18 Nov 11 New Football Kicking App Launched!
We are pleased to announce our very first Football Kicking App is in production and will be launching before December 1,2011! Yes, that’s right, KICK TRACKER is the first mobile app for football kickers and punters to use on iPhone and Android mobile phones. Coach Brent created this App for all his students to be able to track, analyze and improve upon their kicking skills. Now, the app will be available to everyone in the Android Marketplace and Apple App Market. The major benefit of the App is that you can track details of your field goals, kickoff and punting progress over multiple sessions and use the data to spot trends and pinpoint your strengths & weaknesses.
Enjoy a few screen shots from the App and be sure to visit the Official Kick Tracker Website and ‘Like’ the Kick Tracker Facebook page! Keep checking the official website and the Apple and Android stores over the next 2 weeks as more news will be posted and the App will be live! Simply search ‘Kick Tracker’ on either store or link from the Kick Tracker Website. You can track practice sessions or games and use it as a diary of your kicking sessions or just to brag to your friends or coaches about how good you did! Record your individual kicking stats to help improve your kicking game.
In the meantime, if you have any questions please don’t hesistate to e-mail us off the site or send us a facebook message! We look forward to bringing this new technology to you and helping you improve in your kicking game while having fun training hard! Thanks for your support and for downloading our first ever football kicking app!
Tags: Football Kicking App, Kick Tracker, Kicking Stats, Kicking Training
29 Sep 11 Kicking on a Budget
Unfortunately not everyone is fortunate enough to be ‘rolling in the dough’. I understand not everyone has the money or the means to hire a private kicking coach to teach their son the fine art of placekicking and punting. Well with this said, over the years Kicking World has created a cost-effective way to get ANYONE the training they deserve, no matter where you live and what your economic status is; we have a solution for you!
Coach Brent Grablachoff started Kicking World a couple years after his college football career. At the beginning of his humble start he didn’t always have hundreds of kicking students like he does today. He started small just like any business, but with consistent hard work, referrals and results he obtained for his students; the business grew fast! When he first started his objective was to create a means for anyone to see him for kicking lessons and no one would ever be turned away. Now as Kicking World has grown to a world-class leader in Personalized Kicking & Punting Instruction, there’s not enough time in the day for him to service everyone. So Brent created a very economical package that will get you great training for a low price. Of course seeing him and his staff in person for private lessons or a camp is the BEST solution, but in case that is not an option for you, we have some great ideas to help get you kicking on a budget!
1. Virtual Private Lesson
What is this you may ask? Well it is a way for you to get a ‘jump start’ on your kicking by sending Coach Brent recent video footage of you kicking or punting. Coach Brent will review your footage and then schedule a call to discuss all the fine points over the phone with you and your Dad, Mom or Coach. In addition to the ‘virtual private lesson’ over the phone, you will also get an e-mail recap of everything so you can have it on hand and available to reference as you begin your new training regime!
Why is the Virtual Private kicking lesson such a powerful solution for you? Well, it allows you to simulate a private kicking lesson with Coach Brent without leaving your house and you get all of this for only $50.00! Signup for a Virtual Private Kicking or Punting Lesson
2. Kicking & Punting eBook
Here’s another incredible low cost solution for you or your son to get the best kicking and punting instruction available in the country. You can purchase our ‘eBook’ which is an electronic book that Coach Brent wrote. It’s over 65 pages long and includes EVERYTHING you need on field goals, punting, kickoffs, onside kicks, mental game, etc. It’s instructional, informative, step by step, complete and will help you get results! The best part is right after purchase you get instant access to it and can view it on your computer, laptop, iPad, Smart Phone, etc.! All this for less than $20 bucks! Download the Complete Guide to Kicking & Punting eBook
3. Win a FREE Camp Admission
We hold monthly contests on our Facebook Page and give away awesome prizes like t-shirts, hats, hoodies and even free camp admissions! All you have to do is “LIKE” our Facebook page by going to that link above and clicking “LIKE”. You will then be able to interact with everyone at Kicking World and even make some new friends who are also kickers and punters.
