20 Jul 10 Orange County Kicking Competition at Irvine High School
On Sunday, July 18th we had a special mini kicking competition at Irvine High School for some of the Kicking World students. It was a hot day out on the field turf but we all had fun. I’ve been coaching some awesome kickers this year who work hard each week and I wanted to do something different besides the regular kicking instruction we normally do. To spice things up we had a field goal competition with 4 of my students- Zachary Christensen of Mission Viejo High School, Christian Rodriguez of Fountain Valley High School, Nicholas Mares of Servite High School and Bailey Lipschultz of Alta Loma High School. Bret Miller of San Clemente High School was unable to attend. We had a double-elimination field goal competition and the winner got a Kicking World Under Armour heat-gear training shirt. It was a close kicking competition with a lot of laughs and good times. Ultimately Zach Christensen was able to pull ahead as the winner with a beautiful 53 yard field goal. All 4 guys exhibited great poise, confidence and excellent ability under the kicking competition pressure. I’m really looking forward to this 2010 football season and seeing how our Kicking World students do. I’m expecting big things from everyone! Check out Kicking World TV for the best football kicking videos!
Tags: Field Goal Competition, High School Kicker, Kicking Coach, Kicking Competition, Kicking Instruction, Orange County Kicking Competition
12 Jun 10 2010 USC Kicking Camp Thoughts
Coach Brent and a handful of Kicking World students attended the USC Kicking Camp. The 2010 USC Kicking Camp had several kickers and punters in attendance! The camp participation was quite impressive as kickers and punters came from all over California including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and even out of state! The kicking camp itself was very long at over 4+ hours. I myself as a kicking coach am very concerned about the amount of balls each participant kicked and punted yesterday. It seemed like many of the kids after the camp were limping off the sidelines obviously due to over-use because of the amount of balls that were kicked. Generally I recommend my kicking students to kick between 40-55 balls a day MAX on a heavy day based on their age, size, and skill level. I believe at the 2010 USC kicking camp most of the participants each kicked and punted well over 75 balls! This could make for many sore hip flexors, groins, and other over-worked muscles. I recommend you all ice up and take it easy until your leg feels back to strength! We firmly believe there is a limit to how much you should kick in one day and it’s important to monitor your kicking volume so you don’t hurt yourself.
COMPETITION RESULTS
Kicking World students fared very well in the kicking camp! One of our students won the kickoff competition for his age group with impressive bombs at 65+ yards! Over half of the Kicking World students placed in the top 3 for field goals and kickoffs in their age group at the USC Kicking Camp! As their private kicking coach I am very proud of my young men and the hard work and great character they exhibited on the field. During and after the camp I had several parents and fans coming up to me asking “Do you coach that kid?!” They wanted to know because there’s something ‘different’ about a Kicking World student.
KICKING WORLD PHILOSOPHY
We not only teach you how to become a better kicker and punter by helping you add more height, consistency, and distance to your ball; but more importantly we teach you how to be great young men with hard work ethics and excellent character that help you stand out from the crowd. I took a lot of pride in watching my young men excel today in the USC Kicking Camp and I feel blessed to have the opportunity to coach each and every one of you! Please keep up the great work and keep representing Kicking World the way you do! Way to work today!
04 Jun 10 Kicking World Kicking Camps Preview Video
We’ve created a compilation video from our 2010 Spring Break kicking camp to show everyone what our football camps are all about. Take a look at this awesome video and witness the action from warm-ups to instruction to competitions to awards presentation. Coach Brent and the staff at Kicking World put their hearts into the camp and we really hope you enjoy the video!
A mashup video of our 2010 Spring Break Kicking Camp at La Jolla High School in San Diego, CA. Kicking World offers performance football kicking & punting camps in California, Texas and New Jersey and year-round private kicking instruction in Orange County and San Diego, CA. Come train with us and improve your field goal form, kickoff technique, and punting skills.
