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.
Kicking
Here we discuss all things kicking. This can be news, tips and tricks, stretching routines. And many many more.
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.
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 work that closes the gap.
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 football.
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 modern use for barefoot training reps.
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 five lanes, and place kicks inside the modern rulebook.
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, routine symmetry, and the practice.
