I bring you all of this NIL stuff (when kickers and punters are at the bottom of the food chain) because it IS THE NEW REALITY of college sports. EVERY level is affected by the choices (or lack thereof) that the NCAA is making simply to save their own skins. If they are in it for the athletes, then they have the power to alter the NEW RULES to become GOOD RULES. This rant by John Calipari, the Arkansas BASKETBALL coach, should be law. It's basically what I believe. We are NOT there yet, but I think, smarter minds will eventually get there. I need high school players who think they want to play in college, active college players and all of their parents to begin to see how this GAME works... and how it most likely WILL WORK.

Many of you are off to warmer climates this week ... of course, taking advantage of some beautiful weather to get a few kicks in. 🏈 So what if Wisconsin just received over a foot of snow?! 🥶 Like @Jim Gorecki , you're in sunny Florida! 😎 Care to share a photo/video of you making any kind of kick? You can be creative. 🤪

NCAA Considers Stronger Penalties for Improper Division I Transfers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TLTR: If you've had a good year in D2 or D3 an are looking to MOVE UP to a D1 school... make sure to see your Compliance Officer. Do it wrong and you and your new school can be ZAPPED! _ _ _ FULL STORY: To prevent athletes from transferring to a Division I program without entering the Transfer Portal through the required notification process, the FBS Oversight Subcommittee recently recommended that the Division I Cabinet impose significant penalties on any university that allows an athlete to join its team outside of the established portal procedures. Under current rules, an athlete may still transfer to another university and remain eligible without entering the Transfer Portal, provided the athlete and their family follow the conditions and steps listed below. - The athlete must apply and be admitted to the new university through the normal transfer admissions process, just like any other student. The athletic department may not assist in facilitating the transfer.  - The athlete may not communicate with athletic department staff members at the new school — either directly or through family members or third parties.  - The athlete may not join the team or participate in athletically related activities until they are officially enrolled and attending classes at the university. However, if this recommendation is approved by the Division I Cabinet in April, the following penalties could be imposed: - The head football coach would be prohibited from all coaching, recruiting, and administrative duties for six games. - The university would be fined an amount equal to 20% of its football program budget. - The football program’s roster limit would be reduced for the following season. Just days after the FBS Oversight Committee issued its recommendation, the Division I Cabinet signaled its support for the proposal.

Young kickers want to know "how far" they need to kick or punt to become an effective player for their team. In general, these two charts pretty much sum up what targets you should shoot for ...and look to surpass). Where are you? Not sure how to reach your next goal? Ask.

Frankly, I don't know who this guy is (and he is definitely NOT a kicker), BUT what he has to say is excellent. Want to get better for this Fall. Study this video and listen to what he is saying. Deceleration might be the most important part of your training that you seldom do. I love box jumps and reverse box jumps (jumping down and controlling your movement). Transferring energy efficiently/smoothly and powerfully is KEY to better distances and hang times. Do you have a favorite drill?