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Fredi Gonzalez is entering his first spring training as Braves manager, and he has his Harley-Davidson Road King with him in Florida, just in case he has time to sneak in a few rides between workouts and Grapefruit League games.
Gonzalez, 47, is an avid motorcyclist who owns two bikes and often rides with Braves coach Terry Pendleton.
Gonzalez went for a ride to the Georgia mountains on Super Bowl Sunday with this Braves beat writer. We stopped for coffee and a one-hour interview in Canton, Ga.
This is the second part of our two-part interview. Read Part i of the interview here
Q. Some critics say Chipper Jones should've retired a couple of year ago. But for you, is it good to have him on the team and have a connection to the Braves' past, at least for another year or two?
A. Yeah. Not only that, he has given the OK [approval of the Gonzalez hiring]. That's big. That's a big help in that clubhouse. Plus, he's not that far removed from winning a batting title. And last year he came into Florida hitting .215, I think, the first series. He was awful. But I tell you what, I don't care if he was hitting .215 or .315, he still has a … you've got to respect him. He's going to come up with a big hit at a big time of the game. And I still believe he's got something in the tank, and I think he's motivated to prove it.
Q. You pay attention to some of the more sophisticated new stats than some older managers. At the same time it sounds like you're not going to let those stats dictate your lineup. For instance, you're not going to move Chipper down just because he's not what he once was. You're going on what you see and have seen, not just on what stats tell you?
A.Yeah. You've got to use all the information you can get that's out there. Then use your instincts or your gut feeling or whatever.
Q. So you're not going to make a lineup based solely on sabermetics, on things like WAR or VORP. (Laughter.)
A. No, or – what's the other one — DIPS? No, we're not going to do that. Or hit the pitcher eighth. I'm not there yet.
Q. But you don't consider yourself a dinosaur when it comes to that stuff, either?
A. No, no, no. I look at all that kind of stuff. I really do. [But] you can really get really confused or paralyzed during the course of the game if you get caught up in all that.
I think everything you do is dictated by who's on that mound that particular day, for you or against you. You've got Doc [Roy] Halladay pitching against you, you better scratch out some runs – this game we're going to play little ball. If you've got Tim Hudson on the mound for you, you know if you get one or two [runs] you've got a pretty good chance to win that game. So you play it different.
Q. How comfortable are you with going with the young guys, Craig Kimbrel and Jonny Venters, in crucial roles at the back end of the bullpen? Bobby didn't mind throwing kids in there in big roles.
A. I did it for four years. [Laughs.] We had a different closer every year. We had Kevin Gregg and a bunch of different guys back there that you had to mix and match.
You know what I feel comfortable with? The experience that they went through. [Both pitched in all four games in the division series] and Jonny pitched all through the pennant race. There's no place else you can get that experience. You talk about veteran guys, but going through that is a plus.
Q. If Kimbrel shows you enough in the spring, you wouldn't hesitate to go with him as the primary closer?
A. Yeah, but remember two years ago when Bobby had Mike Gonzalez and [Rafael] Soriano [as co-closers]? Then he would kind of flip-flop them. I remember reading the box score and seeing that Soriano pitched the ninth inning one day, then the eighth the next day when Gonzalez pitched the ninth against lefties. We could do that, and kind of break with that until somebody steps up as that main guy.
Q. So you're going into spring kind of playing it by ear, waiting to see what happens?
A. Yeah. See what happens. But you kind of like the history of what's happened, the short history with Kimbrel in the big leagues, and Venters, what did he go, 70-some games? And this guy's not a situational lefty, either. You can let him face right-handers.
Q. Are you a guy that tried to take care of young relievers to make sure they don't get worn out? Are you conscious of not relying so much on the same few guys night after night?
A. Yeah. You have to be. Because if you lose a guy there, it's a big hole. And I'll really lean on Roger [McDowell pitching coach] to tell me, and for the kids to tell Roger, "I can't go today, I need a breather."
Q. You want guys that'll go out there every day, tough guys, but you also want them to be honest and tell you when they're hurt or tired and need a rest, right?
A. Yes, because it's not always the number of games. A guy might only throw two games in four days, but he's been up every day, getting ready and then we get out of an inning and don't use him. But he still threw 30 pitches in the bullpen.
Q. I sensed that some guys, especially young guys, wanted Bobby to approve, so they wanted to go out there every day, even if they were hurting. Then when it gets a little worse and they have to come out, they say, "I should have told him." Is it a fine line?
A. It is. It's a fine line. You've got to trust them.
Q. But you want them to tell you when they're actually hurting?
A. Yeah, because you'd rather give them a day or two instead of being on the DL for a month or 15 days.
Q. There are also those who think Bobby Cox should have retired a few years before he did, and that maybe the Braves should've gone in a totally different direction than you for his replacement. I'm guessing there are worse things than being called Bobby 2.0?
A. [Laughs]. Yeah, you can go to the mound in Philly or New York and be called a lot worse than Bobby 2.0. Obviously he's made a big impact in my baseball knowledge and how I run a game. A big impact. You spend four years with Picasso, if you just pay attention, you learn.
But there's going to be some stuff that's a little different. Subtle stuff. Did [George] Seifert really do much different when he replaced [49ers coach] Bill Walsh? Probably about the same, right? It's hard to tinker with success. They [Braves] have had success. A LOT of success.
But there will be some differences.
Q. But it's not going to be boot camp in spring training?
A. I don't know where everybody's getting that idea, boot camp. We're going to get in, get our work done and get out.
Q. The players have always liked the fact that the Braves do that, that the workouts are efficient and they don't waste much time and stay out there all day in the spring.
A. Yeah. But you know what? You're there to get ready for a major league season, not to get ready for the PGA. I say PGA because everybody plays golf. And I play golf, too. We're going to do our work, then after we get done, I encourage them to take the family or whatever and go to Disney World and spend time with the family and your hobbies, whether it's playing golf or whatever.
Q. And you and Terry will have your bikes there?
A. Yes. And we'll have some days we get out of the ballpark early enough to go out and get a ride.
Q. When you look back now, how much of your professional career do you think was affected by happenstance, meeting the right people, being at the right place at the right time, that kind of thing?
A. When you're young, you hear the clichés — things happen for a reason, right place/ right time. I've had all that stuff happen to me.
