Football Practice at Pueblo East High School
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Master Bendell shows jujitsu pressure points to players. |
Dr.
Sicher,
Bendell
Karate
third-degree
black
belt
and
instructor,
pumps
up
players
with
high-spirited
workouts
and
constant
attention
to
teamwork.
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Coach
Rick Upchurch teaches players the value of stances, balance, and intensity. |
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Kicks help develop better balance and coordination. Here blue belt Chelsea helps
show the players good kicking form.
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Master Don Bendell (right) demonstrates to dozens of players at a
morning workout, who are linked together and pulling on Bendell's right arm,
that one man properly balanced can prevent dozens of others from pulling him
over --
unless they use teamwork.
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Master
Don
Bendell
(using
his
finger
to
emphasize
his
point)
lets
players
know
that
Coach
Upchurch
is a
winner
whose
contagious
determination
and
intensity
will
make
them
winners
as
well.
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Coach Upchurch, former Bronco football star, falls in line with
his Pueblo East High School team to work punches in a karate stance.
Upchurch is a second-degree black belt who knows the power of the martial
arts to motivate a team and to develop skills like balance, quickness, and
mental focus on the football field. |
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