4. Instructional YouTube Videos
In case you don’t already know about our YouTube page, which is the leading football kicking video site in the country; we have hundreds of football kicking and punting videos available for FREE. These instructional videos educate you, help you visualize good form and allow you to learn a ton of new things about kicking and punting. You can also watch some of the wildest kicking videos you’ve probably ever seen. Some examples are 13 year olds hitting 60 yard field goals, Youth football players hitting 40+ yard field goals, Onside Kicks that stay in the air forever and kickoffs that go through the goal posts! Also, Coach Brent has a few instructional videos where he teaches you some of the basics of field goal kicking, punting and onside pop up kickoffs. Make sure you Subscribe after visiting Kicking World’s YouTube Channel.
5. FREE TIPS for VIP Members
Lastly, here’s yet another FREE way to get kicking instruction without having to pay a dime! Simply add your e-mail address to our ‘VIP E-mail List’ signup form which is located on the home page of our website at www.kickingworld.com You will automatically start getting e-mails from Coach Brent which include free kicking tips, exclusive videos not seen on our YouTube page and the first to know about any upcoming camp dates. If you are not VIP yet, what are you waiting for?
6. Coming Soon! … The Complete Guide to Kicking DVD!
We hope this list of the top 5 ways for you to get Kicking on a Budget has helped you. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us through our website, Facebook or YouTube pages. You can signup directly for a camp or private lesson on our website or feel free to Call Coach Brent for more info. Thanks for reading and best wishes for a great football career!
Tags: Kicking Book, Kicking Coach, Kicking Lessons, Kicking Training, Kicking Video
23 Jul 11 10 Steps to Emergency Kicking Tune-Up
This week I received a ton of calls asking ‘What can my son due to get his kicking/punting tuned up for the start of the 2011 season?’ (which begins on August 1st and only 10 days away!) Well, most of you who have been training with me on a consistent basis are already tuned up and ready to go. You’ve been following a program that has gradually increased your kicking frequency over the last few months and has improved your accuracy, distance and overall confidence.
Well what about the kickers and punters out there who let the summer slip away and have only practiced a couple times, or even worse- not at all! Yes, you are definitely behind schedule and should have been practicing all summer, but don’t worry! I have created a special 10 step emergency tune-up guide for you to follow over the next 10 days which you will start TODAY! This is for every kicker/punter whether youth, HS, College or Pro. You should print this guide out or save it to your phone so you can committ to it over the next 10 days. Good Luck!
1. Kick or Punt a total of 40 balls these days:
(F 7/22, S 7/24, T 7/26, R 7/28, S 7/30 and S 7/31).
This will allow you to kick 6 times over the next 10 days and help build your confidence back up and get your leg conditioned again for weekly kicking/punting.
2. Sprint:
You need to fire up those fast twitch leg muscles and build SPEED. Speed trumps Strength in kicking/punting. I am not asking that you go run incredible long jogs. What I’m recommending is something geared toward firing up your fast twitch muscle fibers and consumes much less time but is more challenging. The following sprinting drill will help generate more speed and allow you to get that ‘fast leg snap’ as well condition your body for the gruelling double-sessions with conditioning drills your coach will put you through the first 2 weeks of practice in August.
Shuttle Runs every other day through July 31:
Sprint Goal Line to 10 Yard Line (touch hand to line) and sprint back through Goal Line. Rest 5 seconds. Repeat and without rest run back to the 20 (touch hand to line) and sprint through goal line. Rest 20 seconds. Repeat both 10 and 20 and continue without rest sprinting to 30 yard line (touch hand to line) and sprint through goal line. Rest 30 seconds. Repeat all 3 without rest and continue sprinting to 40 yard line (touch hand to line) and sprint back through Goal Line. COMPLETE. This will probably tire you out if you haven’t been doing any conditioning. Do this every other day through July 31. If this is too easy for you, I would like you to repeat the process in reverse (Run to 40 and back, Rest 5 seconds. Run to 40 and back then 30 and back. Rest 20 seconds. Run to 40 and back, 30 and back, 20 and back, rest 30 seconds. Run to 40 and back, 30 and back, 20 and back, 10 and back. COMPLETE!