I go from, first time around with the Marlins, thinking I'm going to be there 50 years, and it doesn't happen because of the sale of the team. I end up going to Atlanta, right? End up signing to manage the Macon team, because Carlos [Tosca] was going to manage the Richmond team. And Dick Balderson [former Braves player development director] goes, "You're going to manage Macon." I say, OK. But he adds, "If Carlos gets a major league coaching job, then you'll manage Richmond." So I say, that's fine, Dick.
So I sign up to manage an A-ball team. Ssure enough, a month later Carlos gets the call to go coach third base in Toronto. I manage Richmond. I'm thinking, I'm going to be in Richmond a long time. Like [other long-time Braves minor league coaches], thirty years in the organization and never get a major league opportunity.
Then Ned [Yost, former Braves third-base coach] gets the job in the Milwaukee. I'm sitting watching something on TV on Halloween, I see Ned got the job, and I'm thinking Snit [Brian Snitker], Rick Albert, Randy Ingle, one of those guys is going to get an opportunity, because they've been there 25 years. Never even crossed my mind that it'd be me.
Phone rings. It's Bobby. If you've ever talked to him, you know it's not a crank call; you recognize the voice. "Hey, I want you to be my third-base coach." Talk about being in the right place at the right time, and lucky.
And he goes, "John will call you about the contract. I said, oh, great, Skipper I'd love to do it. I hang up the phone, and about four days later I still haven't gotten a call from John. I'm thinking, you know what, I think I just got punked. And Pam's telling me, "Call Bobby back." And I say, I'm not calling him back [laughs].
Sure enough, John had been traveling. He finally called me back about four days later…
And then I get an opportunity to manage the Marlins, hometown and that whole deal. Then going through all that, a great experience, and then you get fired. Things happen for a reason, right?
Q. And you get fired right as Bobby is retiring?
A. Yeah. Instead of a year too late or something.
Q. So you didn't try to get fired? [Both laugh.]
A. No, I did not try to get fired. I'm not that confident.
Q. You listened to the Cubs before pulling out of that managerial search. But this was the job you wanted, right? I mean, it was going to take a team offering a whole lot of money to get you to consider taking another job first….
A. Yeah, but I tell you what, it was nice that [Cubs general manager] Jim Hendry called. But you know, you don't know if you're going to get that job. I think they hired the right guy with Quad [Mike Quade, new Cubs manager] in there, I really do. Solid decision.
But there was an attraction there to the Cubs. Hell, if you win there, if you win the World Series or are just lucky enough to get to the World Series, they might name that John Hancock building after you, or Rush Street – here, it's Gonzalez Street, not Rush Street anymore. [Laughs.]
But, yeah, here – this [Atlanta] was the place. The area's great to raise a family.
And here's another thing. [While managing the Marlins] we had said we weren't going to make a decision about moving back to Miami for another year, until after [Gonzalez's son] Alex graduated [from high school]. Because I had another year on my Marlins contract. I would have been back this year, and we were thinking about moving back this year after Alex graduated. [Gonzalez's aughter] Gabrielle is already out of high school.
Things happen for a reason, right?
– by David O'Brien, Braves blog
February 14th, 2011
5:34 am
Insominia puts me in the top tier this AM. Great article DOB.
February 14th, 2011
5:37 am
Braves will take the wild card. Just worried on the transition from Wagner to our new closer. Chipper playin out in the outfield. Hope trading that CF last year for Farnsworth and Ankiel doesnt hurt us. Hope Nate can regain his form, and that Dan can hush the doubters w his D. Also hopin Jair shows his dominant form again. And that Freeman progresses and becomes a solid first basemen. A lot of what ifs..just like if the starting pitching can be HUGE again and we dont have to rely on last AB's to win the game. Great as a fan, but cant be relyin on it frequently. Great JOB DAVE and lets go braves
February 14th, 2011
5:38 am
good luck Freddi
February 14th, 2011
5:51 am
** correction – -
chipper playin third base. Prado will be playin outfield. so lets hope chipper can stay agile and stay healthy all year..so his 11 m will be not go to waste on the DL
February 14th, 2011
6:18 am
Have you talked to Schafer or at least heard anything about how well he is coming along? i know he's been working hard over the past couple of months to get ready for another shot, but have you personally seen or heard anything to encourage us about him?
February 14th, 2011
6:47 am
So that's why the Braves kept TP..riding buddies…sure wasn't his coaching!
February 14th, 2011
7:12 am
I'm watching Lucas and Mather. Curious to see if one of them makes a significant contribution.
February 14th, 2011
7:52 am
DOB: You are in mid season form and it's barely spring training! I know I have to start stretching out my Tomahawk Chopping arm…I would hate to hurt it on the first day and be out the rest of the season…
February 14th, 2011
8:10 am
Great part 2, David.
I hope Atlanta treats Fredi well and that Fredi can bring this team back to the playoffs in 2011.
And Spring Training begins….Happy Valentines Day everyone!
February 14th, 2011
8:14 am
Ride on brother!
February 14th, 2011
8:15 am
I hope they "get the work in" instead of going bike riding and golfing… Braves need a serious coach to get them into shape to win instead of another player's manager like Bobby Cox.
February 14th, 2011
8:18 am
Overweight managers like Cox & Gonzalez tell you that they don't work out and don't expect their players to either. Look at Tony LaRussa, trim and slim. But fortunately most players are professionals and work out whether its mandated or not.
February 14th, 2011
8:21 am
I miss my zx6r now that riding season is almost upon us.
February 14th, 2011
8:26 am
[...] about bikes and baseball. You can read part one of the interview here. Part two can be found here. The accompanying photo, which shows O'Brien on the left and Gonzalez on the right, was [...]
February 14th, 2011
8:28 am
[...] is part two of the motorcycle interview with Fredi Gonzalez. Dave O'Brien asks him about his use of advanced stats: Q. So you're not going to make a [...]
February 14th, 2011
8:32 am
Bobby's spring training was the PGA Lite tour.
Let's hope Fredi gets them to focus on BASEBALL in the spring so they won't be playing into shape and dropping games in April.
February 14th, 2011
8:35 am
Just pointing it out: sabermetric stats aren't in favor of moving Chipper from the 3rd spot.
Anyways, thanks for the Q&A reading!!
