Kicking World Testimonials

Kicking Lesson Video & Testimonial

65 Yard Field Goals & 80 Yard Kickoffs Video

Sophomore Year Highlight Video

Spring Break Kicking Camp 2011 Video

Austin Texas Kicking Camp 2011 Video

Dallas Texas Kicking Camp 2011 Video

Coach Grablachoff worked as our kicking coach during our 13-0 undefeated 2008 season at Laguna Hills HS. We won the Pacific Coast League championship and a Southern Section CIF championship. Coach G. did an outstanding job working with our kickers throughout the season. His expertise and his ability to pay attention to detail greatly helped our kickers throughout the season. They kicked with great confidence and that was also due to the fact that Coach G. had a great player/coach relationship. His practice plans for kickers were very thorough, well planned and organized. Coach G. and his kickers certainly enabled us to have an advantage with our special teams each week during our undefeated run. In my opinion, Coach Grablachoff is one of the best kicking coaches in CA.

Coach Brent is simply awesome. He's a great guy to work with and knows all the facets of the kicking game. He is reliable and knows how to take you to the next level. I always looked forward to training with Brent, he made kicking and punting exciting and always had productive drills to improve my skills. Start training with Kicking World now if kicking in high school or college is one of your goals!

When I first started kicking with Coach Brent I was only hitting about 45 but now I added 5-10 yards on my ball. My kickoffs have improved and just all around. I've gotten more flexible with the stretches he's shown me. It's fun and everyone is happy. I'd recommend Kicking World to anyone coming in who wants to kill the ball!

Coach, my son, Franklyn, thoroughly enjoyed his day at camp. The instruction was outstanding!!! After seeing what a difference it made to get instruction from you, we decided to start working with you as his personal kicking coach! We know he'll be a better kicker by working with you. All the best!"

- John Cervenka (Father)

After learning about Kicking World and viewing its website, I was impressed by Coach Brent's analytical approach to Place Kicking, especially his explanation of how leg speed can be more a factor in obtaining field goal distance rather than leg strength. My son, Shimon is still a High School sophomore and building leg strength can be a gradual process, but once he understood that the force of the football carries its distance, and how leg speed has an exponential effect on force ( force = mass x velocity squared ), his place kicking took on a whole new form. Shimon came to Kicking World in July '10 with a field goal range of 40 yards, and after 3 1/2 months of very personalized training with Coach Brent, he has been able to increase his range to 55 yards. WOW, what an improvement! Coach Brent's focus on highly personalized instruction combined with a good understanding of the mechanics behind proper kicking form can really accelerate the learning curve of youth kickers. Working with Coach Brent has been a very rewarding experience for both me and my son.

- Shinji "Tak" (Father)

My son started kicking after his freshman season in high school. At the start, he made only two extra points in one hundred attempts. That's when we were pointed to Coach Brent. Eighteen months later, at the end of his sophomore year, Dylan has kicked 40 extra points in 40 attempts and been successful on field goals from as far out as 47 yards. There are three reasons for this amazing improvement: Consistent practice, Work in the weight room, and the teaching of Brent Grablachoff.

- Cal Fussman (Father)

When my son, a former soccer player, had a try out for the Varsity place kicker position coming up in just 2 short weeks I needed to find a good coach & fast! I found Brent Grablachoff of Kicking World on Google and he is an outstanding coach. He is very personable as well as professional. Brent responded quickly to my email & was able to fit Donald into his schedule the very next Sunday. Student/coach rapport is so important and that was rapidly established. Brent's expertise and ability to break down the proper technique into "doable" segments was amazing! I couldn't believe how much improvement my son made in his first two 45 minute lessons. Donald was able to not only make Varsity but become the starting kicker! Brent used video during the lesson to show my son how to make small adjustments (a little turn of the shoulder, a step that was a little short, etc.) that made a huge difference in the overall height & distance on his field goals and PATs almost immediately. I don't think you will find a better coach in Southern California. My son loves training with Coach Brent & we both highly recommend him!

- Cindy Jackson (Mother)

Brent runs one of the best kicking camps in Southern California. He teaches great techniques to become a better kicker and learn what it takes to have the correct discipline to be a "dead-on" kicker. He has a fantastic rapport with the players and I highly recommend him to anyone who wants to become a more disciplined and accurate kicker.

