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Becoming a stronger, faster athlete will improve your kicking only if the skill component of kicking is present. ...
04/10/2025

Becoming a stronger, faster athlete will improve your kicking only if the skill component of kicking is present.

Whether you are kicking a soccer ball or football, planting your non kicking foot roughly foot size from contact point i...
04/09/2025

Whether you are kicking a soccer ball or football, planting your non kicking foot roughly foot size from contact point is the ideal width.

In this picture, you can see one of the best free kick takers in Italian professional league smashing a kick million miles per hour while planting right next to the ball.

So why do so many kickers plant too wide ?!

Answer: it worked for them when they were kids and they have not made an adjustment yet. When you were an 8-year old soccer player with very little strength, taking longer steps and taking wider steps allowed you to generate more hip extension and more hip rotation….thus generating more power. But as you get older and develop more strength, if you rely on what worked for you as an 8-year old, you will have the consistency that you had as an 8-year old, and you will probably hurt yourself in the process because kicking a football with lot of hip rotation is incredibly hard on your body.

Step straight, plant close, kick hard, kick well.

Train hard, train smart. Don’t destroy your legs doing stuff that brings no results. Examples of dumb stuff: 5 mile run,...
04/05/2025

Train hard, train smart. Don’t destroy your legs doing stuff that brings no results.

Examples of dumb stuff: 5 mile run, overloading in weight room and moving the weight at slow speed, crushing your legs running or in weight room so much that you can’t kick for days.

What to do: build foundational strength if you are a young athlete, if you have experience in weight room, lift quick with lighter weight and perfect form, challenge yourself during workouts but don’t kill your legs.

Body facing forward, open chest, non kicking foot firmly connected to the ground and very close to the ball, kicking foo...
04/03/2025

Body facing forward, open chest, non kicking foot firmly connected to the ground and very close to the ball, kicking foot staying open through bottom of the swing, is how you smash kicks with power.

Every soccer player reading this who rounds his steps and plants really wide, using lots of hip rotation to kick the ball….get away from that technique. In football, and in soccer, you can do “fine” kicking the ball however you want. Just swing toward the target. But if you want to be elite, be one of the best strikers in the country as high school kicker, play in college or beyond, smash free kicks on the soccer field….you are gonna have to get more body weight behind the ball and use better technique.

Punting scholarships for American high school punters have been drying up for years. I don’t think many people outside o...
03/11/2025

Punting scholarships for American high school punters have been drying up for years. I don’t think many people outside of kicking industry are even aware of this.

Its an easy choice for college coaches: Australian in his mid 20s with some professional experience in a similar sport…or 18 year old American kid who has been practicing the skill for 2-3 years, who is nowhere near as developed mentally and physically, and has not been tested at college level.

One American punter dad is not ok with this and filed a lawsuit. We will see how this plays out in the courts.

****Personal observation: According to the article, in division 1, Australian punters account for 70 out of 140 positions, 1/2 of jobs. In NFL, Australian punters account for 4 out of 32 positions, 1/8 punters. While 1/8 in NFL is a significant percentage that speaks to a skill that Aussies bring in, 1/2 of positions at D1 college level has more to do with age and experience advantage when competing against 18-year olds

Wrapping up indoor season in the Midwest. Tiffin camp is usually a smallish camp just outside of Toledo. Indianapolis ca...
03/06/2025

Wrapping up indoor season in the Midwest. Tiffin camp is usually a smallish camp just outside of Toledo. Indianapolis camp is at Grand Park sports campus just north of Indy.

That cleat looks like it is molded to his foot. Perfect cleat is usually 1-2 sizes smaller than your regular shoes, “med...
03/05/2025

That cleat looks like it is molded to his foot. Perfect cleat is usually 1-2 sizes smaller than your regular shoes, “medium” leather thickness, and of shoe shape that matches your foot. Ideally striking area should be “clean” (without oversized logos, tongues, long shoe laces). There should be no empty space between your foot and your shoe anywhere. Fit should be like the tightest glove you can put on that does not restrict your movement.

03/03/2025

Little punting work at University of Michigan. Punting tips 👇

Both punter show very solid fundamentals with some individuality.

Main difference is the angle of push off through the steps that results in different looking mechanics.

One punter has more of a horizontal drive through his steps, causing a big down the field follow through after contact. His potential downfalls are too aggressive steps that would cause him to drop the ball too close to the body and jam himself, causing miss hits of the side of the foot. Gotta make sure steps are relaxed.

Second punter has a more vertical drive with his steps causing his body to be upright and balanced through the swing. His potential downfall is having weight back through his swing and hitting high hang times without enough distance. Gotta make sure he is balanced on contact and takes the swing more down the field.

If you are more one punter than other, make sure that adjustments you are making are the right ones for you.

Both punters show solid hands, and great leg snap/swing. Observe and learn.

Wrapping up indoor training with last two sessions. Join us if you can. Sessions will fill up with max attendance of 12 ...
02/25/2025

Wrapping up indoor training with last two sessions. Join us if you can. Sessions will fill up with max attendance of 12 kickers. Details at TheKickingCoach.com. Or DM me.

We are approaching busy kicking camp season. There are skill building camps, ranking camps, college camps. Make sure you...
02/12/2025

We are approaching busy kicking camp season. There are skill building camps, ranking camps, college camps. Make sure you are ready to stand out.

1. Stand out with your power.
2. Stand out with your technique.
3. Stand out with your focus and maturity.

Keep filling all 3 buckets as much as you can.

….And first 5 people who post a picture of Taylor Swift get smacked on the back of their head by everyone in America. ...
02/09/2025

….And first 5 people who post a picture of Taylor Swift get smacked on the back of their head by everyone in America.

These cleats look like they smell of rich mahogany and that they would make me kick better. Joking aside, leather and fi...
02/09/2025

These cleats look like they smell of rich mahogany and that they would make me kick better. Joking aside, leather and fit look perfect for kicking.

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The Kicking Coach

During his 25 years in the world of kicking, Filip Filipovic has made countless connections working with legendary college and NFL coaches. Coach Filipovic is the owner and head coach of The Kicking Coach and has been coaching all levels of kickers—from NFL Pro Bowl kickers to young kickers learning the fundamentals of kicking—since 2007 and has been kicking since 1993.

Coaching kickers and punters is what he was born to do. Growing up playing soccer, kicking at all levels of football, and obtaining a degree in education has uniquely prepared him to live his dream coaching the next generation of kickers. Coach Filipovic’s coaching method is based on getting to know athletes and their tendencies, using that to guide them to become more efficient with their kicking and training, and continuing to push them until they become the best that they can be!

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