Specialists Category
Choosing A Field Goal Block For Your Young Kicker
Posted on June 29th, 2020
Youth kickers should take advantage of a two-inch tee for both field goals and kickoffs. Once in high school, the tee will depend ...
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Two Steps Mean Less Is More
Posted on April 26th, 2020
The 2 step kicking approach allows you to be more efficient to the ball as well as several other benefits we will point out....
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Teach Young Kickers To Hit Higher Deeper Kickoffs!
Posted on March 19th, 2020
When it comes to kickoffs the longer the approach, the more room for error. The faster the approach, the more room for error....
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Have A Strength Program For Your Specialists Too
Posted on February 26th, 2020
Kicking is one explosive movement. Train like an athlete through explosive movements. Weight training, Sprints, Box-Jumps, Agility...
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It’s Practice Period 5. Do You Know Where Your Kickers Are?
Posted on October 9th, 2018
FirstDown PlayBook and USA Football sat down with Taylor Mehlhaff who has been a kicker or has coached specialists pretty much all...
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Introducing Special Teams Football Academy
Posted on June 28th, 2015
Coaching special teams is one of the hardest if not the hardest job on a football staff. You are dealing with so many moving parts...
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Two Step Approach For Kickers
Posted on April 30th, 2015
When working with kickers and punters, I always stress the importance of being as efficient as possible and limiting the ro...
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Body Position Matters For Kickers Too
Posted on December 4th, 2014
By Guest Blogger Taylor Mehlhaff I always tell my kickers, that there is no “right” way to kick. However, there are basic prin...
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What Should The Specialists Be Doing At Practice?
Posted on November 4th, 2014
By Guest Blogger Taylor Mehlhaff I recently saw this online and thought that I’d write a blog post this week on the topic. Being...
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