February 14th, 2011
8:43 am
While there's some unknowns, this much I am sure of. You will not see Chipper Jones in the outfield.
February 14th, 2011
8:47 am
Wonder if Braves have "injury" clause in Fredi's contract like they did Ron Gant's? Motocycle injury ended Gant's career with Braves.
February 14th, 2011
8:53 am
David, That really didn't come out the way I intended. I have a Harley myself. Sorry if I came across as critical. That was not my intention.
February 14th, 2011
8:58 am
Trickster– Look at LaRussa, and when you're done, look at Dave McKay, his 1st base coach.Then look at McGwire,Canseco, et al.
February 14th, 2011
9:03 am
Ron Gant was ridding a dirt bike at the time, different set of circumstance, besides, he had been told not to do it… Too bad too because Gant was really being counted on for the season.
February 14th, 2011
9:16 am
DOB, thanks for the article…good read
February 14th, 2011
9:28 am
Nice interviewing style DOB. Control the answers by asking leading questions. Take a deep breath next time. Park your ego next to your Harley and ask some questions that elicit honest, thoughtful responses.
February 14th, 2011
9:29 am
What about trading for Michael Young to play Short? Give up Kawakami and Gonzalez in exchange for Young. That would offset the payroll issue and lock up a shortstop beyond this season.
February 14th, 2011
9:44 am
Best of luck to Fredi Gonzalez. I think he was definitely the right man for the job. However, he'll still face the issue of a limited roster at the hands of Frank Wren.
February 14th, 2011
9:49 am
Michael Young is a terrible defensive shortstop and his contract is horrendous.
February 14th, 2011
10:02 am
Anxious to see how he and Roger manage the pen. He's got a lot to work with and hopefully doesn't develop tunnel vision. I know circumstances dictate the majority of the time but you have to have faith in the whole crew. Chop Chop
February 14th, 2011
10:41 am
You certainly scored a coup with the new manager. Insightful — got to learn a bit about what makes the man tick and that's valuable for a fan of the game but certainly a fan of the Braves.
February 14th, 2011
10:44 am
You said you don't want heated gloves, but have you thought about using some of the thin chemical heat packs? They are designed to be inserted into the gloves.
February 14th, 2011
11:02 am
[...] Fredi Gonzalez and David O'Brien stopped riding their motorcycles long enough to talk some baseball. The most telling bit is about his expected usage of Craig Kimbrel and Jonny Venters: DOB: If [...]
February 14th, 2011
11:30 am
Fredi's gonna be a great manager and will hopefully be around as long as Bobby was… but we NEED another outfielder to compete this season, especially with the Phillies
February 14th, 2011
11:37 am
DOB, sounds good. Really excellent form to get your first major interview with Fredi in the context of a ride out to the mountains. Hopefully that starts a good solid working relationship between you and the new boss.
I like Fredi's approach as far as balancing stats and his judgement. I don't think you can do it without one or the other.
The most useful piece of information is that he intends to play matchups with Kimbrel and Venters in the eighth and ninth until one wins out. Y'know, that Soriano/Gonzalez year started that way, but then Soriano basically won the job. I was watching some Kimbrel highlights, and a lot of the pitches that guys punched out on were not strikes. As he makes the rounds, teams are going to force him to throw strikes and he may not be able to do it.
February 14th, 2011
11:39 am
Brian, you cannot be serious about KK and Gonzo for Young. Even if the Rangers did that, Young has a very high salary, and while not an "iron" glove, I will take Gonzo's glove any day of the week, plus Young has multi years left on the contract that is too steep to pay.
DOB, we should invite Aybar, ha ha………..couldn't resist throwing him back in there.
February 14th, 2011
11:50 am
[...] Pt. 2 of Q&A with Braves' Harley-riding Fredi Gonzalez [...]
February 14th, 2011
11:59 am
Boy, do I hope the Braves' PTB (Wren, Schuerholz, McGuirk, and yep… Liberty) are all getting creative on potential offers to AlbertTheP.
MAN… what an opportunity this is starting to present.
February 14th, 2011
12:21 pm
I love Chipper and he has been a great Brave. That said I think a great deal right now would be to trade him to Texas for Michael Young. It would give Chipper a chance to be close to his ranch and prepare for retirement, no pressure on playing in the field and a great DH for Texas. The Braves get the next 3rd baseman they really need. When Chipper goes we will have a deep hole with no one in the depth chart to fill in (need power at 3rd).
February 14th, 2011
12:48 pm
The Braves will NEVER trade "SCBrave", it would bring about terrible backlash. Chipper will be a Brave until he retires or this contract is up…………..I would say that is 99.99% for sure.
TommyTheB, we do not need Pujols and that huge salary he will demand. That would put way too much payroll into one player, and I do not see Wren doing that, or Liberty Mutual allowing it, gone are the days of Ted wanting to win. I would love for there to be one or two owners, who are very passionate and want to win, but we are not currently in that situation. I am not sure what percentage of Liberty Mutual's profits the Braves are, but it is extremely a small percentage on their overall line. Plus, most of Liberty Mutual execs are fans of other teams, they are strictly an asset, nothing more, we need another Turner, who is more passionate about the Braves, and wants to win.
February 14th, 2011
1:04 pm
Too, too funny to read someone complaining that Bobby would not run a boot camp and hoping Fredi would, and then turning around and saying most players are professional who keep themselves in good shape.
BTW, today's headline on Foxsports re: Morosi's column was "Home Run King Wants To Play For Blue Jays" and my reaction was, Hank Aaron is contemplating coming out of retirement?
February 14th, 2011
1:05 pm
SC Brave – "The next 3rd basemen" ???? Michael Young is 34, only three years younger than Chipper. He's also more expensive, with three years at 16MM left on his deal. Not to mention he is worse defensively.
There is no fit for Michael Young on this team. He's got an albatross of a contract and is not very good anymore.
February 14th, 2011
1:37 pm
Great pictures. When that obese guy hit the line up double it was just amazing. Don't know how he can hit so well on a motorcycle…
The last four blogs have either been complaining about his job as a sports writer or talking about ridding. Pitiful
It's spring training and we get to read this junk.
February 14th, 2011
2:31 pm
Kenny R's right on the money DOB. There will be a huge void in left field when Hoss goes down if he even plays again at all.
