Fastest man in pads may be Florida freshman Jeffrey Demps
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Last April, during spring football practice at the University of Florida, a collective gasp came from a track meet across the street. Jeffrey Demps had just run the fifth-fastest 100 meters by an American high school sprinter, 10.17 seconds. Even better, he was a Gators football recruit.
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Source: NY Times
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12:04, 24 October 2008
.. Posted by PG County
When will high school football coaches realize that track is important to the development of athletes in regards to speed and conditioning? Particularly in the state of Virginia!! Demps has a future in both sports big ups Jeff!!!
Even Better
02:15, 24 October 2008
.. Posted by Anonymous
Even better, he ran a HS national record of 10.01 in the OT.
Track goes hand and hand with football
10:12, 27 October 2008
.. Posted by VA high school football
VA produces good footballers but not like TX, FL, and CA. WHY you might ask because these coaches want the guys in the weightroom to get bigger and think that wins games. SPEED wins ask Ohio State they know by example.
From EX-VA highschool track coach who had more success with highschool girl athletes because the boys were worried about 7-on-7 passing league.
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05:19, 7 November 2008
.. Posted by PG County
Right on!! Focus must be on the girls, the boys are being told that the weight room is more important than getting faster and conditioned and thats killing them when it comes time to step on campus and the track guys are beating them out for spots. 11.5 in the 100m for a wideout is not cutting it when you have girls on campus that can run that.
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