College Exposure

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Your performances at The Kicking Coach camps, clinics, and lessons will be shared with dozen other kicking coaches throughout the country in order to provide you with maximum exposure to as many colleges as possible.

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What are college showcase camps and should you attend them?

          In January 2008 NCAA passed a rule prohibiting college coaches from attending any event that is not a high school practice or a game. So there will not be a single college coach at these camps. Organizers usually promise that they will send your numbers and video to colleges. More often than not, this is not the case. Do you think that any college coach wants to receive hundreds of numbers and videos of guys that might be good enough just because they attended a "showcase event"? I am guessing, "No".

          Most kicking coaches will gladly make a call for you if you are good enough. If you are not, nobody will call for you - it is a business suicide to recommend guys that are not good enough.

          If you are a good high chool kicker/punter, I will...

  • teach you the skills and training that you need to know in order to kick in college
  • work with you on finding schools that are the best fit athletically and academically
  • contact coaches and recruiters and promote you as an athlete at whom they need to take a closer look
When should you start promoting yourself? 

          Second semester of your junior year is the time period when you want to start contacting coaches. As soon as the National Signing day is over (first Wednesday in February) college coaches start focusing on high school juniors to watch in the upcoming season. If you have good game footage from your junior season, you should put it on a DVD and get it to the coaches to look at. If you don't, go out on the field and film some good kicks. Your goal is to let coaches know that you have the potential to play at their school and they should watch you during your senior season.

What is the best way to showcase your skills to coaches?

          College kicking camps. These are one day or half day "kicking camps" that are hosted by many colleges. You will not learn much here. Goal of these camps is to look at potential kickers and punters in person. A good showing at one of these events is the most direct route to a college scholarship. You should look to attend one of these in the summer prior to your senior year.

           Highlight DVD. It helps to have your parents film your kicks and punts from the bleachers during your games. Have them film pregame and game. Between pregames and games, you should have 100s of kicks to choose from. Pick top 20 and record them on a DVD in order of best kick to 20th best kick. If you have good footage from a camp or a showcase event, you can mix it in there as well.

How can I help you? 

         

I personally make sure that athletes with college potential kick in college

          I frequently hear from schools that are looking for kickers and punters. If I don't have a connection at a school, I call/email and I make one. Below is an example of a real email exchange between myself and the director of football operations  from Princeton University where I introduce one of the punters I worked with.

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INTRODUCTION EMAIL

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Mr. Fassel,

 
My name is Filip Filipovic. I am a former NFL punter who coaches kickers and punters and provides them with college placement assistance. I would like to introduce a student of mine, Otavio Fleury, who is an excellent student/athlete at whom you might want to take a closer look. 
 
Athletic Accomplishments:
Senior year
- 42.5 yards per punt average
- 8 of 11 field goals (lonf 43,43); used 1 inch tee
- 40% kickoffs touchbacks; used 1 inch tee
- practice long field goal: 58
 
Academic Accomplishments:
- GPA: 4.5
- ACT: 30, Math:36
- Class rank: 3rd
 
My Personal Assessment of Otavio: He is an excellent student athlete with a lot of potential both on and off the field. His punt hang times are usually in 4.4 to 4.6 range with an occasional 4.8+. He is already kicking 50 yard field goals off the ground. He is easy to coach and he has shown visible improvement every time I worked with him. 
 
Attached is his resume that contains his transcript, accomplishments, and contact information.
 
You can also contact me with any questions you have.
 
Sincerely,
 
Filip Filipovic
773 480 5425
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REPLY FROM THE UNIVERSITY

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Filip,

 
Thanks for the heads up on this kid. He seems to be a good canditate for Princeton University. I would love to see some film on him as soon as possible in order to evaluate him. His academics are great,  please feel free to give me a call at my office number below to discuss further. So the two things I would like Otavio to do are
 
1) Send tape to the address below as soon as possible;
Attn: Mike Fassel
Princeton Football
P.O. Box 71
Princeton, NJ 08542
 
2)Fill out our recruiting questionnaire at the link below;
 
Again, I look forward to hearing more about Otavio soon, thanks,
 
Mike
 
Michael Fassel
Director of Football Operations
Princeton University
21 Jadwin Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ 08542
609-2XX-3XXX
 

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FOLLOW UP

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Mike,
 
Otavio Fleury has informed me that he is visiting Princeton on January 4th.
Thank you for trusting me and taking a closer look at him. I knew that he was an outstanding young student/athlete when he answered my question of "What school do you want to attend?" with , "I want to get a good education."
I hope that his visit goes well. Let me know if I can help.
 
Filip Filipovic
773 480 KICK

TheKickingCoach.com

___________________________________________________________________ Filip,

We're excited to have him come out for that weeekend and thanks for sending the original email. I'll give you some updates on how the weekend went if you would like, talk to you soon and happy holidays,
 
Mike
 

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CONCLUSION

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January 14th - Otavio Fleury Commits to Princeton.


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