Get more out of your kickoff... · KICKERSCAMP: Kicking Skool

Get more out of your kickoff...

This is Declan Dies, a freshman from North Cedar High School in Iowa at one of our camps this summer. Declan, like so many other young kickers, was struggling a bit with his kickoffs. Mishits, bad steps, no control... and yet, within 10 minutes of our KO drills, Declan is hitting 50 yard kick offs with accuracy.

How?

Declan found his steps.
Walk-run-attack
Get energy down field
Create great contact.

How can he continue to improve?

Strength, speed, flexibility.
Better follow through.
More confidence through repetition to attack!
Grow - you're a kid, be patient. 😁

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snvjsyum2is&t=146s

QUICK TIP FOR DISTANCE:

Tee up a soccer ball and kick it as far as you can. There's no bad spot on the ball (unlike a football). You'll gain confidence in attacking without easing up at all. Try to keep the soccer ball heading directly ahead. Many of you have a soccer goal under your post. Score a 60 yard goal! ⚽

BONUS:

Now do the same thing with a football, except kick the hardest squib kick you can do. The ball shouldn't be in the air for more than 20 yards. Once it's on the ground, can you get it to roll into the end zone? You are building power and thinking less about the specific ball contact. Once you find the sweetspot, you'll know how to attack it for an end zone kick. Guess what? If your squib kick goes into the end zone, it's a touchback, too! 🏈 🤣

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Get more out of your kickoff...