February 14th, 2011
2:37 pm
"Yeah. Not only that, he has given the OK [approval of the Gonzalez hiring]"
Please tell me that was a joke.
Please tell me that Chipper didnt have to ok the new manager
February 14th, 2011
2:39 pm
"Q. Are you a guy that tried to take care of young relievers to make sure they don't get worn out? Are you conscious of not relying so much on the same few guys night after night?
A. Yeah. You have to be. Because if you lose a guy there, it's a big hole. And I'll really lean on Roger [McDowell pitching coach] to tell me, and for the kids to tell Roger, "I can't go today, I need a breather."
Common sense in handling the bullpen?
There's five added wins right there
February 14th, 2011
2:41 pm
"Robert, do you understand the difference between speaking literally and figuratively? Just wondering."
I do – but Chipper has been given such prima donna treatment that it wouldnt have surprised me all that much to find out it was literally true
After all, this is the organization that prided itself on how much the bar patrons loved their bartender
February 14th, 2011
2:56 pm
We definitely don't need Pujols and his $300 million, 10 year contract. I would rather have Adam Wainwright back, the real difference in the World Series the Cardinals won a few years ago. J.D. Drew for Wainwright still hurts us. It's taken us years to get back to respectability in the minors for that trade. For now, I love Gonzalez, Chipper will be fine, Schafer will bounce back, but I worry about McClouth. Tries to be a pull hitter, when we really don't want that from him. Our bullpen looks good to me. Venters and Kimbrel are real, real good. Bench should improve with speed guys. I like our club. The Bravos all the way in 2011.
February 14th, 2011
3:15 pm
I do not understand the fascination with Young, nor do I believe too many people in baseball would be willing to take KK without the Braves absorbing most of his salary. Trading KK and some combination for Young won't happen. Everyone knows the Braves have all but ended their relationship with KK, and someone is going to take KK from the Braves and get salary relief in the process. No one is willing to assume his full contract or the deal would have been done already.
Great interview. With Gonzalez being a new manager, I am sure there will be adjustments both for players, fans and the press. However, it looks like Fredi is pretty plain spoken and easy going. Baseball is a long season, and the point is to win the season. There will be good and bad streaks. Its just the nature of things. His leadership will help, especially with the younger players.
I expect the Braves to continue to look for a backup SS solution, and they will keep their eyes open as people become available. The focus this week will be on getting people in camp and getting ready for the season with our current roster. There may be some tuning trades but none involving large contracts (other than KK).
I can't wait for the season to start. Go Braves!!!
February 14th, 2011
3:19 pm
DOB: I meant to say thanks. I am a 'homer' but I am no longer a reporter (its been 25+ years). You have a job to do that requires a balance. You are around the team and get to know them as people, but you also have to report the facts surrounding the team. I believe you and the rest of the sports dept. do a great job and I appreciate it.
February 14th, 2011
3:22 pm
I dont understand the interest in Young either – for all the times I call out Chipper for his limitations as a player and a leader, I wouldnt even consdier trading him heads up for Young as someone suggested
As for Pujols – ten years? I mean, he can ask, but are you kidding me? Yes there has been a guy or two who was worth big big money at age 40, but that doesnt make it smart
I dont know what Pujols turned down – but if I were a GM, I'd hit him at 7 years $200 million – we might could negotiate an extra $10 million but more than that, and especially longer than that – fuhgedaboudit
February 14th, 2011
3:23 pm
"Baseball is a long season, and the point is to win the season"
Nobody outside Georgia cares about division titles
February 14th, 2011
3:50 pm
Thanks for the great article AND for the link to Ken R.'s take on the season. I think Fredi is gonna be just fine and has it right. No need for a huge upheaval in the clubhouse or the way ST has been run. Boys are smart enough to pick up on the subtle changes he may want to make.
February 14th, 2011
3:55 pm
Speak for yourself. When no other professional sports team has done what the Braves have done over the years, the consistency of divisional titles is important.
February 14th, 2011
5:04 pm
I could have ridden a motorcycle, too! : (
February 14th, 2011
5:17 pm
You didn't HAVE to in order to win MY heart back when you played 2nd base!
February 14th, 2011
6:09 pm
Let's hope KK comes into Spring Training, and show why the Braves signed him in the first place. Sure would get my fire going to know that a team didn't want me around.
Let's hope that part of the work tht the players get in (before heading to the golf course) includes bunting and base running drills. Sure have seen enough boo-boo's in those two areas to last for a while.
February 14th, 2011
7:01 pm
Thanks for the writing DOB! If the purpose of these writings was to give us all a real insight into the managerial mind of Fredi Gonzalez… mission accomplished!
Only time will tell, but I think that all of the Bobby Cox haters will see one day what a jewel the Braves had for all of these years, and what we've had as Braves fans is what so so many teams have been striving for… a winning team and a winning manager. There will be days when we miss Bobby Cox… and we wish him well in retirement… but personally I think that we've got one hell of a manager here to replace him and that this franchise is in good hands.
So, it's time to turn the corner… use the past as a gauge and a goal… and look to the future with Fredi Gonzalez at the helm. And Fredi, the guy that had this job before you was here for over 20 years… we expect the same from you! LOL!
Best wishes Fredi and the Braves!
February 14th, 2011
8:19 pm
Everyone must be asleep, as I misspelled "Barbecue" for my first post.
Great article on Brandon Beachy by Carroll Rogers in case any of you cats missed it. Check the Braves section of the Sports Section of the AJC.
February 14th, 2011
8:35 pm
Jon Cooper writes over on Fox Sports that although the Phillies have the big name starters, the Braves pitchers are nothing to scoff at:
February 14th, 2011
9:38 pm
I'm not buying the argument the Braves have a lot of questions that need to he answered. The rotation is top 5 in all of MLB. The bullpen is as deep as any in the game. McCann is one of the top 3 catchers in the game. Freeman is a rookie so don't expect .300 BA, 25+ HRs, 90+ RBIs. More likely he'll be around .270 BA, 15 HRs, 70 RBIs. Uggla will hit & his defense is average but better than most think. Alex Gonzalez is as steady as she goes at SS. Chipper's knee is the biggest question mark. Time will tell. McClouth (& Schafer) are question marks, can they bounce back? LF only becomes a question mark if Chipper's knee isn't healthy. Only two positions have question marks, CF & 3B, with LF being dependent on Chipper's knee.
