiates)
56 kg.... Peter Balke (367.5 kg. @ Collegiates)
60 kg.... Trey Cunningham (565 @ Collegiates)
67.5 kg.. Todd Straub (590 @ Collegiates)
75 kg.... Brad Robbins (670 @ Collegiates)
82.5 kg.. Andrew Caprari (670 @ Collegiates)
90 kg.... Jason Beck (777.5 kg. @ Collegiates)
100 kg... P.J. Chovanec (855 @ Collegiates)
110 kg... Travis Werner (732.5 @ Collegiates)
125 kg... Henry Thomason (882.5 @ Collegiates)
+125 kg.. Randall Harris (907.5 kg. @ Collegiates)
Sub Junior Team Frontrunners (Men) and Initial Team Offers (Women)
Men:
Following two of the selection meets for the Sub-Junior, the following lifters and totals represent the frontrunners for offers to join this team and to participate in the World Championships. One selection meet remains, Teen/Jr. Nationals in June in Chicago. In order for a lifter to receive an offer to participate, he must exceed one of the totals listed below, and must meet the age requirements, be at least 14 years old on the day of the competition, and have a birth year not later 1983.
114 - Michael Haffenbrack - 385 - Yuctan, Nebraska
123 - Keyne Washington - 452.5 - Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
132 - Jameel Burton - 460 - Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
148 - Daniel Gallavan - 560 - Slidell, Louisiana
165 - Steven McLawchlin - 615 - Santa Fe, Texas
181 - Dan Williams - 640 - Neenah, Wisconsin
198 - Matt Herbert - 610 - St.Amont, Louisiana
220 - Maurice Sampson - 710 - Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
242 - Cameron Field-Eaton - 705 - Tigard, Oregon
275 - Kenneth Hunt - 797.5 - Port Arthur, Texas
SHW - Roderick Jones - 722.5 - Brown Wood, Texas
Women:
The following women reflect those who will receive initial offers to join the Sub-Junior team attending the 1st Sub-Junior World Championships this September. These lifters have posted the highest qualifying totals in their respective weight classes. Following acceptance of these slots, alternates will be notified by Tod Miller, Head Coach of the Sub Junior Team.
97 - Jennifer Docken - GET, Wisconsin
105 - Jennifer Maile - Alaska
114 - Codi Grubbs - Linden, Texas
123 - Pam Lewis - Sweeney, Texas
132 - Amber Mesik - Plainwell, Michigan
148 - Ashley Sanders - Slidell, Louisiana
165 - Krystal Kelly - Alexandria, Louisiana
181 - Krissy Holloway - Adrian, Michigan
198 - Rebekah Rudometkin - Canby, Oregon
198+ - Takeima Dials - Alexandria, Louisiana
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