3. Stretch:
Your muscles need to be flexible and strong to endure daily double-session practices the first 2 weeks of football camp. Also, your legs need to be loose/flexible to ensure you can kick/punt fundamentally sound and decrease the risk of injury due to strained quads, hamstrings, groins, etc. The easiest solution to ensure you ‘get your stretching in’ is to follow the FREE downloadable 3 page Football Kicking ‘Stretching Guide’. Do this DAILY and do it 2-3 times per day. It should take you roughly 10 minutes each time you stretch. If you can committ to stretching when you shower in the morning, before & after you kick, and before you go to sleep you will feel much more ‘loose’ and you will significantly increase your chances of a healthy injury-free season. On top of that, your genuine well-being will improve and if you have constant back, hip or other pains, these stretches will help to alleviate some of that pain due to tension/pressure/stiffness.
4. Core Focus:
The word ‘core’ has become so widely used of late. I hear it used more often than anything in the workout world. Your ‘core’ refers to the center of your body consisting of mostly your Abdominal Muscles, Hips and Low Back. These 3 muscle groups are paramount in a kicker or punter. I encourage you to implement core excercises in the gym at your workout sessions now and through the season. I recommend a personal trainer who can help you with specific kicking or soccer type of core movements or simply calling me to schedule a 1 on 1 in-gym training session so I can show you around the gym and give you specific workouts based on your body type that will help improve your overall balance, stability and strength. If you don’t live in California and can’t come out to see me, here’s a few simply ones for you to do (do these 2-3x per week, usually at the end of your gym session).
* Bent Knee Leg Lifts on Dip/Pullup Bar
* Bent Knee Leg Lifts (with twist to each side) on Dip/Pullup Bar
* Straight Leg Lifts on Dip/Pullup Bar
* Low Back Extensions (don’t go past parallel) use weight like 10 to 25 pound plate to challenge even more
* Safe Hip Exercises (see #5. below)
5. Isometric Leg Speed/Strength Program
I’m not going into detail into this. You can read all about it at the link. I’ve been recommending this program for the last 4 years because it WORKS. It had added an average of 3 yards per each of my student’s field goals, kickoffs and punts. Do this starting ASAP through the season (full instructions included when you receive the program). Athletic Quickness Kick Farther Program
6. Kicking World eBook
This is it. Everything you need to know about field goal kicking, kickoffs, punting in a concise format with step by step guides on technique, fundamentals, drills, exercises and even discussion on gym workouts and kicking equipment you need. The best part about this Football Kicking eBook is it is downloadable immediately and you do not have to wait for any shipping as it is in electronic format only so you can read it on your iPad, iPhone, Smart Phone, Laptop, PC or Mac or even print it out! Read detailed description of the book I wrote here: ‘Complete Guide to Kicking & Punting’ by Brent Grablachoff
7. Emergency Tune-Up Lesson
Schedule a 1 on 1 Training Session with me any Sunday at Laguna Hills High School in beautiful Orange County, CA or any other day in beautiful San Diego, CA with 3 locations near downtown, La Jolla and East County! I offer kicking lessons and punting lessons year-round in So Cal. You can also fly me out to train your son 1 on 1 wherever you may be located or come train with me for a 3 Day session like this Professional Kicker did (see his before & after instructional YouTube Video).
8. Virtual Private Lesson
If you don’t have the means to see me in California, there is a ‘virtual private lesson’ option. You would simply e-mail or mail me footage of your kicks/punts and then we schedule a 15 minute phone call to break down your form/technique and help you understand everything that is going on and what you need to work on to improve. This is one of the best deals in the Kicking World Shop
9. LAST California Kicking Camp of 2011
Sunday, July 31 One-Day Camp Only!
Laguna Hills High School
8:30am-11:30am Youth Ages 10-12
12pm-3pm HS Ages 13-18
Cost: $100 Youth, $200 HS
Register Online Now!
10. LAST Texas Kicking Camp of 2011
Tuesday & Wednesday, July 26-27!
6pm-8pm, 8am-10am (both sessions included)
Cedar Park, TX
Cost: $300 Returning, $350 New Student
Limited to first 8 signups, Only 2 Spots Left, Call to Register!
