European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A it bothered people that i would set out to create a super athletes a Marv Marinovich above right with son Todd. The University of Southern California Star quarterback carries Ball right during Rose bowl action against Michigan. Marv Marinovich so test tube athletes son Todd aggressive fathering by Lynn Smith los Angeles times technically the plaques and trophies in Marv Marinovich a office do Anaheim. Calif., belong to his son Todd the University of Southern California s Star quarterback. But they Are a shrine to the father too after All. It was Tho elder Marinovich who knew whal Vitamin supplements he and his wife should take to conceive a perfectly healthy child who applied East bloc training techniques who insisted that Todd discipline his mind and body and forgo junk food and just hanging out the Beach. It was the elder Marinovich who caught flak from inlays for forcing the 9 year old boy to run alongside the car for eight Miles after Todd played poorly in a basketball game. Today sportswriters Call Marv s son Quot Robo go Quot and Quot the first test tube  few fathers have focused their lives so single mind edly on being a dad and with such mixed reviews. Some parents who pay him to train their children at Iho fitness Center he manages at the Anaheim Hilton and towers Sec Marinovich As a Model of How to help children succeed to an increasingly Complex competitive world. Yet some authorities say his methods signal an abhorrent and dangerous trend among upper and Middle class  Over a pro Ganung children depriving them of childhood. Marinovich 50, now divorced and remarried is starting anew with his second son. Mikhail 2, who has jogged two Miles with his lather and who performs push ups Lor adorning audiences at the gym. Mikhail s Mother Jan is a 6-foot dance instructor Todd s Mother i Rudi came torn an accomplished athletic family Marinovich won t say that the potential Tor athlete producing genes is the Lisl Quality he seeks in a prospective wife. But it is Quot one Factor Quot though less skilled than Todd Mikhail Lias 1 , determination and fast twitch muscle Liber Quot sat a his fatties. Quot he s muscular a Teal lean Lor a Buby t the has exceptional Bone Structure and symmetry i tie Man thing is  temper Cut i be s real  the toddler ranks in the 99th percentile in his age group for weight and height. If Mikhail wants to be an architect journalist or a dancer Marinovich claims that s Fine. Quot ill get into it Start Reading and get Well versed Quot but Marinovich says that even at this tender age Mikhail looks like a linebacker. Coaches Are already asking after the boy he said. Marinovich traces his aggressive fathering to a Day in his own childhood when he asked his father whether he thought Marv would become a successful athlete. His father offered Only an unsatisfying Quot of sure Quot Marinovich who became Captain of the us trojans and eventually was an Oakland raiders lineman said Quot in the years after that i thought a if trn in that situation i la  i la say this is what you have to do a and not just work hard run and lift weights but How much the intensify and How Many Days Quot his children never needed to ask for his involvement. Their training began with leg stretches when they got Home from the Hospital As infants. Their Back Yard was filled with exercise equipment and blocking bags. Marinovich said he spent As much time coaching his firstborn daughter Traci As he did Todd. Quot but you could Tell it was not what she wanted it was More a recreational situation for  despite being quoted repeatedly As saying Quot How Well could a kid develop if you provided him with the perfect environment Quot Marinovich denied that he and his first wife Trudi deliberately set out to produce a Star athlete. Quot we set out to produce a healthy balanced child Quot he said. A they started he said Quot with the mom taking balanced Vitamin supplements and minerals before she was pregnant Quot his children never ate commercial baby food. Todd seethed on Frozen raw kidney chunks for their vitamins and minerals. Refined sugar animal fats nitrites colouring agents and White cake flour were not. Permitted even at other children s birthday parties to develop Todd s coordination his father had him throw and catch footballs and even Brush his Teeth with his left and right hands his Mother saw to it that he visited museums and played the violin in High school Marinovich called m specialists to teach Todd How to visualize plays improve his peripheral vision and Speed his reaction time. In one exercise he bounced a Ball wearing distortion glasses while he solved math problems out loud. He worked out every Day including Christmas and sundays Marinovich said he has no regrets for once making tvs son run eight Miles following a lackadaisical performance on the basketball court Quot the Guy was loafing. I said i dont care if you score every time Buh want you to Hustle he was Doggin it Quot Marinovich moved and had Todd change schools and he became a National sensation at mater Dei High school in Santa Ana calif., where he led the football team As a freshman. Todd moved again leaving his Girlfriend and transferring to Capistrano Valley because Marinovich reportedly sought out a coach whose blocking strategies better protected the boy. At that school Todd eventually completed passes for More Yards than any other High school player had. At us where he earned a full scholarship he was selected first team All Pac-10 quarterback and freshman All american quarterback. Marinovich said he developed his plan for Todd based on the soviet Model. A Over there they Starl Young. They select the athletes on abilities attitude ant body Structure and let them do As Many varied activities As possible. That creates a base. Later on the coach decides where the athlete should  once a teacher suggested he allow Todd to Starl making some of his own  you wait until a youngster can make up his mind it s too late Quot Marinovich said. Quot you have to Start at 8, 9 or 10, or you re in trouble. You cannot be world  a Todd a parents divorced when he was a Sophomore in High school. Last year his dad moved from Mission Viejo calif., to Torrance calif., partly because he Ccu t be closer to Todd. This summer Todd is jiving with is Mother in Newport Beach and working at least four hours a Day with his father at the Center. From his office Marinovich looked through Glass Walls at 6 toot-5, 203 Pound Todd Starling thous Day of his summer training. Todd went through the Usi o exercises poking i head in now and then to ask i m name of a new exercise or when he should take a bus Marinovich tells him of Stop and give yet Anothy inter i Howitt father but 1 c ask Une i Quot Cert a begin out to Good that i in an Don t his More him for new he ins Quot i schol then \ Bui Caree this i you it. A Al Gener Sond virtue overt Vei a priv hours Days Quot a Start train ii Page 14 a the stars and stripes i sunday Aljy 1, 1f