— MICHIGAN KICKING CAMP – August 5th 2023

Coach Chis Bowen explaining full field goal operation

Cincinnati Bengals Punter Brad Robbins and MSU kicker Stephen Rusnak Demo

• Recommended Age: 12 – 19. Average age is 14-17.
• At all of our kicking camps, athletes:

1) learn the skills

2) learn the training methods

3) receive subjective and objective evaluation of their current kicking abilities

• We host 3 Michigan Kicking Camps every year (May at Hillsdale College, December at Grand Valley State University and this one at Brighton High School)
• Skills taught at Michigan Kicking Camp: 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.
• We teach execution of game kicks – directional kickoffs, onside kicks, coffin corner punts, hurried punts, kicking field goals in bad weather, etc.
• College Prospect Evaluation: We chart, film and evaluate high school sophomore, junior and senior kickers and punters for college referrals. Athletes will complete our standardized testing workout.
• At the Michigan Kicking Camp, 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.
• Parents are welcome to stay and observe instruction and evaluation.

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 recovery for kickers/punters

2:55 PM      Check-in for punters only

3:00 PM      Punting Fundamentals Instruction

5:00 PM      Punting Evaluation

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. Please consider learning the skill of punting. Nobody is born a good punter. Every great punter had to start somewhere.