- Glen Nakata (Father)
Football Coach, RPV Pop Warner

As a former college soccer coach, I tend to be very observant of and often critical of the teaching style of other coaches. After reading some of the testimonials on the Kicking World website, I decided to enroll my son Robinson, who was making his first transition into football after ten years of playing soccer, in a two day camp. From the opening minutes of the camp, I was incredibly impressed with Coach Brent's teaching style. First, his passion and enthusiasm for the sport was apparent from the minute we got there. Second, as a former player, he had the ability to demonstrate the technique he wanted the kids to achieve. His teaching wasn't just theoretical - it was something they could see for themselves. Finally, and most importantly, he has a gift for breaking down complex techniques into simple components that the players can master. He provides exercises that build on each other to create a solid technical foundation for the players. His attention to detail assured that each player received good corrections in his technique. Coupled with his use of video analysis, even an accomplished kicker could walk away from the camp having learned something new or discovered a flaw that they could correct and enhance their performance. My son has been to two Kicking World Camps so far, and we'll be back again. I highly recommend Kicking World for both experienced and rookie kickers!

- Scott Placek (Father)

I brought Joseph down to San Diego to see Coach Brent from Kicking World. I saw much improvement out of Joseph within the first 10 minutes. He achieved longer distance, more accuracy and a lot better hang-time on his field goals, kickoffs and punts. I highly recommend Coach Brent to anyone who is thinking about kicking or punting in college or even going pro. I highly recommend him, he's a good coach and he helped us out a lot. Thank You!

- Victor Reyes (Brother)

I had the privilege to work with Coach Brent in the late summer of 2010 and I owe my success to him. Coach Brent came out to Hawaii and was able to adjust my approach, follow-through, and add accuracy and distance to my kicks; even with the heavy swirling wind! Coach cleaned up my field goal kick, showed me the proper way to kick a kickoff and even helped me learn how to kick the pop-up onside kick. Coach Brent is a veteran kicker and teacher that was able to coach me efficiently and I quickly learned and applied what he taught me. I had a very efficient first year as a varsity kicker, and I greatly look forward to my senior season. Mahalo to Coach Brent Grablachoff for his assistance!

Brent, Thanks for the lessons for my son, Matt. He learned a great deal from you in a short period of time. I couldn't believe the amount of information and instruction we got in only an hour and a half. With a little practice, he hopes to help his high school team in the kicking game. I also want to thank you for letting me listen in on your instructions on the kicking game. I know a lot of what you told us will be instrumental in helping our kickers at Rockhurst for the upcoming season. The onside kick that you showed us will definitely be part of our special teams package. I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn about the kicking game that they contact you and to those more experienced to work with you on their kicking skills. We came all the way from the Midwest and it was well worth it, I only wish you were located a little closer, so we could work with you more often. I have included a Sports Illustrated article about our athletic program. Also, enjoy the bar-b-que, Kansas City bar-b-que rules.

- Paul Beirne (Father)
Rockhurst HS Football Coach

Matt Beirne (K)
Rockhurst High School
Kansas City, Missouri

Brent, I wanted to thank you for doing my son's video analysis. Matt was struggling getting his form back from his last game of high school ball back in November. I worked with him for about two months starting in May and we were better but not where he needed to be for his college team. After your phone call and email with the analysis, Matt started to get more length and height to his kicks after just his next workout. By the time he left for the first college workout he had increased his distance by a solid 10 yards and was hitting them from 15 yards more about 1 out of 3 kicks. I am happy to say he started out as number 3 on the depth chart at college and has now moved to number 2 on the depth charts. His kick offs still need some work but he is working with his college coaches for now. The coaches have been impressed his work ethic and it is looking like he will be the starting place kicker in 2012. I appreciate your time and detail you put into his video analysis. Being on the east coast it is not really cheap for me to fly my son out to California but the $50 I spent on your analysis was by far my best purchase this summer. Thanks and I will update you with Matt's progress.

- Tom Jackson (Father)

Matt Jackson (K)
Lexington, NC

I want to thank you again for such a great job at the Austin kicking camp this past weekend. Kicking was an after-thought in Middle School and since Elliott has soccer experience, he was thrown out on his football team to kick. The instruction he received at your camp will help tremendously. We have been kicking every night since your camp and he is really concentrating on the basics you taught him. We would definitely be up for a refresher before school starts so if you can make it out to Texas again; Count Elliott in, for sure! You can also count him in your yearly camp for the next three years as he really wants to be a High School kicker. I'll keep him working at it and attending your camps each Spring/Summer should help get him there. We're excited to see you again at the next camp and private lessons.

