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In reply to the discussion: How do we develop javelin throwers? [View all]

ProfessorGAC

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13. My Cousin. . .
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 01:12 PM
Mar 2018

. . .who grew up with me when his parents died threw discuss for the super track team in the area. They were DOMINANT in the field events. They had the only guy i ever lost to in long jump more than once and that guy beat me every time. I'd do 22'5", he'd do 22'7". I'd do 22'8", he'd do 22'9.5".

They had the sprinters too! Great track team every year.

Another nearby HS had the great distance team. CC and long events in track. My sophomore year, they had the #1 and #6 high school milers in the country. Pretty much in the half, one and two mile, you just chalked them up for the 9 points and figure out if you could make up that lead somehow.

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Just watch "Revenge of the Nerds". I couldn't resist. tonyt53 Mar 2018 #1
None of us will truly be free Bob Loblaw Mar 2018 #3
...as opposed to the ever-decreasing pool of javelin catchers? SeattleVet Mar 2018 #2
Washed out quarterbacks? NT Bleacher Creature Mar 2018 #4
It could actually be something like that underpants Mar 2018 #11
If the women's 4x400 is being run at the same time, pangaia Mar 2018 #5
The only way to stop a bad guy with a javelin..... Onyrleft Mar 2018 #6
I believe Oliver Harmon Jones learned in college Brother Buzz Mar 2018 #7
We still had them in the 70's. bluedigger Mar 2018 #8
We Didn't ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #9
I don't think we had the hammer throw. bluedigger Mar 2018 #10
My Cousin. . . ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #13
We had pole vaulting too underpants Mar 2018 #12
Funny Pole Vault Story ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #14
Our high school had pole vault. rsdsharp Mar 2018 #15
Seems fairly simple to organise safely muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #16
Javelin is very common up in Northeast. I threw it in high school. chelsea0011 Mar 2018 #17
Really? I didn't know that underpants Mar 2018 #18
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