February 22nd, 2011
9:38 pm
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June 17th, 2012
2:52 am
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Eighteen years ago, I had to plan my wedding around the Master's Tournament and college basketball's Final Four but at least I knew the dates of the events.
The realignment of multiple college football teams and the ensuing legal battles have prevented the football schedules for two major conferences from being released and fall brides don't know what to do.
"Football schedules for next fall in two major conferences have not been released because of a legal battle prompted by West Virginia's attempt to move from the Big East to the Big 12, resulting in widespread angst for anyone trying to plan an event in college towns from Morgantown, W.Va., to Manhattan, Kan."
"Brides hoping to wear white on a fall weekend are being told they must wait until the schedules are announced, because event facilities want to give preference to football weekends. "It's amazing what happens when nobody can function because of college football," said Dennicia Craft, executive assistant to the athletic director at Oklahoma State. 'It does run our lives.' "
"Several colleges said they were receiving frantic phone calls or e-mails from brides, meeting planners, campus groups and hotels wanting to know if the Mountaineers, Jayhawks and Cowboys would be home or away on a particular date. 'I'm hearing a lot of brides are anxious,' said Cathy Martin, executive assistant to the athletic director at West Virginia. 'They need to know our football schedule so they can coordinate dates for their wedding. Hopefully in the next two weeks we get this resolved and we'll make a lot of brides very happy.' "
Larry Keating, who handles scheduling for Kansas' football and basketball, sums it up well.
"I guess that's why June became the traditional bride's month," Keating said. "No significant sporting events."
Do you know anyone who is having a hard time nailing down their fall wedding due to the realignment? Did you have to plan around sporting events for your wedding? Did your husband, groomsmen or guests try to watch any events during the wedding or the reception?
February 14th, 2012
7:37 am
Two words: destination wedding
February 14th, 2012
7:45 am
Seriously?? Sorry but this is really silly. A wedding being held hostage by football? I agree with justmy2cents…have your wedding where no one cares about football.
February 14th, 2012
8:19 am
Anyone bride has their wedding in October is not thinkning about themselves as much as the wedding. Who wants a reception where everyone is huddled in front of a TV.
February 14th, 2012
8:42 am
This is why I got married in the spring. We are both huge college football fans and our friends and families are too. It was just easier. And I will say with no embarrassment whatsoever that I have watched an AU/FL game on a 2inch screen during a wedding ceremony. I did not bring the TV, but if God and the bride had not wanted me to watch it, the other guest would not have sat right in front of me with it….
February 14th, 2012
8:47 am
Dumb rednecks. Tacky people. Always fascinating!
February 14th, 2012
8:55 am
Oh, My. God. Really?
My husband is from a rabid college town. There, it's wise to avoid weddings on game-day weekends, but only because the out of town guests would have nowhere to stay — all the hotels are booked solid almost as soon as the schedules are announced.
I can tell you one thing, though — if my husband had missed our first dance because he was huddled in front of a TV watching a damn football game, I think I would have torn the marriage certificate up right then and there :-) For just a FEW lousy hours, couldn't he forego the rush of game-induced adrenaline and BE a part of his own wedding? Or maybe it's a fair warning of things to come . . .
February 14th, 2012
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February 14th, 2012
9:03 am
@ miss priss,
did you marry a man? A REAL MAN? or even an awesome woman?
February 14th, 2012
9:05 am
@DB, if we had married in the fall, I would have been the one holding off the first dance and my mom would have been with me. The guys are not the only guilty parties here. We also did not want anniversaries celebrated around big games. I hate it for brides that already have big days planned, but if you and your fiance are fans, I still say go for a spring wedding!
February 14th, 2012
9:07 am
…know better than to want to get married ANYTIME in the Fall or near the time for the Final Four…the Masters, not so much…
February 14th, 2012
9:29 am
Simple solution -if your family, fiance, you or wherever you want to have your wedding have a BIG interest or stake in college football -get married at some other time of year! I always wanted an October wedding, but for reasons other than football (thought we were moving across country), we married in July. I've actually always been so glad! Yes, an October wedding would have been beautiful, but so was ours. There are SO many activities in October -it's our busiest month. Not only football, but Halloween, harvest festivals, birthdays, music festivals -I would hate to try and shove an anniversary in there!
February 14th, 2012
9:31 am
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February 14th, 2012
9:35 am
When my ex decided (on the day we eloped) he should go watch Daytona with his brother (we had alredy done the I Do)…..I should have annulled it.
February 14th, 2012
10:07 am
We were married in December but not because of football. I just graduated college and my husband was in the Navy. I moved to where he was stationed. I always wanted a Christmas wedding as I loved the decorations. ( we put ours in the church and left them to enjoy)
I do run into this all the time with the venues I speak at, since they cannot book much if it is a football weekend and we are on a college campus. Not a good idea. It is hard to schedule things and sometimes I cannot hold the date for them as perhaps another group wants me on that date and I give them 24 hours to take it first or they will have to catch me another time. I was in a smaller college in Nebraska once and the teachers there RAN out at the break to hear the score for the Cornhuskers. This was before we had texting. I was also in Arkansas THE DAY UGA was playing the Razorbacks and when I announced I was from GA and that I had two children who went to UGA, it was not too pretty. They growled but we had fun. It was a year the Bulldogs won.
@ FCM, I told my husband on Sunday that I would prefer help around the house over diamonds any day. I got a dozen roses yesterday and we went out for dinner last night to beat the crowds as I am working with 300 Kinders today and will be pooped…soup will be fine!
Happy Valentine's Day to my blog friends and even to those who do not like me too!
February 14th, 2012
10:19 am
My wife is a school teacher so any time besides Summer would have been a bad decision for our wedding.
As far as being a guest to a wedding, I've skipped weddings for far less than a football game.
If I don't know the person well, you can pretty much count on receiving a gift and no attendance.
February 14th, 2012
10:43 am
We got married in the middle of December. I always wanted a winter wedding anyway, and this way we managed to time it right between the end of regular football season and the holidays (and start of bowl season).
I had a good friend who scheduled her wedding the exact same day as our college's homecoming game, in the same part of town. I felt bad for her because although they had a lot of friends show up for the wedding, everyone bolted from the reception so they could make it to the game.
