Pooch Punts and Rugby Punts: When the Situation Calls for Them
Quick kicks and rugby-style rollouts explained: when coaches call them, the compressed mechanics, high school legality notes, and a practice plan for both.
Coffin Corner Punting: The Skill That Wins Field Position
What the coffin corner is, the hang-vs-distance tradeoff behind it, the angled-punt mechanics that steer the ball, and five drills to pin it inside the five.
How to Punt a Spiral (And Why Spiral Punting Changes Everything)
Spiral punting explained: the drop angle that creates the spin, contact point and nose alignment, a three-stage drill plan, and when the spiral is worth it.
How to Punt a Football: Mechanics From Catch to Follow-Through
The complete punting primer: grip, the drop that decides your flight, step pattern, contact points, and a four-block practice week for new punters.
Squib Kicks and Onside Kicks: The Situational Kickoff Toolkit
When to squib, when to try the onside, the contact mechanics behind both, the rules that govern them, and the drills that make rare plays feel routine.
How to Read a Defense on Kickoffs: Coverage Kicks and Aim Lines
Turn your kickoff into a placement game: the pregame scouting list, reading returner depth, hash-based aim lines, and when hang time beats raw distance.
Kickoff vs Field Goal Technique: Why They’re Different Motions
Same leg, two different jobs: how contact, approach length and swing goals differ between kickoffs and field goals, and how to train both without blurring them.
How to Kick a Game-Winning Field Goal: A Routine for the Biggest Kick
A practical script for the biggest kick: pressure inoculation in practice, the between-plays sideline routine, breathing, and why the operation stays boring.
The Iced Kicker: What Actually Happens and How to Build an Anti-Ice Routine
What a timeout really does to your kick, the five-step anti-ice reset routine, and how to rehearse the interruption so the freeze never breaks your rhythm.
What Is a Fair Catch Kick? The NFL’s Rarest Play Explained
The fair catch kick explained: how the rule works, why it is the only teed kick in the NFL, why it almost never happens, and how a kicker actually preps for it.
