SPORTS SCIENCE NETWORK ECLASSROOM

Dr. Bob Ward

We Deal in Msecs...Microns...Meters...Mils...Reps/Sec

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VISION STARE AT THE DIAGRAMS...WHAT DO YOU SEE?

THE ANATOMY OF WINNING ALL SPORTS

NO SHORTCUTS TO THE SUMMIT

WHAT PRICE VICTORY?

SUPER BOWL XII 1977 DALLAS COWBOYS 27 DENVER 10

ALL SPORTS REQUIRE TALENT + WORK

SCIENCE - DEFINING SPORTS PERFORMANCE ON-FIELD ANALYSIS

ALL STAR GAME ASSESSMENTS THE SENIOR BOWL EAST WEST GAME

ON FIELD ANMALYSIS (OFAS) FOOTBALL FIELD CALIBRATION

SPRINT ANALYSIS

SPEED

SPEED FASTEST COWBOY

GAME ZONE - TIME ANALYSIS

GAME ANALYSIS

EVENT TIME/DISTANCE

GAME DURATION 3 HOURS

PLAYS PER GAME 68-72

ACTUAL PLAYING TIME (20%)

12 MIN

PASSING TIME TOTAL(52%)

6.2 MIN

PASSING TIME/PLAY 2.3-10 SEC

RUNNING TIME TOTAL (48%)

5.8 MIN

RUNNING TIME/PLAY 2-10 SEC

SPECIAL TEAMS

KICK OFFS (4/GAME) 45 YARDS

PUNTS (6/GAME) 40 YARDS

TRAINING AMERICA'S TEAM 1976 TO 1989 A SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT DALLAS COWBOYS

HUMAN SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT MOTOR LEARNING COACH TOM LANDRY'S LEADERSHIP

COACHING STAFF 1976

DAN REEVES QUARTEBACKS DENVER - GIANTS - FALCONS

ERNIE STAUTNER DEFENSIVE LINE

BUCK BUCHANAN EQUIPMENT

ORIGINAL COWBOYS STADIUM

NEW COWBOYS STADIUM

COWBOYS PRACTICE FIELD 1976 TO 1984 SIGNS OF AMERICAS TEAM 1960 TO 1988 GUIDING PRINCIPLES Many of the signs that are shown below were in place prior to my appointment as Conditioning Coach and Sports Scientist for the Cowboys in 1976. Coach Landry and Alvin Roy the Strength Coach that preceded me must have collaborated on the content of the signs, along with the coaching staff.

Strength Coach San Diego Chargers World Champions Established Weight Training and Isometric programs:

1. University of Florida 2. Ole Miss 3. Arkansas 4. Georgia Tech 5. United states Military Academy West Point 6. Louisiana College 7. Clemson 8. Louisiana State University

9. Southeastern Louisiana College 10. Florida State

Trainer for the USOC weight Lifting Team Personal Trainer Dallas Cowboys Strength

Dr. Bob Ward and NFL Hall of Fame defensive tackle Randy White discuss training principles at the Forest and Abrams Training Facility.

The following quote was attribute to Coach Landry as an original quote, however, it was not a Tom Landry original.

SPORTS MARTIAL ARTS FOR FOOTBALL TRAINING TOTAL BODY CONTROL (ABC'S OF MOVEMENT)

HUMAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SPORTS MARTIAL ARTS CONTRIBUTION

FIGHTING STARS AMERICA'S TEAM TAKES TO THE MARTIAL ARTS

FAR EAST DALLAS FORTY YOGA AND WING CHUN

DISCUSSING THE APPLICATIONS

ZEN FOOTBALL MIX AT TRAINING CAMP

JUKO KAI

CHEST PUNCH - RANDY WHITE

JUKO KAI THROAT PUNCH - HERSCHEL WALKER

JUKO KAI GROIN KICK - MIKE SAXON

JOHN DUTTON TRAINS BODY COORDINATION USING ESCRIMA STICKS

ESCRIMA STICK TRAINING DANNY WHITE

REACTION AND HITTING QUICKNESS AND POWER CHARLIE WATERS ALL PRO STRONG SAFETY

RESOURCES

POWER

CLEANS

UPPER BODY STRENGTH

DUMBBELL JERKS

UPPER BODY STRENGTH

INCLINE PRESS

HAND STRENGTH

HAND DYNAMOMETER

HAND STRENGTH

TOWEL CHINS

AEROBIC CAPACITY

TREADMILL

AEROBIC CAPACITY

MILE - 1.5 MILE -880 YARD RUN

BEST LITTLE BODY PARTS IN TEXAS (BODY MEASURES)

NFL BODY SIZE AND COMPOSITION HISTORY

SPORTS MARTIAL ARTS HOW THE MARTIAL ARTS WERE APPLIED TO TRAINING...