As always, feel free to e-mail or message me on Facebook or YouTube if you have any questions or need help with anything. Our YouTube site and Facebook page are incredible resources for you to get free tips, participate in contests and make some kicking/punting friends. You must ‘LIKE’ the Facebook page to unlock all the additional features.
Have a great start to your 2011 Summer Camp!
-Coach Brent Grablachoff
619-564-1333
brent (at) kickingworld.com
www.kickingworld.com
Tags: Football Kicker Workout, Kicking Training, Kicking Workout
28 Jun 11 Choosing The Right Kicking Tee
I shot this video yesterday to demystify the process of choosing the right kicking tee and also help debunk several ideas held by many high school kickers, their parents and coaches. Every week I get the question “What kickoff tee should I use?” or “What field goal block should I use?” Today’s video will answer these questions and go in depth on why & when you should use a certain kicking tee. If you have any additional questions on selecting the right kicking tee simply post a comment below this post or add a comment to the YouTube video.
Tags: Kicking Equipment
15 Jun 11 2011 Austin Kicking Camp Re-Cap
We made our 4′th Annual stop in Austin Texas for the big summer kicking camp. Everything was bigger like Texas is known for. The kicking/punting distances were not big, they were insanely HUGE! Temperatures were soaring up to 101 degrees throughout the 2-Day Instructional Kicking Camp and kicking competitions and the kicking action was just as hot.
This weekend’s camp was the most impressive display of kicking I’ve seen at any of our camps in the last 4 years. Never have so many students hit as many 50+ yard field goals as this weekend! The field goal competition was won on a 58 yarder! The most astonishing thing is that the majority of campers were under-classmen and they still hung back to 50 yards plus! – Coach Brent Grablachoff
The 2-Day Instructional Kicking Camp again proved to be a success because of focus on quality kicking instruction, technique heavy teaching and drills and fundamental demonstrations. The overall process of the camp ensured each student was ready for the big competition on Day 2.
Results
We saw improvement from EVERY kicker but notably a few extremes that are not typical results. Grant Carlson (13), an 8th grader hit a few 45 yarders at camp, gaining 10 yards on his previous long Field Goal. Brannen Carraway (14) drilled a few 45 yarders and several 40 yarders throughout the day thus improving 10 yards on his previous ‘comfortable’ range of 30 yards! Jared Haynes (13) who won the ‘younger group’ FG Competition with a 56 yarder improved nineteen yards on his previous long of 37 yards! If you don’t believe it, watch the testimonial video below!
Texas Builds Champions
Football is so big in Texas and there are so many great teams and athletes who come out of the state. Winning state championships is what it’s all about at the HS Football level in Texas. So for a little motivation before the Day 2 competition, Coach Brent invited his friend Ralph Moccio out to help out with the camp. Ralph is a former standout tight-end and safety from Toms River North HS in NJ which is the area Brent is originally from. Ralph’s football team in his senior year won the NJ State Championship! Ralph proudly showed off his big ring to all the campers and they were pumped for the competition!
Competition Preview
I’m going to provide some commentary about our 2011 Austin Texas kicking competition, but keep it relatively short and sweet because you can view the full camp stats and see the incredible results for yourself! We had 11 under-classmen and 4 upper-classmen at this event. Two in 8th grade, Eight Freshmen, One Sophomore, Two Juniors and Two Seniors (All grades are based on Fall 2011 Class). With this said, most of the time I would expect the competitions to go rather quickly since the majority of the students were frosh! Well this was not the case as even though there were a lot of young students, they all had cannons for legs!
Younger Group Kicking Competition
Grant Carlson, Wesley Sparr and Evan Crocket were all within tenths of a point of winning the younger group kickoff competition. However in the end Evan was able to pull it out by a small margin. Congrats! In the Punting competition Jared Haynes, a Hutto Hippo (school & mascot) was able to squeeze out Andrew Tucker by a very small margin. The field goal competition was ridiculous. Three students advanced all the way to 53 yards! Evan was the first to drop out at 53 yards. Then there was Connor and Jared going back and forth where they both made their 53 yarder and then Connor missed his 56 but Jared nailed it! Jared won the younger group field goal competition with an extremely impressive 56 yard field goal. Jared (13) will be a freshman in high school this coming season! Jared even went on to dual it out with the older group winner all the way back to 58 yards! Congrats Jared on winning the Golden Boot Award for the younger group!
