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Howe athletes buying in to the Coach J summer workout camp. Part of the success of the turnout is the term "Sally-up, Sally-down" the roll call for attendance that is which is a workout that Jehling has taken each morning. incorporated. It's a workout to the song that is used for push-ups, "It holds them accountable. They squats, and leg workouts. They also know that if they don't show up do a workout to the famous AC/DC then they will make it up in the song "Thunderstruck" where the fall. So it's getting them here," said athletes do jumping jacks during Jehling. the song but have to do up-downs each time they hear the word During the summer, the athletes thunderstruck. Throughout the are often on vacation and Jehling song, the athletes end up doing says that they are communicating around 35 up-downs. if they have to miss a certain day. "The kids tell me that they're never Jehling says those that are marrying a girl named Sally," said attending the summer workouts Jehling jokingly. will have a measurable advantage above those that are not showing He says it's a true core workout that up. teaches mental toughness and it allows him to see which kids will "I'm a firm believer whether it's have the mental stamina and football, basketball, baseball, physical stamina to not quit. track, cross county - if you take the time in the summertime to devote "Who's going to strive when they're yourself to being here, you're hurting? That's what I like to find going to be better the next year out," said Jehling. because you're going to be coming into school in shape," said Jehling. In addition to Sally-Up, Sally"These eight hours a week is huge Down, and Thunderstruck, the for us. Because when school starts, athletes are doing a lot of speed you only get 30 minutes a day." and agility drills, pushing tires, and weight training. Jehling does not The workouts are advantageous for have them doing deadlift at all a new head coach also because he's because he says no sport at any getting to see the middle school moment has an athlete lifting dead athletes for the first time and the weight. He wants everything to be entering freshman class. about the explosion. "I can see these kids and have an idea of what to do with them in 2a-days. But if they don't show up, I'm going to be blind to them in August and I'm going to be flying a hundred miles per hour so I'm getting better evaluations from them being here."
Jehling says he believes the kids have bought into the program, but wants to make sure the numbers remain past the first two weeks. He says that the week after the Fourth of July is a low attendance, but it picks back up at the end of July as they push towards 2-a-days.
Jehling says that the football players that don't show up will come into camp out of shape and will struggle. He says that if they don't take care of June and July, the three-hour workouts in August will be spent in part on conditioning instead of crucial season preparation.
"I'm excited. This time of year is the most exciting time for me because the next sport is football," said Jehing. "It's fun for me because I'm getting to see the kids every day and in the afternoon, I'm developing my plan for the season."
Jehling said the first-week "I'm a firm believer that we'll be surprises were Sean Lukash and the best team in shape come Friday Jarron Ing. LuKash is scheduled to nights," said Jehling. play an outside linebacker and wing back. Ing is an offensive Anyone that has visited with the lineman. He was also impressed current athletes probably has heard with Devon Porter, Bryce Krantz, and Spencer Akins.
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