Kicking: 9:00 AM – 1 PM
Punting: 2:30 PM – 6 PM
Loyola Academy High School, Wilmette, IL
NFL Kicker Austin Seibert talking about how he modifies his kicking shoes.
Strength Coach Danny Cola teaching kicking mobility and balance.
Who is Chicago kicking camp for?
- Chicago Kicking Camp is recommended for kickers and punters of ages 12 to 19. Majority of athletes are in 14 to 17 age group.
- Kicker skill level varies from beginner kickers to more experienced kickers with several years of camp and playing experience.
What will kickers learn?
- NFL-level kicking skills
- How to train like a professional kicker
- How good their kicking ability is compared to their peers
- Execution of game kicks – directional kickoffs, onside kicks, coffin corner punts, hurried punts, kicking field goals in bad weather, etc.
Is there college exposure for kickers at this event?
- Yes. Rising sophomore, junior, and senior kickers go through standardized charting session. If their performance is at a level that would generate college interest, we add them to top prospects page and we refer them to colleges that are interested in them.
Additional Kicking Camp Information
- There are no kicking coaches on middle school, high school, or college football teams. So, what are you going to do when a coach gives you couple footballs and tells you to “go practice”? You have to know…How to kick? How much to kick? How often to kick? How to make adjustments on windy days? Etc.
- There are significantly more opportunities for playing time and college scholarships for punters and combos than kickers-only. Therefore, consider learning learning how to punt. Your coach and college coaches will value you more as an athlete.
- Parents are welcome to stay and observe instruction and evaluation. Usually about half of parents stay and learn kicking.
Kicking Camp Schedule
8:50 AM Camp Check in for Kickers and Kickers/Punters
9:00 AM Kicking Fundamentals Instruction
12:15 PM Evaluation of field goals and kickoffs
1:00 PM Camp ends for Kickers Only. Lunch break and rest for kickers/punters
2:30 PM Check-in for punters only
2:35 PM Punting Fundamentals Instruction
3:30 PM Punting Evaluation
4:30 PM Instruction and Practice of game-scenario punts
6:00 PM Camp ends for all athletes
Kicker training in Chicago
- The Kicking Coach is based out of Chicago. We host 3 annual full day kicking camps in the area (January, June, July), and many small group training sessions. We also work with kickers in one on one setting.
- Filip Filipovic, NFL veteran, professional kicking coach
- NFL and BIG 10 kickers and punters. Our staff is loaded with The Kicking Coach Alumni who are extremely talented and personable. Coach to camper ratio is always 1:7 or better.
Our assistant coaches over the years included Tampa Bay Bucs kicker Chase McGlaughlin, Washington Commanders kicker Austin Seibert, KC Chiefs kicker Austin Errthum, Northwestern kicker Jack Olsen, NY Jets punter Kai Kroeger, and many other accomplished athletes who first attended this camp as high school kickers.