Older Group Kicking Competition
In the Older Group we had one guy with a bazooka for a leg. He would just fire off 60+ yard kicks left and right during the warm-ups. We saw a few of his kickoffs go through the goal posts! Andrew Procell wowed campers with his big leg by winning both the kickoff and punting competition. Check out the camp stats page for his impressive numbers. The grand finale of them all is the field goal competition. You already got a little preview by reading about Jared’s feat in the younger group. Well let me introduce you to a field goal kicking machine: Kevin Marcotte from Lake Travis HS, home of the 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 etc. State Champs! Winning at Lake Travis HS is a tradition and Kevin certainly represented his school to the fullest in our field goal competition.
Kevin Marcotte was a perfect 8 for 8 through 50 yards folks! That is consecutive kicks from 30L, 30R, 35L, 45R, 40M, 45M, 50M, 53M! Because him and Jared kept drilling their kicks we had to move the boys back or else we’d be there all day! Chris Nichols and Andrew Procell were still ‘alive’ through 53 yards but they both had their second miss on the first 56 yard field goal so they were eliminated. Kevin missed his 56 yard field goal too, but that was only his first miss of the whole event! Kevin had now won the older group competition but surprisingly Jared Haynes, the 13 year old with a cannon was still in the race. We let the two face off until one was left standing. We had to go back to 58 yards until finally Jared came up just short while Kevin nailed his and won the 2011 Kicking World Austin Kicking Camp ‘Golden Boot Award’ which signifies he is the BEST kicker at camp. Congratulations to both Jared and Kevin! Check out all the great photos from our 2-Day Texas Kicking Camp!
The Next Level
Do you want to showcase your talent at a Kicking World camp? How about learn from awesome coaches who put their hearts into what they do? Our main focus is helping you grow, improve and get results. Check out the video testimonials below to learn why people come to our camps. This is a video of several students from the Austin camp who share their experience about the weekend. We encourage you to check out our website, videos, social media pages and connect with Coach Brent and staff. Be sure to sign up for our next camp or schedule private lessons with us. Till next time, keep kicking and ya’ll have a great summer!
Tags: Austin Kicking Camp, Field Goal Competition, Kicking Competition, Texas Kicking Camp
05 May 11 2011 Dallas Kicking Camp Re-Cap
This was our 4th consecutive year back to the Lone Star State and the caliber of kickers and punters did not disappoint as usual. What a fun experience we all had from kicking at the ‘mini Jerry Jones’ like indoor stadium to getting tons of instruction and fun competitions outside in the famed Gopher-Warrior Bowl in Grand Prairie, TX. Kickers and Punters traveled from all over the state of Texas as far as 6+ hour drives and even one student came out from NJ!
The format was a 2-Day Kicking Camp with focus on instruction on Day 1. We teach the fundamentals and technique of field goal kicking, punting and kickoffs. Half-way through the first day’s session we break for lunch which is a nice opportunity for students to make new friends. After lunch is over we get back to work quickly and break down video from the morning kicking. This provides each student the ability to actually see their form on the big screen as coaches diagnose and repair form ailments.
Texas is known for changing conditions and weather that surprises you from one day to the next. When I arrived in Dallas the weather was 98 degrees, hot and sunny! At the start of our camp it was cloudy, cool and thunderstorms and tornados in the forecast! None of us were hoping to experience a Texas twister so we prayed the weather would hold out at least until our 2 day Kicking Camp was over! Fortunately, we were blessed with weather that circled all around the town of Grand Prairie and held out just long enough to provide us a wet free camp. Five minutes after camp was over it started lightning and raining!
For the Day 2 competition we had very strong swirling winds in the 20 MPH range. I asked the students if they wanted to eliminate variables and kick in the indoor football complex or if they wanted to do it outside. The response was unanimous that they wanted to try the competition in real life conditions even though it was windy and FRIGID (45 degrees). I applaud them on being brave and wanting to take on a challenge!
