How to Become a Kicker Who Can Also Punt (And Why Coaches Love It)
The hybrid specialist’s real value, what transfers between kicking and punting, a weekly split that protects both skills, and how to pitch it to coaches.
Punting Grip and Drop: The Details That Decide Your Spiral
Fix a wobbly punt at the source: grip pressure, a flat drop path, the contact zone, and four drills that build a repeatable spiral.
How to Warm Up When You’re the Only Specialist on the Team
A self-run warm-up for kickers with no snapper or holder: a fifteen-minute solo block, how to recruit a holder, and a compressed game-day version.
Journaling for Athletes: A Kicker’s 5-Minute Practice Log
A five-line practice log for kickers: what to record after every session, the Sunday review questions, and how the journal plugs into your film work.
Visualization for Kickers: Making Mental Rehearsal Actually Work
The kicker-specific visualization protocol: build the whole kick with real conditions, rehearse the recovery rep, and the four mistakes that waste mental reps.
What to Do the Day After You Miss a Big Kick
A 24-hour protocol for the day after a miss: the first two hours, the one-cause film review, correction reps, closing the loop, and the next-kick rule.
Kicking Confidence: Building It From Evidence, Not Hype
Confidence is a record, not a feeling: how to log your kicks, read your own data honestly, and design practice that manufactures proof you can lean on.
The Two-Kick Warmup Problem: Getting Ready When You Only Get Three Kicks
When pregame warmup time shrinks to three kicks, you need layers: a full warmup, a short version, and a sideline reset — plus what each kick is actually for.
Sleep and Kicking Performance: The Free Upgrade
What sleep actually does for a kicker’s accuracy and nerves, how much you need, and the night-before-game protocol — including what to do when nerves win.
Nutrition for High School Athletes: Simple Rules for Kickers
Three simple nutrition rules for kickers: fuel before training, hydrate all week, and never try anything new on game day. With a game-day fueling timeline.
