Football Kicking Camps

Football kicking camps are often the best way for a kicker or punter to get noticed by college coaches. They provide a great setting for specialists to showcase their skills in person to coaches that may not have seen them online or on Hudl. Typically, many high school kickers and punters will spend upwards of $10,000 per year on different ranking camps just to try and get noticed. This is a lot of money that could be better spent on enhancing and developing your skills in a camp environment that is geared toward the specific skill set of kicking and punting.

The National Kicking Service kicking camps are designed to provide the absolute best placekicking, punting, and long snapping instruction available today. They teach the kicking fundamentals and advanced techniques in a highly individualized, interactive, and positive learning environment. Their staff is thoroughly trained in teaching methodology and understanding that each specialist learns at a different rate and utilizing varying degrees of visual, kinesthetic, and auditory feedback.

Generally speaking, most kicking camps will be held at high schools with practice turf fields or at universities with a kicking field. These camps are geared towards Middle School, High School & Junior College kickers and punters through 19 years old. Most participants will be in the 14-16 year age group. This group can expect an accelerated learning experience and to be challenged in a competitive environment.

Athletes should bring a football and kicking shoes to camp. They will also receive a camp t-shirt, personal slow-mo video evaluation, and expert instruction in a positive and encouraging atmosphere.

The Kohl’s Eastern Showcase Camp is widely regarded as the single biggest stage for placekicking, punting and long snapping in college recruiting. It is chosen by elite NFL, collegiate and high school specialists for training and exposure. It has a very strong history of producing successful NFL specialists and is the #1 most attended college kicking camp in America.

The kicking camp evaluation process involves a series of drills to measure an athlete’s ability in different areas of kicking. This includes: the ability to hit a variety of distances and the consistency of each kick. The kicking coach will then analyze the video footage and determine if there is any room for improvement in the individual’s game. The kicking coach can then develop a plan to help the student-athlete achieve his or her goals. This could include detailed kicking and punting workouts, game-like drills, or a combination of both. In some cases, the kicking coach may recommend that the student-athlete work with another specialist to enhance his or her game. This is especially true if the individual is not currently kicking with a high school team that competes at a higher level. The specialist would be able to gain valuable playing time and increase his or her odds of being offered a college scholarship. This is especially true if the student-athlete is a sophomore or younger and needs to redshirt his or her freshman (academic) year in order to earn a starting kicker position in his or her sophomore academic year.