February 14th, 2012
11:38 am
I was sneaky. I actually scheduled mine for the week of Thanksgiving so nobody would be able to attend. :o) That way, they could not be insulted that we did not invite them; they had to refuse the invitation. Best move I could have made.
February 14th, 2012
11:41 am
Happy Valentine's Day!
Ours was in August. Not to bad of a turnout. Some folks were late because a tractor trailer jacknifed on the off ramp leading to our wedding/reception location.
February 14th, 2012
12:17 pm
I guess there are going to be a lot of unhappy "bridezillas", right?
I was going to make a snide remark about women who seem to make the wedding more important than the actual marriage, but I won't.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone. :D
February 14th, 2012
1:11 pm
I always think it's hilarious when women rant and rave about men who are adamant about making sure their wedding doesn't conflict with college football. Don't worry, most of these men aren't marrying YOU!
Also, wouldn't you want to be married during a time that your spouse isn't consumed by something that is actually many people's biggest hobby???
Go Jackets!!
February 14th, 2012
1:27 pm
Get married at noon, reception follows — make sure you have plenty of TVs… enjoy!
February 14th, 2012
1:30 pm
My husband of 40 years and I changed the date of our wedding because the big football game got changed that year for of TV. Our DD said yes to the proposal and her almost next words were what's the football schedule. She picked an off week for her team. Turned out it was a big week for another team so she had a big TV in the bar area at the reception.
February 14th, 2012
2:04 pm
Just more evidence of miss placed priorities. Putting a football game above a friend's wedding or family members wedding? Relationships that you build are WAY more important than 18 to 22 year old kids playing football. We had our wedding in October and our friends and family members all came without complaint. We had it outside and no was huddled around a TV. If you think someone should change THEIR wedding date b/c of a football. Your a jackass and your not really a friend anyway. Football games happen every fall. Weddings are special days.
February 14th, 2012
2:26 pm
I can't really speak much on the wedding side of scheduling, but our daughter (1st grade) was born the week of thanksgiving, and scheduling a party for her on either weekend surrounding her birthday has always been impossible to satisfy everybody.
The weekend after her birthday is always the GA-GA Tech football game, and the weekend before always seems like her friends are leaving to go out of town to visit relatives for Thanksgiving.
February 14th, 2012
2:45 pm
Tig, my bday is that week and one year my mom did a 1/2 bday party in May at a pool ;o). That may not be an option for you guys, but it worked for us.
@C in Mariette, what I have learned about weddings is the bride and groom are not doing the guests a favor by inviting them…it is quite the opposite, gracious guests are doing the happy couple a favor by participating. It is far more selfish to not consider the wants/needs of your wedding party and guests than it is to not show up to a wedding because of a big game. I learned this lesson after being miserable at many a wedding where the bride thought she had done the world a favor by having such a blessed event. I set out at our wedding to make sure my guests were well taken care of and everyone have a fabulous weekend!
February 14th, 2012
4:44 pm
My first marriage was in Oct. No problems for anyone..If I were going to marry a man that I knew beforehand was a football fanatic, no I would not try to plan a wedding during any month of football season..In my opinion, weddings are over rated anyway..So let teh bashing begin..
Hope everyone has a great Valentines Day..
February 15th, 2012
1:13 pm
I don't know about weddings, but I can tell you that from August to February, NO ONE in my family EVER makes plans on Sundays, other than to worship at the Gridiron. Sundays are for football and it's on all day long at my house!!!
February 18th, 2012
9:49 pm
Several colleges said they were receiving frantic phone calls or e-mails from brides, meeting planners, campus groups and hotels wanting to know if the Mountaineers, Jayhawks and Cowboys would be home or away on a particular date.
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"They've gotten use to the routines and checking blood sugars and making sure that we're ok and they help tell Caleb, make sure to check your blood sugar. And they're always asking, does Caleb need to check his blood sugar? But we do good, just make it part of our daily routine," said Gleaton.
And education like this will soon be spreading throughout schools all over Georgia. Governor Nathan Deal signed a bill providing diabetes care in schools- at no extra cost. This is to help students self-manage their diabetes with the permission of their physicians and parents. Under the bill, there will also be training for school personnel to help children manage their diabetes.
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IOWA CITY (MCT) — Make a circle with your thumb and pointer finger, and hold it to your eye. Now make the circle smaller, and smaller still, until only a narrow hole remains.
That is how Leo Hauser sees out of his left eye. His right eye has only light and dark perception.
"Over the last 15 years, my eye sight has deteriorated greatly," said Hauser, 62, of Scottsdale, Ariz. "But I'm more than hopeful they will come up with something to restore it."
Hauser credits his optimism to the University of Iowa and the work being done in what today will be dedicated as the UI Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research. Wynn, a Las Vegas businessman with a personal history of vision impairment, enabled the UI to bring its vision research centers under one institutional umbrella with a $25 million gift in August.
Hauser, who serves on the UI vision institute's board, said the massive gift will enable research to prevent and cure blinding eye disease for people around the globe.
"I believe the work that is being done there is going to offer vision to people who have been living in darkness for years," Hauser said. "It's earth shattering and mind boggling. It's that once in a lifetime break through, and I'm very lucky to be associated with it."
When Hauser first learned that he would lose his sight, it was 1998 and he was 48. He was living in New Jersey, working in St. Louis and had started running into things. The first doctor he saw said, "We don't know much about it, but you're going to go blind."
That wasn't acceptable to Hauser, who went looking for a second opinion. He landed upon the UI vision research centers and made an appointment in Iowa City. The UI doctor's assessment during that visit changed Hauser's life.
"He said, and I'll never forget it, 'Go home and have a bottle of champagne. You're going to have vision for years to come, and we're going to find the cure. We are going to beat this thing.'" Hauser said. "That message was such a different message from, 'Go home and go blind.'"
Researchers have not yet landed on a cure for Hauser's condition, but Wynn's gift – among the six largest in UI history – has him more than hopeful they will.
"I'm convinced that within the next three years, my vision will be substantially improved," Hauser said.
He said the type of vision-related research underway at the UI is unprecedented, and the pace at which it's being done is unmatched.
"I could have gone anywhere … but after you've experienced what they offer in Iowa, you know you're in the right place," Hauser said.
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What will officially become the UI Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research began in the 1980s as a lab working on eye disease. In the 1990s, the UI vision labs became known as the Center for Macular Degeneration, and a $10 million gift from the Carver family in 2006 gave it a new name.
