Chicago Kicking Camp
Kicking: 9:00 AM – 1 PM
Punting: 2:30 PM – 6 PM
Loyola Academy High School, Wilmette, IL
Chicago Kicking Camp is a small kicking camp where athletes learn how to develop kicking skills and train throughout the summer months. Significant amount of individual attention is given to every kicker and punter.
NFL Kicker Austin Seibert talking about how he modifies his kicking shoes.
Strength Coach Danny Cola teaching kicking mobility and balance.
Kicking Camp Summary
- Chicago Kicking Camp is recommended for kickers of ages 12 to 19. Majority of athletes are in 14 to 17 age group.
- At Chicago Kicking Camp, athletes will:
1. learn NFL kicking skills
2. learn how to train like a professional kicker
3. get evaluated
- Chicago Kicking Camp is a small event that allows coach Filipovic and his staff to devote a huge amount of attention to every athlete, making sure that they understand how to kick and how to train in order to reach their full kicking potential.
- 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.
- Skills taught: Field Goals, Kickoffs, Punts. We teach the most efficient techniques that are used by NFL and top college kickers while allowing room for individual nuances.
- Camper skill level varies from the first time kickers to more experienced kickers with several years of camp and playing experience. We tailor instruction to the individual.
- College Potential Evaluation: We chart and evaluate athletes for college referrals. Athletes who are going into their junior and senior seasons of high school will complete our standardized testing workout. Statistics and observations from the evaluation are used for college referrals.
- We teach execution of game kicks – directional kickoffs, onside kicks, coffin corner punts, hurried punts, kicking field goals in bad weather, etc.
- Parents are welcome to stay and observe instruction and evaluation.
- Our top priority is to teach kickers and punters how to train and improve while kicking on their own. There are no kicking coaches on middle school, high school, or college football teams. When your high school coach gives you couple footballs and tells you to “go practice”, you need to know… How to kick? How much to kick? How often to kick? What to tell your snapper and holder? How to make adjustments for different conditions? Etc.
EVENT 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
*Many athletes shy away from punting because it is a more difficult skill. This is exactly why there are significantly more opportunities for playing time and college scholarships for punters and combos than kickers-only. Consider learning the skill and becoming more of an asset to any team that you join.
Head Coach:
Filip Filipovic, NFL veteran, professional kicking coach
Assistant Coaches:
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.
**For more information, check out our KICKING COACHES and STAFF PRACTICE VIDEOS.
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, Carolina Gamecocks punter Kai Kroeger, and many other accomplished athletes who first attended this camp as high school kickers.