• THE PERFECT DALLAS COWBOY" • NFL TEAMS • COLLEGIATE • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS

A few notes that will help you see how the Martial Arts were Applied to Football:

Tim Tackett and Larry Hartsel can fill you In on their work with other NFL teams that followed their association with the Dallas Cowboys program.

• Biomechanical Efficiency on the line (Field) Expand...

• "Muscles have one of the most desirable qualities of all:

Their function was precisely the opposite of words." Sun and Steel,

Suzuki

Martial Arts

Recently, for instance, Dr Bob Ward introduced those who engaged in the

off-season program at the Cowboys training-facility to many styles of

Martial Arts Eastern Training.

By using a variety of exercise sciences and Disciplines:

1. Yoga

2. Contact Breathing - Juko Kai

3. Jeet Kune Do - JKD Bruce Lee's Style

4. Filipino Escrima Kali Dan Inosanto

5. Wing Chun

6. Thai Boxing

7. Juko Kai Dr Rod Sacharnoski

8. Fencing

9. Knife Fighting

10. Gymnastics

11. Aerobic Dance

12. Dance

Ward developed a programs and activities which he felt certain would

improve his student's football skills. I'm a Physical Educator by profession

and academic training, he says, "so consequently, and hopefully, I have a

good understanding of how a Football Player must be able to move to be

effective. I saw that the Martial Arts provided a way I could explain the

various dimension of body movement and their importance to each player

for his specific position.

MULTI-FACETED ART

"The Martial Arts content is "Multi-Faceted" and is an excellent Resource to draw ion for training All Elements of the Body.

Moving to your Left, moving to your Right,

The use of the Hands in football can be accentuated through the Martial Arts.

I think one would have to be blind not to see that."

EARLY (1976 TO-DATE)

It is only plagiarism when one takes the credit for something they didn't do...

Is there anything new under the Sun?

It is a pleasure for me to "set one facet of the record straight" by providing

The history of Martial Arts in the NFL (Dallas Cowboys) from 1976 to date.

There was a cadre of brilliant and dedicated Martial Artists that helped me

Implement their skills into a Football Context, and helped me pass this

Knowledge of human movement from the Martial Arts to a Super Bowl

Championship Team, while I was with Dallas, and, later, to other NFL Teams,

and Universities, and Colleges to improve their teams. In fact Valentine

Espiricueta is still very active with a first class group of defensive Players for

the Dallas Cowboy.

When Coach Landry hired me, I brought my Experience to the Cowboys in

1976 as a:

Football Coach

Track Coach

Martial Artist

Fencing Instructor

Sports Scientist, .

Incidentally, all the Contributing individuals came from my instructor, and

friend, Dan Inosanto except for one, Dr. Rod Sacharnoski (Juko Kai)

These Martial Artists provided the Knowledge for the development of a..

NEW SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY OF SPORTS/FOOTBALL

SKILLS

Today, many very successful coaches don't have a clue about the underlying

reasons why The Sports Martial Arts Program is a absolute essential part of their

Football Program. However, all it takes is a little study to show how this Body

Movement Knowledge is applicable to all positions, and for all players. Each position

or sport can draw upon this Library of Human Software Development to accomplish

their appointed assignments on the field more effectively and efficiently.

In fact, this body of knowledge is adding to the list of Basic Motor Skills that are

already taught in schools around the world .

