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
13 Nov 09 Freshman Kicker Pulled Up to Varsity For Playoffs!
I got an e-mail today from one of my students’ Dad. I was pleased to find out that my student Christopher Gulla, freshman kicker at Toms River North High School in Toms River, NJ was pulled up to Varsity for the first playoff game this Saturday, November 14, 2009. His parents are extremely proud of him as I am. Christopher attended my 2009 New Jersey Kicking Camp in Toms River, NJ and he held his own for over 12 rounds of a ‘final elimination’ competition versus a 17 year old senior kicker!
I wish Chris much success in his first Varsity football game tomorrow and I wish the Toms River North Football team a great playoff run. Please read below for comments from Mr. Gulla, Christopher’s father:
“Chris has had a great season. He handled punts, kickoffs and PAT’s for both the freshmen and JV teams. As we enter the State playoffs Chris has been pulled up to Varsity and yesterday won the starting kicker job.
With your help and his dedication to practice, he is now kicking consistently down to the 5 yard line and regularly into the end zone. In practice he has also kicked several 50 + yard field goals. His first varsity kick off will be tomorrow night in our first round state playoff game.” (Dennis Gulla)
Tags: Football Kicking Camps, High School Kicker, Kicking Coach, New Jersey Kicking Camp
01 Feb 09 Kicking World Student Commits to Colorado University!
Zach Grossnickle, a Senior Kicker out of Denver East HS (Colorado) has officially commited to Colorado Football! Zach attended my June small group kicking camp this summer and also worked with me for a couple 1 on 1 lessons as he flew out from the Rocky Mountain State to Sunny California for a weekend of brushing up on his ‘kicking skills.’ While at my camp Zach won the competition for the longest kickoff. I wish Zach and his parents the best of luck in his future as a Colorado Buffalo! Read the Local Colorado Newspaper article.
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
01 Feb 09 Richie Hogan 2008 (Kicking/Punting) Football Highlight Video Games 7-13, Laguna Hills HS
Here’s a highlight video of Richie Hogan, Senior (K/P) from Laguna Hills HS which is where I am the Kicking Coach on the Varsity Football Team.
15 Aug 08 KickingWorld Camp Testimonial
A student at a KickingWorld.com kicking camp in Tempe, Arizona talks about his experience at the kicking camp. Kicking World conducts national kicking camps and private kicking lessons.
Tags: Arizona Kicking Camp, Football Kicking Camps, Kicking Coach, Kicking Video
02 Apr 08 New York Jets Presentation at Kicking Camp!
Former New York Jets Professional Football Scout, John Baker, will be presenting at the upcoming performance kicking camp in Irvine California on April 20th. He will be speaking to the advanced kickers at our 12pm-230pm session. The session is designed exclusively for KICKERS only and is for kickers ages 13 and up.
The discussion will include:
· The College Recruitment Process
· How to Get Noticed and Get Invited
· How to land a Division 1 Scholarship
· How to market yourself, without an agent
· How to get a Pro Tryout!
*Kicking World complies with all NCAA Clearinghouse rules & regulations
The kicking camp itinerary is as follows:
ADVANCED / 13+ KICKING CAMP ITINERARY (12:00pm-3:00pm):
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
· Advanced Drills for Field Goal Accuracy & Power
· Kickoff Training: “hurdle jump” and kicking leg land
· How to aim and never miss a PAT
· How to add 3 yards on your kickoffs
· Training Tools and Exercises to increase leg speed & flexibility
· Demonstration of specific exercises to increase “fast-twitch” speed
· Discussion on Kicking Equipment and secrets you need to know
· Practice Drills for pressure situations and game prep strategies
· Kicking Competitions for prizes, exposure, and bragging rights!
Tags: Football Kicking Camps, Kicking Coach, Orange County Kicking Camp