The competitions were fierce and some of the students really set themselves apart quickly. You can reference the full camp stats here. We’ll start the play by play with the ‘Older Group’ which was 10th and 11th graders (class of 2013 and 2014). Matthew McCrane of Brownwood HS and Sean Pollock of Royse City HS went the distance in what felt like a heavyweight boxing bout! The two were head to head the entire field goal competion. It went to the tune of make, make, make, make, make with hardly a miss mentioned anywhere! Nearing the end of the competition from 50 yards away Matt missed and Sean had the chance to close out the camp if he made it. Unfortunately Sean pushed his (or should I say the wind pushed it) but had PLENTY of leg and it gave Matt another chance to stay in the game. So after the first 50 yard field goal attempt, both Matt and Sean had 2 misses. But since they were tied we had to go to a bonus round. We kicked again from 50 yards and this time Matt nailed his and Sean’s got pushed again in the wind and Matt McCrane was crowned the Golden Boot Award winner of our 2011 Dallas Kicking Camp! Both boys did exceptionally well and are already very good kickers and will only continue to grow into even better kickers over the coming years.
In the Older group kickoff competition consistency won. Chris Gulla from Toms River North HS in Toms River, NJ was able to come away with the win. He didn’t even hit his best balls but because of his consistency with a respectable hang-time and deep ball he was able to knock off everyone else. The whole key to our kickoff and punting competition is consistency. Since students only get 2 attempts at each, it really trains you to perform under pressure and doesn’t allow you anytime to ‘get in a groove.’ It’s very much so like a game scenario where you may come in cold off the bench and are expected to put a perfect punt of kickoff down the field with little prior warm-up time. So that is why we do it this way.
In the Older group punting competition we had a very quiet young man who let his kicking and punting ability speak for himself. Again, consistency won here. Ronny Vega who traveled from Eastern Hills HS in the DFW area of Texas was able to come away with the win in our punting competition because of his consistent punts. None were rockets, but they were consistently good enough to beat out the other boys. See all the photos from the Texas Kicking Camp!
In the Younger group- Reagan Bates cleaned up shop in the field goal competition with a perfect 100% field goal accuracy rating as he nailed his 30, 30, 35 and 35 kicks to knock off everyone. We even gave him a 40 yard kick just to try after he had already won and he drained that too! Great job Reagan! Reagan also won the kickoff competition for the ‘younger age group.’ In the punting competition, there was one clear winner and Andrew Tucker wowed everyone with some high, tight spirals that looked like missiles. His hang-time average was 3.91 seconds and he is only in 8th grade! His punt distances were a very respectable net 35 and net 40 (50 and 55 yards in air from where he kicked it). I really look forward to seeing Reagan and Andrew’s improvement over the coming years. These guys should make for excellent kickers and punters in high school and beyond!
I want to thank everyone who made it out to the Dallas Kicking Camp in Grand Prairie, Texas this year. Us coaches has a blast teaching you everything we know and watching your improvement over the 2 days. A lot of friendships were forged and memories made. We may be coming back to the Gopher-Warrior Bowl again this winter so make sure you watch our website and Facebook page for updates. We also have a camp in Austin next month on June 11-12. Till then, keep kickin’ and ya’ll have a successful 2011 football season in Texas! -Coach Brent
Tags: Dallas Kicking Camp, Field Goal Competition, Kicking Competition, Texas Kicking Camp
27 Apr 11 2011 Spring Break Kicking Camp Re-Cap
On Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17, 2011 Kicking World held our annual Spring Break Kicking Camp! Students, parents and family traveled from all over California as well Nevada, Utah, Alabama, Hawaii and Canada to attend the marquee event that was held at beautiful Laguna Hills High School in Orange County, California. This year we introduced new elements to camp including:
- 2-Day Event
- Competition Stats Posted Online
- Slow-Mo Video Review/Analysis
- Lunch by Jersey Mike’s Subs
- 2 New Camp Awards
Adding something new to camp each year is important as it keeps our students coming back excited to learn and experience new things. -Coach Brent Grablachoff
The big rave of the 2011 Spring Break Kicking Camp this year was the video review session. We broke for lunch mid-day on Saturday (Day 1) and it was a perfect opportunity for students to relax out of the sun, down some lunch and make new friends. After lunch we embarked on a review, critique and analysis session as Coach Brent broke down the intricacies of every student’s field goal form & technique. Rest assured, not all of them were pretty! But by the end of the video review session all students knew exactly what they needed to work on throughout the remainder of camp.
