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title: 8 Early Season Drills Your Kickers and Punters Need to Do - John Zima
description: Some really good early season punting and kicking drills to do to get a good start.  These drills should be used year-round to keep your specialists sharp.
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# [8 Early Season Drills Your Kickers and Punters Need to Do - John Zima](https://www.glazierclinics.com/football-coach-resources/8-early-season-drills-your-kickers-and-punters-need-to-do)

 Written by [Glazier Football](https://www.glazierclinics.com/football-coach-resources/author/glazier-football) | Jul 24, 2024 10:26:44 PM

In the video below, "Kick It" owner and kicking coach John Zima shows you some good early season punting and kicking drills to do to get a good start.  These drills should be used year-round to keep your specialists sharp.

Coach Zima's presentation "Training Your Specialists 365" can be seen in its entirety on Glazier Drive.

Below the video, a few of our takeaway notes are listed.

Kicking and Punting are games of physics.  Mass x velocity = momentum.

To improve mass and velocity, punters and kickers need to work on:

- Explosive power
- Flexibility
- Core strength
- Goal is to add 1 - 3 pounds per month
- Developing and enhancing technique with drills and video review/corrections.

Field Goal Key Technique Objectives:

- On the ground, off the block ASAP
- Develop and maintain setup routine
- Approach to the kick - jab step
- Contact on the sweet spot of the ball
- Left arm 9:00 to 2:00
- Swing to belt line, toe to target
- Skip through - all momentum to carry forward
- Leave the chin behind, listen for the crowd

Punting Key Technique Objectives:

- Flexibility of punting motion
- Two step punter
- Catch out front
- Drop is initiated at the belt line
- Drop arm positioned on hip
- Recoil height - heel to butt
- Pendulum swing
- Finish over right eye - above the head - "knee must hit you in the nose."
- Explode off the left foot

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