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I recommend speed trap. It is a must buy.

I have that already. Read it about 3 times now. I just like collecting old info/photos of Ben and Charlie.

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Speed Trap is the best book I've ever read on the philosophy of coaching, and I've read it at least ten times. I was reticent to start coaching because after reading this, I knew to be a true success you have to work as hard as the Optimists did. After meeting Waldemar, and hearing about regular 14 to 16 hour days, it really hit home. They set the bar HIGH!

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Speed Trap is the best book I've ever read on the philosophy of coaching, and I've read it at least ten times. I was reticent to start coaching because after reading this, I knew to be a true success you have to work as hard as the Optimists did. After meeting Waldemar, and hearing about regular 14 to 16 hour days, it really hit home. They set the bar HIGH!

And it's terrible that the program was dismantled. I still wonder what the race would have looked like if Ben had been able to continue to train under Charlie and ran faster then 9.79. I also wonder what new talent would have risen up after Ben under Charlie.

Truth be told, other camps seemed to suffer the same fate, SMTC died out in the mid 90's and Bud Winters program has not only been long forgotten, but the track that he use to train his athletes is now a parking lot for students.