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per the Pioneer Press:
Row the boat — Fleck’s personal mantra which became Western Michigan’s calling card.
Prefontaine pace — This is based on the late Olympic distance runner Steve Prefontaine, who narrowly missed on a medal in the 1972 Summer Games in Munich. “He would go as fast as he can,” Umlor explained. “If he won, he won. If he didn’t, he didn’t. But he knew if he lost, he had given it his all. That is one of my favorites.”
Start fast, finish strong — “It’s a motto for life,” Guthrie said. “If you are in class doing homework, if you are running sprints or are in the weight room. … There is an ‘accelerate through the middle’ in there, but it sounds better as SFFS.”
Nekton — Aquatic organisms that can swim independently of a water’s current. “A great white shark is nekton … because they can go against the current and jump 50 feet out of the water, eat a seal and become parallel with the water,” Umlor declared. “The meaning is, he doesn’t let his situation dictate what he’s going to do.”
Elite — “It’s the best you can be,” Umlor said.
http://www.twincities.com/2017/01/27/pj-fleck-gophers-coach-jargon/
Go Gophers!!
Row the boat — Fleck’s personal mantra which became Western Michigan’s calling card.
Prefontaine pace — This is based on the late Olympic distance runner Steve Prefontaine, who narrowly missed on a medal in the 1972 Summer Games in Munich. “He would go as fast as he can,” Umlor explained. “If he won, he won. If he didn’t, he didn’t. But he knew if he lost, he had given it his all. That is one of my favorites.”
Start fast, finish strong — “It’s a motto for life,” Guthrie said. “If you are in class doing homework, if you are running sprints or are in the weight room. … There is an ‘accelerate through the middle’ in there, but it sounds better as SFFS.”
Nekton — Aquatic organisms that can swim independently of a water’s current. “A great white shark is nekton … because they can go against the current and jump 50 feet out of the water, eat a seal and become parallel with the water,” Umlor declared. “The meaning is, he doesn’t let his situation dictate what he’s going to do.”
Elite — “It’s the best you can be,” Umlor said.
http://www.twincities.com/2017/01/27/pj-fleck-gophers-coach-jargon/
Go Gophers!!