Today, the Carver Family Center for Macular Degeneration and the UI's center for glaucoma research are united within the Institute for Vision Research, said Edwin M. Stone, institute director.
"Wynn's gift allowed that to happen," Stone said.
The UI landed the donation after sharing its progress with Wynn, who runs numerous Las Vegas casinos and hotels and has lost vision due to a rare inherited eye disease.
Among the UI research underway, investigators are working on a gene replacement treatment aimed at slowing down or halting failing retinas, according to Stone. Researchers also are looking to cure more advanced eye disease involving patients who already have lost retina receptor cells.
That research involves the use of skin-derived adult stem cells.
"Over the last 15 to 20 years, science has been coming along in a way that we are getting closer and closer to really exciting kinds of treatment," Stone said.
Since Stone started seeing patients and analyzing cases in 1987, his UI lab has taken 60,000-some blood samples — about 40 percent of which came from patients seen at the clinic. The rest are from collaborators around the world.
"We work with them to help study their patients," Stone said. "Here we are in this little college town in Iowa, and we are using this sort of technology and know-how to provide help for people all around the world."
'Not if, but when'
It was the UI's innovation and progress that captured Wynn's attention, said Steve Dezii, director of the Stephen A. Wynn Foundation.
"To put it bluntly, Dr. Stone and his staff were further along than anyone, not just in research but also in the strategy he was introducing," Dezii said. "We felt research has reached a stage where clinical treatment is around the corner, and the only way to expedite this was through targeted funding."
Dezii said Wynn is eager to back the UI institute, in part, because it will house the world's only facility solely dedicated to finding cures for blindness.
"The impact is astonishing," he said. "We can now say that the answer is not 'if' but 'when.'"
Those words are music to Tracy Johns' ears.
The 45-year-old Cedar Falls woman became one of Stone's patients about 20 years ago. She has a generic form of cone-rod dystrophy, and now is legally blind. Her time as a UI patient so far hasn't done much to improve her vision.
"There is no treatment or cure for my situation," Johns said. "But they are making incredible strides in the lab, and now more than ever, I believe there will come a time in the not-so-distant future that I will get a call from Dr. Stone saying they have something that can help me."
Johns said her life today is much different than she envisioned before her diagnosis. She stopped driving 20 years ago. She bought a house three blocks from work. She uses a cane in unfamiliar surroundings.
"Most days are OK," she said. "And on the days that are not, I pick up the phone and call Dr. Stone and say, 'Tell me what you're doing. I need to know that.'"
Johns said she's thrilled and grateful for the Wynn donation because her hope in the UI research keeps her going every day.
"For the first time, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel," she said. "It's not a question now as to whether or not they can. The question now is when will it happen?"
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The chain is adding a concoction of Mountain Dew and orange juice to its morning menu.
The fast-food chain has been testing the drink -- nicknamed the "Dewdriver" -- for months as part of its FirstMeal breakfast offering. Apparently, people are just fine with getting their soda on in the early hours, because Taco Bell has given the drink a permanent place on the breakfast menu.
Breakfast at Taco Bell is still in a trial of sorts, available at 800 restaurants in 14 states, The Associated Press reports. Yum Brands (YUM), which owns Taco Bell as well as KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants, may take breakfast national by 2014 if the trial works.
Expanding a breakfast menu has been a top priority for fast-food chains trying to cut into McDonald's (MCD) McMuffin-powered morning dominance. It's not as easy as it sounds. Wendy's (WEN) is having a tough time establishing itself as a breakfast destination, testing out menu items for a full six years -- without the best results.
"We've made significant progress operationally, yet our breakfast economic model is not producing the results we need across a full spectrum of restaurants," Wendy's CEO Emil Brolick told analysts earlier this month.
The morning meal is a very strong performing part of the fast-food business, Brolick added. "We want our share of this business, but we want it to be a profitable share for our system."
How can Taco Bell succeed in the morning where Wendy's hasn't? Through strong advertising and gimmicks that stick -- gimmicks like the "Dewdriver." The drink, by the way, is not for the calorie conscious. A 12-ounce can of Mountain Dew contains 47 grams of sugar -- about 11 teaspoons of added sugar, KFSN reports. An 8-ounce serving of Tropicana Orange juice contains 22 grams of natural sugars.
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In a primary matchup, O'Malley leads Duncan, 42 percent to 23 percent, a 19-point spread that has barely budged despite the executive's highprofile campaign announcement and statewide tours. In an April Sun poll, O'Malley had a 20-point edge on Duncan.
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on 02.14.2013
Bruce Willis returns as John McClane for his fifth outing in
A Good Day to Die Hard
! But does it live up to the standards of the franchise or fall short? 411's Jeffrey Harris checks in with his full review!
Directed By:
John Moore
Written By:
Skip Woods and Jason Keller
97 minutes
MPAA Rating:
Rated R
John McClane
- Bruce Willis
John "Jack" McClane, Jr.
- Jai Courtney
Lucy McClane
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Yuri Komarov
- Sebastien Koch
- Sergey Kolesnikov
- Rasha Bukvic
- Yulia Snigir
- Cole Hauser
- Amaury Nolasco
Usually when a movie franchise hits say its fourth or fifth installment, the concept is getting tired or old hat. Not really playing the exception to the rule is
A Good Day to Die Hard
the fifth outing for the blue collar New York detective John McClane (
). Willis is back as McClane for his fifth outing. McClane continues to attract trouble like no other. While
A Good Day to Die Hard
is a basic, watchable action romp it in no way reaches the past heights of the franchise and comes nowhere close to the original which remains a modern classic.
A Good Day to Die Hard
continues with a similar thread introduced in
Live Free or Die Hard
in utilizing McClane's latest misadventure as a way to mend fences with his estranged family. In
Live Free or Die Hard
, it was with his daughter Lucy (
back here for basically a bookended cameo). This time around, John has to make things right with his absentee son Jack (
). For those expecting some type of return of Holly McClane (
Bonnie Bedelia
), don't bother. This go around, she is not even worthy of a token aside mention. The one joke about her bad cooking that was spammed in the TV spots didn't even make it into the final cut.