Click Here to view tons of photos from our 2-Day 2011 Spring Break Kicking Camp!
Day 1 was a scorching 98 degrees, but all in attendance knows it was certainly hotter on the football field! Estimations were in the 110-112 degree range. Although the temperature was hot, I think the kicking and punting was even hotter! Students learned the basics, fundamentals, techniques and even more advanced drills and strategy for all 3 facets of the kicking game- field goals, kickoffs and punts. By the end of Day 1 everyone was prepared for the big competition on Day 2.
Sunday came and fortunately the heat cooled down a bit and it was a modest 85 degrees for most of the day. We did a review of all areas of the prior day’s instruction and then we held competitions for most of the day. Our punting and field goal competitions are quite simple. They’re designed to make you be accurate under pressure with minimal warm-ups. Students don’t get 5, 6, 7+ kicks to try to get a good ball. You only get 2 chances for punts and 2 chances for kickoffs. You are scored by adding the average of your 2 distances and your 2 punts. That number is your score or points for that particular event. We saw some amazing kickoffs and punts on Day 2. We were all very pleased with the improvement everyone made, especially on punts this particular camp!
The main event is the field goal competition which is run a little different than most camps. We do a double-elimination event which simply means each student has ’1 life’ during the field goal competition. So they can miss once, but if they miss twice they are out. We keep going back in distance until there is only one student left in each age group. The last person ‘alive’ is declared the Golden Boot Winner (the most accurate kicker of the camp). This year we had an awesome field goal battle going all the way back to 53 yards before a winner was determined!
This year we organized competitions into 2 groups based on age: 7/8/9 grade and 10/11 grade. We declared a winner for each of the 3 events- FG, Kickoff, Punt for both age groups. We also gave out 2 special awards this year that we haven’t in the past. The ‘Hussle Award’ is awarded to the player who exhibits leadership and pep during the camp. This is the person who is the first to each drill and has a great attitude throughout camp. We also gave out the Most Improved Award. Most Improved in our book is a very special award. It means to us this student is one who is able to quickly implement what they learn at camp and improve their skills with noticeable results the fastest. It does not mean they were not good at first and then got better. In fact this year’s winner(s) all were good kickers that became even better by the end of the camp. We coaches had such a tough time picking just 1 Most Improved so we named 4 winners!
To see complete camp results, award winners and detailed and sortable stats for each student at camp you can view the kicking camp statistics page.
Our Spring Break camp was another success and we thank all who made the commitment to be a part of it with us. We look forward to seeing you again soon at another camp in the near future!
Tags: California Kicking Camp, Field Goal Competition, Kicking Competition, Orange County Kicking Camp, Spring Break Kicking Camp
04 Apr 11 Kicking World 1′st Annual Golf Classic!
We are holding our 1′st Annual Kicking World Golf Classic on Monday, July 11th at beautiful Tijeras Creek Country Club in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA! The event was created by Coach Brent Grablachoff after thinking of a way to get coaches, parents, students, friends and family together for a day of fun, laughs and good competition! The event is open to anyone whether you are an excellent golfer, beginner or just learning. We’re here to have fun and enjoy a day of golf with good people! There’s going to be several contests and prizes including:
* Putting Contest
* Longest Drive
* Most Accurate Drive
* Closest to the Pin
* Lowest Team Score
** Hole in One on any Par 3: $1,000 Tijeras Creek Gift Card!
***HOLE IN ONE on Select Par 3: $10,000 CASH Prize!!!
Details:
8:00am Shotgun Start
Scramble Format (play the ‘best ball’ on each shot!)
Teams of 4
Register 1 or more.
Range Balls included!
Premium Rental Clubs available.
1:00pm Buffet Lunch & Awards
2:30pm End
Address:
Tijeras Creek Country Club
29082 Tijeras Creek
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
We’ll have different prizes for the contests like brand new putters, wedges, golf balls, kicking lesson & kicking camp gift certificates, restaurant gift certificates, Angels & Padres games tickets & more! We’ll also have a 50/50 raffle!
