RANCHO BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM
2000 GRADUATE OF RBV, CASEY BURGENER NOW A RESIDENT AT THE OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. CASEY TOOK 5TH AT THE JR. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THESSALONICA, GREECE IN JUNE, 2001.
RANCHO WILL FIELD AN OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2001/2002!! OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING IS A SPORT!! THIS SPORT IS COMPETED IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES AND IN FACT IS THE OLDEST STRENGTH SPORT IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAMES.
THE REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
BECOME A MEMBER OF USA WEIGHTLIFTING
MAINTAIN A 2.0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE
PARTICIPATE IN CONTESTS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
PURCHASE A PAIR OF WEIGHTLIFTING SHOES.
PURCHASE A LIFTING SUIT FOR COMPETITIONS.
PRACTICE 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK AFTER SCHOOL
THE SPORT WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO EARN A VARSITY LETTER FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION. TO EARN A VARSITY LETTER ONE MUST EARN 80% OF THE AVAILABLE POINTS POSSIBLE DURING THE YEAR. IN ADDITION ONE CAN EARN A LETTER IF:
QUALIFY FOR THE JR. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
EARN 3 FIRST PLACE FINISHES IN LOCAL COMPETITIONS
MAKE THE JR NATIONAL TEAM
AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES THERE WILL BE MANY MORE WAYS TO EARN POINTS TOWARD A LETTER. THESE WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND POSTED AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES. RIGHT NOW HERE IS THE POINT SYSTEM:
FIRST PLACE=12 POINTS
SECOND PLACE=9 POINTS
3RD PLACE=6 POINTS
EACH PRACTICE=1 POINT
COACHES DISCRETION (ABOVE AND BEYOND EFFORT)=5 POINTS
SCHEDULE OF COMPETITIONS: Not a total list, but this site will be updated as the competition schedule becomes known.
AWESOME SQUAT PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER USED WITH MY ATHLETES.
RANCHO WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM MEMBERS AND BEST LIFTS:
OLYMPIC WEIGHT-LIFTING BASICS!
This is what it "use to be like!!" A deep split clean and a deep split snatch.
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