Tags: Football Kicking Camps, Kicking Camp, Kicking Competition, Kicking Instruction, San Diego Kicking Camp
26 Apr 10 2010 Kicking World Golf Tournament
We are planning to hold our very first golf tournament open to all Kicking World students, parents, family, and friends! Coach Brent thought this would be a fun way for other students and parents to get to know each other and to further build our friendships outside of private kicking instruction and kicking camps. A date has not been set yet and we would like to gauge your interest level before making this official. So please, if a golf tournament sounds like fun and you would play and/or are interested in being a sponsor/donor, please e-mail us or call us so we can start putting this together. Looking at the calendar ahead, it would most likely be a Monday or Sunday morning in June or July.
We are looking for: Players, Volunteers, Sponsors
Based on the interest level, we will either make this a full-fledged golf tournament with sponsors, raffles, luncheon, and prizes, or we will make it an informal ‘get together’ with a few foursomes and prizes for things like longest drive, closest to the pin, lowest score, etc. If you or anyone you know has any connections to golf courses in Orange County or San Diego- please let Coach Brent know. Please contact us ASAP if you are interested in being a part of the golf tournament. Our contact information is brent (at) kickingworld.com or 619-564-1333
Tags: golf tournament
02 Apr 10 2010 Spring Break Kicking Camp Re-Cap
On Sunday, March 28th Kicking World kicked off the 2010 kicking camp season at La Jolla High School in sunny San Diego, California! The camp was a major success as 25 students ages 14-17 were in attendance. Students travelled as far as 3 hours away to attend the kicking camp. Check out all the photos from the camp!
Kicking World’s camps are heavily focused on kicking instruction as our camp staff teaches you how to kick field goals, how to punt, and how to kickoff effectively. At the end of each instructional and free-kick period we hold a kicking competition. For this camp we had 3 different competitions with winners determined by age: a 14/15 group and a 16/17 group. There were many camp participants who exhibited some awesome talent! Below, we recognize the kicking camp competition winners.
I’m still getting phone calls and e-mails from parents and students with a lot of positive feedback on the camp and their experience. The common theme is that everyone had fun, enjoyed the kicking competitions, and learned quite a few tips for improving their field goals, punts, kickoffs and onside kicks. One parent in particular expressed his sincere thanks:
The camp was well organized, energetic, well staffed and the kids had a blast that was visible from the stands. Thank you Brent for providing a superb camp and the care you show for the kids. I would and do recommend your camps to everyone with an interest in kicking.” -Mike Sommers
Special Thanks
Thanks to all the students and parents who attended! Special thanks to my camp staff- Coach Jesse, Coach Justin, Carolyn, Austin, Joaquin, and camera men Brian Miller and Mike Robinson. The camp couldn’t have been a success without your help! Your time and efforts are much appreciated. Also, thanks to Wizard Kicking, Athlete’s Performance, and Athletic Quickness for donating the awesome awards we presented to competition winners! Check out all the great pictures from the camp!
Competition Results
Field Goal
In the field goal competition Bret Miller (San Clemente HS) and Conrad Ukropina (Loyola HS) dueled for 12 rounds of head to head competition from 30 yard to 50 yard field goals until finally Conrad beat out Bret with a ‘last second pressure’ 45 yard field goal kick. Conrad won the 16/17 age group and the ‘golden boot award’ as the last man standing in the field goal competition and Bret Miller won the 14/15 age group.
Punting
In the punting competition Nathan Drum turned out an impressive 53.5 yard net punt average and was the overall punting competition winner followed by a close second- Anthony Summers (San Clemente HS) with a 51 yard net average who won his 14/15 age group.
Kickoffs
In the kickoff competition, Kicking World student Christian Rodriguez (Fountain Valley HS) won his 16/17 age group and overall competition winner with an impressive 61 yard kickoff average while Bret Miller, also a Kicking World student came in a close second overall and won his 14/15 age group with a 60 yard kickoff average.