Sponsors/Donations: We are currently seeking vendors to donate prizes for the Golf Classic! If you have any great golf merchandise (like drivers, wedges, putters, golf balls, gift certificates), athletic event tickets, restaurant certificates or anything else please contact Coach Brent to be a donor and/or potential sponsor of our event!
View the Golf Classic Flyer and print or e-mail and share with all your friends!
COST: Only $85 per person!
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11 Feb 11 Arena Football League Kicker Trains With Coach Brent
Just as most professional golfers have a dedicated swing coach, many professional kickers have a kicking coach. Even professional kickers need an evaluation of their kicking technique from a professional kicking coach from time to time. This past week I had the opportunity to train Marco Capozzoli who is the kicker for the Arena Football League’s Jacksonville Sharks. Marco flew out to San Diego, California for 4 days of private kicking lessons with me. We were able to work on everything from basic kicking fundamentals to advanced kicking drills that helped him hit longer kickoffs with greater hang-times by the end of the week. Also, Marco’s field goals noticeably got straighter as the week went on and his field goal kicking process became automatic without any thought or second-guessing of himself. Perhaps the most important result of this week’s kicking lessons was the fact that Marco improved his confidence and this tune-up kicking lesson got him ready to go for his 2011 season.
Marco enters his 2nd season in the Arena Football League and hopes to build on his successful rookie campaign where he went 100% on field goal attempts for the AFL’s Tulsa Talons. Be sure to follow the Kicking World blog, visit our website and view our YouTube videos for additional kicking footage of Marco. You can gain insight into his progress and follow his professional kicking career.
I’m excited for Marco’s future and feel privileged to have had the opportunity to coach him. Watch this instructional kicking video of Marco and I during our 4 days of kicking lessons in San Diego. The kicking video includes Marco kicking field goals up to 55 yards long and 75 yard kickoffs with 4.0+ seconds hang-time into the wind!
Tags: Arena League Kicker, Kicking Coach, Kicking Lessons, Professional Kicker
26 Jan 11 What is the Best Kicking Net?
I’ve tried several football kicking nets over the years and quite frankly was disappointed or moderately pleased at best up until the last couple years. Back in my days of high school football, my kicking coach made me lug around the kicking net to each game and at the time that thing weighed about 50 pounds! Jumping ahead to 2011 and beyond, the football kicking net transformation is impressive and the weight of some of these units are less than 20 pounds! Not only do the new kicking nets fold up compactly but more importantly, set up and break down quickly! My favorite football kicking net is The Net Return kicking net
Best Kicking Net #1
As The Net Return’s slogan goes, their net truly is ‘The Only Net You Need.’ The Net Return specializes in making the best football kicking net that is used by hundreds of football teams from NFL to NCAA to High School. They also have some cool looking baseball, golf and soccer nets. Check out their website if you want the best kicking net available today! The Net Return is more expensive than most kicking nets but the quality, features and options on it are far superior than the run of the mill nets you see at most sporting good retailers.
Best Kicking Net #2
If the Net Return is a bit out of your budget range, then go to Wizard Kicking for our second kicking net recommendation! Wizard Kicking has developed some awesome kicking products over the years from their football holder to an extensive line of affordable kicking nets and snapping nets. The Wizard Kicking Net is an excellent choice for any kicker or punter. Wizard Kicking is based in Southern California just like Kicking World and they are THE source for all your football kicking equipment needs!
Final Thoughts
Whichever kicking net you end up choosing, be sure it includes the overhang on top like The Net Return and Wizard Kicking nets. This will eliminate your frustrations of errant kicks or punts going onto the field during a game! You can settle on one of those cheap kicking nets at a sporting goods store, but if you’re like me and only want the best- then go for one of my recommended choices above! If you have any questions about kicking nets feel free to e-mail me anytime.
This is the second article in a new series on ‘What is the Best ___’. Be sure to follow the rest of our articles in this series which tackle tough questions like What are the Best Kicking Shoes, What is the Best Kicking Tee, What is the Best Field Goal Block, What is the Best Ball Holder, What is the Best Football to Kick and more!
Tags: Kicking Net
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