Should Kickers Play Another Position? The Trade-Off Answer
Playing another position builds you as an athlete and risks your leg at the same time. Here is the age-by-age answer I give parents every season.
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How Kickers Are Scored at Camps and Combines (Charting Explained)
How camps and combines chart kickers: distance rounds, operation timing, hang time and pressure rounds — and how to chart yourself the same way.
Youth Football Kicking Rules Parents Should Know
Tee rules, kickoff lines, ball sizes and PAT distances change by league and age. What parents should check before the season starts.
What a Kicking Coach Actually Does (And What You Should Demand From One)
What a real kicking coach session looks like, the feedback quality to demand, the red flags to walk away from, and how to evaluate the fit.
NIL for Specialists: What Kicking Deals Look Like Now
Specialist NIL deals are mostly local and earned, not glamorous. What the rules actually require, what realistic deals look like, and where to start.
What Division 1 Kickers Actually Do in a Week (Realistic Expectations)
A real week for a D1 kicker: meetings, lifts, kick schedules, film and the parts nobody warns you about — so you know what you are training toward.
How to Get Recruited as a Kicker Without a Camp Circuit Budget
The DIY recruiting plan for kickers: film coaches finish, weekly email discipline, cheap charted numbers, when a camp is worth it, and the honest odds.
Kicking Tryouts in High School: What Coaches Look For Beyond Distance
What’s really on a tryout sheet — operation speed, make windows, bounce-back, coachability — plus a week-of taper plan and how to handle the miss.
From Soccer to Football: The Position Switch Guide for Soccer Players
What transfers from soccer to kicking, what doesn’t, and an eight-week conversion plan from stationary-ball contact work to charted operation reps.
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.
