Anytime you miss a kick, you'll feel bad. The trick is, "How to you keep your confidence under pressure AFTER you've screwed up?" I'm going to wave my magic wand and provide the answer for you.... all the steps to REBOUND. ...and here's is... YOU NEED TO LET IT GO. Let go of the "miss". No matter how good, bad or indifferent. It's all in your perspective and ALL IN YOUR HEAD. So how do you do that? By instantly changing your perspective. You need to build up this "tool", just like you have been building up your kicking leg and technique. Over the course of your kicking career, you have made many kicks and missed a bunch, too. So why do you keep kicking? You must be getting something out of it. If you are, then it's likely that you've gotten pretty good at it. It's gratifying to kick a ball as well and as straight as you can. And then, to do it in a game... is there a better feeling in the world? Like, literally? Like this video clip, the kicker (and everyone in the stadium) would never have guessed that he'd be given a second chance to make a big kick after missing the first. But that's exactly what happened. If his perspective after the kick was depression, there's no way he makes the second. In fact, he starts saying a little prayer about "please don't have me kick from there again. I can't make it." And if it's bad enough, he gets to "...and I suck." Don't go there. If you find yourself moving towards that darkness, try this: 1) You've already recognized that you screwed up. Good. 2) BBB - Breathe, Bounce & Break. • Take a 3 sec. inhale, hold it for 3 and exhale for 3 seconds. • Bounce up and down on your toes to loosen up. Shake your arms a bit. Loosen your neck. • Clap your hands like breaking the huddle and know that you're in a different place now. 3) Change your perspective... • If you were this kicker in the game, recognize that your coach just put you in to MAKE a 54 yard field goal. He must have confidence in you. He must have expected you to make it. You don't suck. You missed. That's all... like the 500 times you have before.

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When you have a group of friends or teammates around, to get some exposure to pressure, try the PPK (Punt, Pass & Kick) Drill. Everyone punts from the goal line on to the hash. Have your friends all go first. Everyone tries to punt as far as they can, as straight as they can. If your ball lands on the hash, that's perfect. Each player runs to the spot where their ball lands and paces to the hashmark. Then paces the same amount back towards the goal line to see what their score is. If you're the team's punter, you should get the best score. When you go last, you are expected to be the winner. You will feel some pressure. Take a breath, get a good drop and make a good strike (don't over swing). See where you end up. You may want to put more on the line to add pressure like having to run to the other goal line or having to buy a soda for your friends. Good luck!

This is a video made by Michael Turk, an NFL free agent, when he was punting for Arizona (prior to transferring to Oklahoma) in college. Frankly, it's just a good dynamic stretching routine for any football player (not just specialists — although watch how he does Frankensteins — pointed toe) that many of today's high schools use... however, I see about 90% of the guys on the team "go through the motions" on this stuff. If you're a kicker or punter, take it seriously. Do exactly what he does and you should be ready for practice without much worry. (Routine starts at 2:15 mark)

Mike- wanted to share with you and the group the GW kick Jack Klundt had to take out the #1 team in D1 this past Friday. He attended the Plymouth camp in summer, and with your help, had some great takeaways he’s using his Sr year. Hope the embedded video from the local broadcast works. Thanks again! Also- this is a great tweet:). https://x.com/jordanloppnow/status/1842590225866047589?s=46