Kicking

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…

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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…

2 weeks ago

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…

2 weeks ago

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…

2 weeks ago

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…

2 weeks ago

Kicking After an Injury: Returning Without Losing Confidence

A staged return-to-kicking plan after injury: from dry swings to game speed, rebuilding clean contact first, and the mental trust…

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Soccer-Style vs Straight-On Kickers: Why the Crossover Won

How soccer-style kicking beat the straight-on toe-ballers: contact surface, hip drive, leg speed, and what soccer players actually bring to…

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Kicking Barefoot: Should Anyone Still Do It?

The barefoot kicker era explained: why Tony Franklin and Rich Karlis did it, what the physics says, and the smart…

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Directional Kickoffs and the Art of the Corner Kick

A corner kickoff is aimed, not blasted. How to read the return, aim with geometry instead of the toe, train…

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Extra Points Are Not Free: Mastering the PAT

The easiest kick on the field gets missed by cruise mode, contagion and whiplash. The distance reality at each level,…

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