Finding a Kicking Coach Near You (Or Online): What Good Coaching Looks Like
Green flags, red flags, and honest cost ranges for kicking coaches — plus the film standards that make remote coaching actually work and a two-week test.
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When Should Kids Start Kicking? A Parent’s Honest Guide
What kicking should look like at every age from 7 to 18: soccer crossover, tee transition timing, volume limits, and what early starts do and don’t buy.
Tryout Week: How to Win a Kicking Job in Front of Coaches
A seven-day plan to peak for kicking tryouts: what coaches grade, how to chart your own kicks, managing nerves, and what to do if you lose the job.
Field Goal Kicking Camps: What Happens at One and How to Prepare
A kicking camp hour by hour: how charting works, what coaches notice, what to pack, and the follow-up that turns a camp chart into a real opportunity.
JUCO, D2, D3 or NAIA? Picking the Right Level for Your Kicking Career
Every college level explained for kickers and punters: scholarships, playing time, tradeoffs, and the five questions to answer before you sign anywhere.
The Walk-On Route: How Kickers Earn a Roster Spot Without an Offer
Preferred walk-ons, tryouts, and earning a scholarship later: the honest roadmap for kickers without offers, plus a six-month plan to get on a roster.
Kicker Recruiting by the Numbers: Distances and Hang Times Colleges Want
The benchmarks coaches chart — consistent FG range, kickoff distance, hang time — ballpark numbers by level, and a protocol to get your real stats.
Writing Emails to College Coaches: Templates for Kickers and Punters
A kicker’s guide to recruiting emails: subject lines coaches open, a fill-in template, follow-up cadence, and the mistakes that get your message deleted.
How to Make a Kicking Highlight Tape Coaches Actually Watch
Build a kicking highlight tape coaches will actually watch: clip order, filming setup, operation speed, and the mistakes that get tapes skipped.
Kicking Camps vs Private Lessons: Where Your Money Actually Helps
Camps give competition and exposure; private lessons give correction. Here’s where your kicking budget actually helps, and when to do both.