- Kurt Humphrey (Father)

Elliott Humphrey
Hutto HS
Hutto, TX
Class of 2015

On behalf of Connor and I – Thank you very much for your training and leadership! My son enjoyed the Austin kicking camp very much and easily improved by 10 yards in his kicking distance. I look forward to you coming back to Texas again next year and we will be sure to sign up for the camp and lessons again!

- Ed Flanigan (Father)

Connor Flanigan (K)
Bowie HS
Austin, TX
Class of 2015

We have been to many sports camps over the years. I must say that we are very happy with Brent and the Kicking World kicking camp. Here are just a few reasons: *Brent announced and handed out a schedule of events with times and unlike most camps, he stuck to it! *There was a fantastic coach to child ratio. I think in this camp it was one coach to 3 or 4 kids. *Brent also made a point to individually instruct each kid. Overall the camp was well organized, energetic (kids were always doing something), well staffed and the kids had a blast that was visible from the stands. Thank you Brent for providing a superb camp and the visible care you show for the kids. I would and do recommend your camps to everyone with an interest in kicking.

- Mike Sommers (father)

Anthony Sommers (P)
San Clemente HS
San Clemente, CA

As we enter into State Playoffs, Chris has been pulled up from the Freshmen team to Varsity and yesterday won the starting kicker job. With your help and dedication to practice, he is now consistently down to the 5 yard line and regularly in the end zone on kickoffs. In practice he also kicked several 50+ yard field goals. We look forward to seeing you again this summer.

- Dennis Gulla (Father)

Chris Gulla (K/P)
Toms River North HS
Toms River, NJ

We want to send the thank yous back to you Coach Brent and Staff. We did cover a lot of training in a two day span and we did get a lot of sun! But all the cramming and the sun burning was well worth what we gained from attending the 2011 Spring Break Kicking Camp. We were so impressed by how your training was so organized and well run. We really feel like we got our money's worth and then some. Working with each camper individually really helped to pin point strengths and weaknesses which in turn accelerated improvements that were made over the weekend.

- Mack MacGinnis (father)

Austin MacGinnis (K/P)
Randolph County HS
Wedowee, Alabama
Class of 2013

Thanks to Coach Brent at Kicking World, after attending several of his New Jersey kicking camps since I was 12 years old, I've improved a lot! I am now 14 and was selected to kick for the East in the Youth All-American game in San Antonio Texas. I am now ranked as the #2 8th grade kicker in the Nation! My longest field goal in a game so far is 47 yards. See you all next year at camp!

Michael Caggiano (K)
Marlboro Pop Warner
Manalapan, NJ

My father and I have been looking for a good kicking coach for me and it took awhile. But then we found Coach Brent who is an awesome guy. Im a straight on kicker and always have been but coach taught me an easy way to learn soccer style and its helping me. But what really helped me was the punting session, I was punting decent balls but after Coach Brent taught me his style it helped me a bunch. My punts have never had so many spirals, and they now turn over too! I recommend him 100% , he's a down to earth guy and awesome Coach. Thanks Coach Brent and God Bless.

Carlos Sawtelle (K/P)
Pahrump Valley HS
Pahrump, Nevada
Class of 2013

I found Coach Brent on the internet. I liked his policies. HIs prices were good and the testimonials and the videos were very helpful. I scheduled 2 sessions with him to coach my son. Each time I contacted him either by phone or e-mail with any questions he took his time answering me and if I didn't reach him he was very prompt in getting back to me. After watching him coach my son I saw that that he is very knowledgeable in his field. He was patient with my son as he was teaching him the soccer-style approach vs. straight on kicking. After the sessions I found that he is a very good coach and it was time well spent. Thank you and God Bless.

We really enjoyed our time with you and felt it was well worth our time and money. He's been working and following your training schedule and has a lot of confidence going into the season. Thanks for everything. We look forward to working with you again soon.

- Yvette Barker (Mother)

Austin Barker
Dixie High School
Saint George, Utah
Class of 2012