Contact Us
If you would like to attend any of our upcoming football kicking camps, please check our website for camp dates, schedule, itinerary, and registration information. Our website offers free kicking videos, kicking tips, and “The Complete Guide to Kicking & Punting eBook” to help you improve your skills. We hold national kicking camps and year-round private kicking instruction in Southern California. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
Tags: Kicking Camp, Kicking Competition, Kicking Contest, Kicking Instruction, San Diego Kicking Camp
13 Oct 09 New Footballs for 2009-2010 Kicking Lessons
Starting this weekend I’ll be using Spalding J5V ADVANCE Footballs for all my kicking lessons and kicking camp students in 9th grade and up. They are the official ball of the CIF (California) Southern Section and just about every High School between Los Angeles and San Diego use them. I will be using them now too. Very soft leather, nice quality, build, and durable. A lot more expensive but hopefully my students will enjoy them and will help their kicking game since it will be the ball they use in High School. We will still continue to use Wilson TDJ Composite and Wilson TDY Composite footballs for our youth students. To order your own footballs- visit our official supplier at Wizard Kicking based out of Orange, California.
Tags: Footballs, Kicking Equipment
01 Oct 09 New Kicking World Phone Number
I changed my number for Kicking World. Please make a note of it. It is now 619-564-1333. This goes right to me, Coach Brent Grablachoff. If you want to set up private lessons or attend a kicking camp or have any questions about what we do, feel free to call anytime. www.kickingworld.com
21 Aug 09 Kicking World Moves To San Diego, California
Coach Brent of Kicking World (www.kickingworld.com) has moved from Orange County, CA to Beautiful San Diego, CA! After a 2.5 year stint in Orange County and having lived in New Jersey his entire life prior to that, Coach Brent found a much better fit in San Diego.
“I’m extremely happy I made the move to San Diego. Everything is great here- the people, the weather, outdoor activities, food, the action, sports teams- Padres/Chargers, and the fact that everything is within minutes.”
Coach Brent moved to downtown San Diego and will now conduct private kicking lessons in San Diego. Since he has a lot of clients from LA and OC he will still drive up that way a couple times a month, but the majority of kicking lessons will now be offered in/around Central San Diego.
To arrange a private kicking lesson in San Diego or private punting lesson in San Diego, please call Coach Brent directly at 619-564-1333. You can also signup online at www.kickingworld.com under the ‘private lessons’ tab and fill out the registration form and pay online with a credit card. The private lessons are $70 per lesson or 5 lessons for $300. Each lesson is approximately 50 minutes long and it is truly ‘1 on 1′ and you work exclusively with Coach Brent.
Tags: San Diego Kicking Camp
01 Feb 09 Undefeated (13-0) Laguna Hills HS Football Wins CIF Championship
This year my team won the CIF Championship which is the biggest thing you can do in California HS Football. We went undefeated at 13 and 0 and had a tremendous season. As you may know, I am the Kicking Coach at the HS and work with the kickers/punters and help out with Special Teams schemes.
Our Kicker, Richie Hogan, was honored as 1’st Team All-CIF, 1’st Team All-Conference, and 1’st Team All-Orange County. I’m waiting to find out where he will be going to college. He is being heavily recruited by some top-notch division 1 football programs like Colorado State, Nebraska, Central Michigan, Utah, and some others. I anticipate some bigger football schools making offers very soon! Tune in to find out where he decides to go!
Tags: High School Kicker, Kicking Coach
08 Jan 09 New 2009 Kicking World ‘Performance’ T-Shirts Available!
Order your BRAND NEW 2009 Kicking World Performance T-Shirt! This is an AWESOME looking shirt and will look great at school, in the gym, on the field, or out and about with your friends. Show off your pride for kicking & punting and order your very own KW PERFORMANCE T-Shirt in our Online Store at www.kickingworld.com
