Placekicking

  1. Choose Your Approach
  2. Warm-ups
  3. Stretching
  4. Kicking routine
  5. Mental routine
  6. Proper distance and angle from the ball at ball address
  7. Foot placement at ball address
  8. Position of arms, shoulders and hips at ball address
  9. Where to look when waiting for the ball to be snapped
  10. What to think as the ball is snapped
  11. Timing with the center, holder and you
  12. When to start the take-off for the kick
  13. Steps
  14. Where to look when approaching the ball
  15. Proper take-off toward the ball
  16. Foot speed at the approach
  17. Position of hips and shoulders at ball approach
  18. Position of arms at ball approach
  19. Position of kicking foot prior to the kick
  20. Positions of kicking thigh and knee at explosion into the ball
  21. Position of arms at contact
  22. Foot placement and angle of planting foot at contact
  23. Position of head at contact.
  24. Position of shoulders at contact
  25. Position of hips at contact
  26. What part of the ball to kick
  27. What part of the foot kicks the ball
  28. Position of laces, tilt and angle of the ball on contact
  29. Ball rotation on contact
  30. Position of head during follow-through
  31. Position of shoulders during follow-through
  32. Position of arms during follow-through
  33. Position of planting foot during follow-through
  34. Position of hips during follow-through
  35. Position of kicking foot during follow-through
  36. Position of head after follow-through
  37. Position of kicking foot after follow-through
  38. Where to land after follow-through
  39. Speed of ball rotation after the kick
  40. Holding the ball
  41. Which hand to hold the ball
  42. Wind direction and speed
  43. Temperature
  44. Seam vs. panel vs. laces
  45. Accuracy
  46. Indicator as to why the kick missed
  47. Increasing traction
  48. Kick-off
  49. Normal kick-off
  50. On-side kick-off
  51. Practice Drills
  52. Height
  53. Maximum Distance
  54. Quick kick
  55. Bad holder
  56. Weekly workout schedule
  57. Game day schedule
  58. Miscellaneous
  59. Adjustments for missed kicks
  60. Injuries
  61. Weight training
  62. Equipmen
  63. Glossary

Ball rotation on contact

Ball should spin cleanly end over end and not wobble.

Position of head during follow-through

Hold your head up, with your eyes on the ball. [See picture 18.] After kicking the ball, lower your eyes to look at the ball, but do not lower your head.

#18

COMMON ERROR
Lowering the head to look at the ball instead of lowering only the eyes. [See picture 19.]

#19

Position of shoulders during follow-through

Shoulders should be parallel to the ground. Do not dip either shoulder.

Position of arms during follow-through

Extend your arms outward for balance.

Position of planting foot during follow-through

Your planting foot starts to get off the ground as you follow through.

Position of hips during follow-through

Rotate your hips to the left in sync with your kicking leg as it comes up and across your body.

Position of kicking foot during follow-through

Point your toe and lock your ankle. [See picture 27.]

#27

Position of head after follow-through

Hold your head up and look at the ball.

COMMON ERROR
Looking up while making contact with the ball.

Position of kicking foot after follow-through

Bring your kicking foot to your opposite shoulder, at least waist-high or higher as your foot points to 11 o'clock. The higher your leg follows through, the higher the ball will go. [See pictures 28 and 29.]
#28

Where to land after follow-through

You should land on your plant foot and about 1 foot past the tee, straight down and slightly to the left downfield. Your body should come down balanced and will be slightly rotated to the left.

COMMON ERROR

Not getting off the ground with the plant foot.
Getting off the ground but landing on the kicking foot.
Getting off the ground but landing on both feet.
Spinning after the landing.
Falling to the left or to the right after landing.
Landing more than 12” past the tee.
Falling backwards after landing.
Swinging the leg across the body (leg points toward sideline).

#29

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