SPORTS MARTIAL ARTS CURRICULUM

SELECTION OF CURRICULUM ELEMENTS

MOVEMENT SKILLS BODY MECHANICS

FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS

FALLING

TUMBLING

SENSES (TESTING, TRAINING AND CONTROLING)

BALANCE (STATIC AND DYNAMIC)

FOOTWORK

ARM ACTIONS

ACCELERATION COMPLEX

SPEED COMPLEX

STRENGTH COMPLEX

ENDURANCE COMPLEX

DISTANCE

TOUCH

HAND

NEAR (RED ZONE)

FAR

SIMPLICITY

PRACTICE (MOVEMENTS BECOME CONDITIONED REFLEXES)

PARRY (AGAINST A REAL ATTACH)

RHYTHM

TIMING

VISION (VISUAL FIELD -CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL)

PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORTS MARTIAL ARTS

STRATEGY

TACTICS

EXPERIENCE

TRAINING

FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENTS

BASIC (UNIVERSAL BODY CONTROL)

DEFENSE (LIST SKILLS)

OFFENSE (LIST SKILLS)

PRACTICE

EQUIPMENT

GLOVES

COMBATIVE BAGE

LIGHT BAGS

MEDIUM BAGS

HEAVY BAGS

SPEED BAGS

1/2 RING DRILLS

CLASS INSTRUCTION

INDIVIDUAL LESSONS

PHYSICAL CONDITION

WORKOPUT SESSION

WARM-UP

LESSON

BOUTS WITH DIFFERENT PARTNERS

MASSAGE

SHOWER

RELAXATION

COMPETITION

FREE PLAY

REAL

SPORTS NUTRITION

PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR (RESPECT FOR THE OPPONENT AND ART)

MARTIAL ARTS TIMELINE

I respectfully list the following outstanding Martial Artists for their invaluable

contribution to the advancement of Tactical and Strategic Skills in Football,

and my personal knowledge:

Today - Football has Too many Strategists, and is Woefully

lacking in Tacticians.

Brilliant Warriors of the Past

Bruce Lee

Dan Inosanto

Bob Ward (All I can attest to is my experience)

1972 - Trained by Dan Inosanto (JKD)

1972 - 1976 - Instructor Fullerton Community College Martial Arts

1972 -1976 - Instructor Fullerton Community College Fencing

1976 - 1989 - Sports Scientist & Conditioning Coach Dallas Cowboys

1990-2007 NFL Teams and Universities

2008- To-Date Randy White High School Clinics

Martial Artist Dan Inosanto was the major contributor in the development of

the Applied Sports

Martial Arts Program I brought to the Dallas Cowboys.

1. Dan Inosanto (JKD - Filipino Martial Arts)

2. Richard Bustillo (JKD - Filipino Martial Arts)

3. Larry Hartsell (JKD)

4. Tim Tackett (JKD)

5. Francis Fong (Wing Chun)

6. Chai Sirisute (Thai Boxing)

7. Dr. Sacharnoski (Juko Kai)

8. Valentine Espiricueta (Eastern Martial Arts)

9. Creating Big Plays with Randy White,Valentine Espiricueta and Dr. Bob

Ward - Video or CD

CREATING BIG PLAYS - SPORTS MARTIAL ARTS

TEAMS INSTRUCTED

Dallas Cowboys

Denver Broncos

Detroit lions

San Diego Chargers

Arizona Rattlers

U of Michigan

U of Arizona

Mississippi State University

Notre Dame

Oregon State

Ohio State

Wisconsin

U of Texas

INFORMATION REFERENCES

Dr. Bob Ward personal experiences

Carlton Stowers - Taylor Publishing Dallas, TX, p 92.

Dallas Cowboys 1960-1985 -The First 25 Years

Dallas Cowboy Sports Scientist and Conditioning Coach (1976-89)

HIGH TECH - SCIENCE TAKES THE FIELD

"In a time when high-tech has become a way of life, when biomechanics and

Computerized On-Field Analysis (OFAS a Computer Graphics program that tracked

each player during NFL Games) and tests to judge strength, fatigue, speed, and

durability have become commonplace in the athletic arena, the Dallas Cowboys have

worked to stay one step ahead in the area of conditioning their players in all

resources used in football."

Dr. Bob Ward Conditioning Coach - Sports Scientist for Dallas Cowboys

1976 TO 1989 standing watch over the manner in which the Cowboys prepared

themselves in all aspects of the game:

WORK...REST AND NUTRITION

Mentally Physically

Performance Nutrition Dr. Bob Ward, a onetime college Track Coach (Fullerton Community College,

Fullerton, CA-California State Champions 1974 and member of the USOC Elite

Throwers staff who goes out of his way to seek out new and inventive ways to

develop a conditioning program. Sometimes, in fact, it would seem the more

FUTURISTIC, and far-out it is, the better Ward likes it.

COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS Training and Monitoring all of the required Resources necessary for playing football

in the NFL. Sports Speed 3rd Edition Human Kinetics

Sports Speed Encyclopedia

Train America

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WEIGHT TRAINING

Football Assessments

Kelly Assessment Psychological Resources

Mind Science - Intuitive Ability

WWII Recognition Tests

Traditional Motor Tests

Reaction Tests

Motorvator - Reactions - Patterns and Rhythm

Speed Electronic Tests

Agility Electronic Tests

Contact Accelerometry

Strength - Static Dynamometry

Strength - Dynamic

On-Field-Analysis

Power Trainer - Power Output

Contact Driver - Hitting and Diving Ability

Predicting Success in NFL Football

Research

These elements included everything from the

• Amount of excess body fat one is carrying

• To the hand-eye coordination he has,

The Cowboys Conditioning Coach is a Sports Scientist who is ever on the

lookout for new routines and technologies which might be beneficial for

putting a better America's Team" on the field.

Aerobics Center

UT SW Medical School

CompuSport Dr. Ralph Mann

On_Field Analysis

Battery of Tests

Monitoring Training Effects

Sports Nutrition

Suggested Diets and

Nutritional Supplementation

Super Nutrition

Anthropometric Study

Total Body Range of Motion

Body Composition

Katch and Katch

Aerobics Center

Gymnastics

Aerobic Dance

Juggling

Computerized Programs

Sports Programs

Handball

Racquetball

Basketball

Tennis

Soccer Tennis

Soccer Court (Handball Court)

Flexibility Training Routines

Running Programs

Functional Strength Programs

Positions Specific Training

Player Reactions - Not Without Questions?

While some of his suggestions occasionally draw smiles and/or rolled eyes from the players he supervises, they test his methods nonetheless. When he brought a couple of Aerobic Dance Instructors to the practice field to put them through some dance routines, everyone fell into place. These young female instructors pushed most of the players to very high fitness levels

When, recently, he invited an expert in Wholistic Science and the Chinese Martial Arts to training camp to demonstrate something called Dragon Dancing, several players were interested to learn what he had to say. The visiting instructor described now the movements of Dragon Dancing could be used to stretch muscles of the body, strengthen and tone, and even improve cardiovascular fitness, and Ward busily took notes.

Alternate Plan from a Stanford graduate: Pat Donovan (Offensive Tackle), said, "if I

wanted to relax, I'd just open a can of beer, and recline on my couch, and watch TV.

Eternal Vigilance Which is to say Ward, and the Cowboys are ever on the outlook for

new ways to improve the Minds and Bodies of players. And while they don't always

understand them, they give it a try Reality Check

It was Jackie Smith, the former St. Cardinals tight end who joined the Cowboys for

one final NFL season in 1978, who came up with one of the most interesting

responses to Ward's myriad of tests. Having put the new Cowboy through a battery

of test that determined everything from Explosiveness to Body Fat, Ward

presented Smith with a bound computer printout filled with charts and numbers.

Smith looked it over, then turned his attention to Ward who stood, awaiting some

reaction. Jackie shook his head. "Bob", "he said, " I can't read any of this. Can't you

just tell me whether I'm alive or dead and let it go at that."

Training The Brain

Playing in The Zone

Yoga

Moshe Feldenkraise

This is a method of therapy to improve movements of joints and maintaining correct positions of standing, sitting and moving.

Motorvator

Sensory Deprivation Tank

Hutchison Michael, The Book of Flotation, William and Morrow, Inc, 1984.

Stern Gary, Physiological and mood Effects of Salt Water Flotation Periods,

Float To Relax, Inc. Denver, Colorado, 1980. Then, a few seasons back, there was the "Sensory Deprivation Tank", something that looked as if it has been borrowed from a science fiction movie. In it a player would float on his back, buoyed up in salt water that kept at a normal external skin temperature of 93.5 degrees. What he was there to achieve was the "Alpha State, in which the Brain Waves slowed from 13 to 30 Hz (Beta) to 7 to 12 cycles per second (Alpha). Research, Ward explains, has shown that when one's Body and Mind are in such a receptive state, the learning process could be multiplied ten-fold." By relaxing, he said, "a player can absorb more information-Learn the game plan more

quickly, things like that."

The tank was, also, fitted with a TV for viewing Plays and Skills, and wired for

sound.

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