John receives word that Jack is in Russian police custody so after not having seen him in years decides to pack up and go to Russia to see if he can help. Jack's incarceration however was in fact part of a calculated plan. You see Jack is a CIA operative. He got arrested in order to get close to a political prisoner by the name of Komarov (
). Komarov is preparing to testify in court, and he apparently has evidence that could incriminate a high ranking, corrupt Russian politician named Chagarin (
). The CIA wants to prevent Chagarin from gaining power in Russia, and Jack is sent in to protect Komarov from Chagarin's forces.
John stumbles to the courthouse when Chagarin's thugs led by the dancing-minded Alik (
) make their play and basically blow up the courthouse. Jack is able to extract Komarov, but John – unaware of his son's true profession – intervenes. This prevents Jack from running his planned extraction and he gets chased halfway across Moscow by Alik in hot pursuit in his tricked out truck tanker with John not far behind. This is the first big action set-piece in the movie and it is perhaps one the most overdone and ridiculous ones in the franchise history . . . ok maybe not as ridiculous as John surfing on top of a truck in third movie. But the property damage and complete and total disregard for innocent people and other civilian drivers in this sequence especially the hero John is borderline offensive. OK yes, there was the cab drive through the park in the third movie as well, but this go around it looks like John is aiming to hit people in order to get more points. They're Russian, who cares, right? With his plan A blown, Jack reluctantly brings John along back to his safe house to regroup. Komarov is willing to provide the CIA with the evidence against Chagarin provided they get him and his daughter Irina (
) out of Moscow safely. However, Irina looks to be happily be in the employ of Chagarin already. There a couple plot twists thrown in, but you get the idea. It's a
Die Hard
movie not
The Usual Suspects
At 97 minutes, this is the shortest film in the franchise's history and it doesn't do the movie justice. The movie does have a quick pace to it, but nothing ever really sinks in. The plot came off extremely rushed. This was a very cobbled-together, cookie cutter plot. Most of the plot and exposition is delivered in this jumbled fashion so you don't really know what's going on but can kind of glean it in a haphazard way. The movie is pretty much a sprint and like a cliff notes
Die Hard
What also hurts
A Good Day to Die Hard
is that there is virtually no supporting cast at all. There are some minor characters who come and go quickly, but I enjoy the previous
Die Hard
movies that tend to have a colorful and eclectic cast of memorable characters from the secondary to the tertiary members of the story on down. I like the
Die Hard
movies where there are a bunch of foils and bureaucrats for McClane to play off of. There are no such characters here. No one really leaves an impression. Snigir could've played a cooler femme fatale role like
Maggie Q
Live Free or Die Hard
but judging just from the way her first appearance in the movie got slashed, it appears most of her role got cut up or left on the editing bay floor. Hard to believe an R-rated movie shying away from a woman stripping down to her underwear, a shot left undisturbed in the actual trailers for crying out loud. Either this is the case, or screenwriters
Jason Keller
Skip Woods
just aren't as good at fleshing out the supporting cast. Woods' previous credits include such B-grade action schlock as the
movie and also the disappointments that were
The A-Team
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Now to the direction by franchise newcomer
John Moore
. I was quite concerned when Moore got the gig. Moore's yet to be able to really hit it out of the park in any of his previous efforts. I think he's shown some interesting stylistic points before, but again most of his efforts have fallen short and I still don't think he was the right guy for
Die Hard
. While
Live Free or Die Hard
is not my favorite in the franchise, I think director
Len Wiseman
did a great job of handling the action and making it look mostly believable and watchable onscreen. He was able to make a movie that looked and felt like
Die Hard
. Now with the solid musical score by composer
Marco Beltrami
, this does sound to a degree like a
Die Hard
movie, but does it look like one? Unfortunately, that is not the case here. The editing and direction are terrible and literally the worst the franchise has ever seen. Moore opts for lots of hand-held cinematography or "shaky-cam" as its often called by film fans for most of the action sequences. Since Moore is not
Paul Greengrass
, I don't think he really knows how to utilize this technique as effectively. He shoots the action scenes way too tight with too many close-ups. I was constantly hoping for a moment where the camera could just be pulled back so one could finally discern exactly what was happening but it never really took place. The good news is that you will not be forced to suffer through the experience in 3D. I was disappointed with the direction of this film much the same way I was with
Max Payne
, a movie which basically reversed all the high points of the original videogame's story. The other issue is while the movie has a good soundtrack and sound effects mix, the dialogue was barely audible. It was constantly muffled or almost spoken as a whisper. While the whiz bang sound effects mix was turned up to about 11, the dialogue mix sounded at about a 5.
Now all that being said the movie is not a total loss. Despite everything, it's hard not to enjoy Bruce Willis playing McClane. There is definitely without a doubt a continued charm and charisma Willis exudes in the role of John McClane. The character is supposed to be this blue collar, average working joe detective who has now become a larger than life legend himself. Jai Courtney is a great performer and he and Willis have a good rapport that's believable as father and son. I just wish both actors had something better than this kindergarten level dialogue they are forced to speak. Say what you will about the previous installments of the franchise, but they were clever at times in their own way. And none of the previous four movies are as rudimentary as this one.
The 411
: If you like Bruce Willis and love action movies, you might enjoy this. If you are a devoted fan of the original and view it as a modern classic and are curious about this one, I'd recommend waiting for Netflix or Redbox. If not, it is worth a matinee viewing at most. I'm not opposed to the franchise continuing, but it seems with a team like John Moore and Skip Woods, Fox decided to go the cheap route with a director who tends to do disappointing, schlocky action movies. If
Die Hard
is to continue, it will need a much better director and a more competent script.
Final Score: 5.0
[ Not So Good ]
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As A Personal Trainer You Can Look Forward To:
• Lucrative earning potential
• Being your own boss
• Unprecedented employment opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• A main career or secondary income
About Fitness Industry Education
Fitness Industry Education is committed to providing progressive fitness-based education and training of the highest standard. All of our courses are recognised by the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ) or Active IQ and the National Register of Personal Trainers (NRPT). This means that your qualification will be internationally recognised and you can work for any gym or you can setup your own business as a Personal Trainer.
Guaranteed Job Interview
Our unique relationship with leading health club chains and leisure centres across the UK guarantees you a job interview upon successful completion of any of our Level 3 Personal Training courses.
Intensive, Distance and Blended Courses available
For more information:
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