I often get questions about how to prepare and send info to college coaches. If you attend many kicking camps or have played varsity a few years, often times it's challenging to keep all that information sorted. I tell the kids that I train to create a "Kicking Resume" to keep it sorted. Most of your parents know what the flow of a resume should look like.
This can be used when pursuing College Athletics or for NFL Pro Prospects trying to pursue the NFL.
It's a nice and condensed way to track your kicking (Punting or Snapping) history over your high school years. Create a word doc that lists everything you have done, so that when you have to fill out player profiles you have all your stuff in one spot to forward to them and coaches. Also, when a college coach asks you for information about yourself and wants to see videos, you have everything together.
This can also allow you to justify some of your statistics. Many times Football Box Scores say you kicked a 60 yard Kickoff for a Touchback but in reality it was a 68 yard bomb. Well College coaches want to know that you have a leg. So if you were able to calculate your "actual" kickoff distance, list it here. Separate your kickoff yardage from your squib kicks. But I would list both stats. Like what your high school team reports, and also your kickoff average is without squib kicks and onside kids.
It can also give you a chance to justify FG or PAT kicking, you can't control blocking or the hold as well, and you can notate that in a professional way. Saying your 24 for 28 makes one think that you missed 4 PATs, but if it was notated saying you were 24 for 28 (3 blocked) it can tell a different story.
This can be applied for punters, long snappers or any position or sport that you want to
Below I put together an example of what a kicking resume could look like.
Example Kicking Resume
John Smith Jefferson High School
123 Main St. JohnSmith@gmail.com
Minneapolis, MN 651-234-5678
High School Game Stats:
Senior Year: 9 for 10 FGs (1 missed from 42 yards). 34 for 36 PATs (2 blocked). 46 KOs including 35 Touch backs (76%). 64 yard average, not including 4 squib kicks and 2 onside kicks.
Senior Highlight Film: www.youtube.com
Junior Year: 7 for 10 FGs (2 blocked & 1 missed at 50 yards), 25 for 25 PATs 30 KOs including 20 TBs (66%). 3 squib kicks and 62 yard KO Ave.
Junior Highlight Film: www.youtube.com
Sophomore Year: 3 for 5 FGs, 22 for 23 PATs (1 blocked). 20 KO (13 TBs) KO Ave
Sophomore Highlight Film: www.hudl.com/john
Other Links of me Kicking:
• July Summer Kicking Video 2013 www.youtube.com
• Kicking Camp ABC www.youtube.com
• Kicking Camp XYZ www.youtube.com
• 1 on 1 Training Video: www.youtube.com
College Recruiting
Unofficial Visits: U of Minnesota, Iowa State University, University of North Dakota
Awards & Achievements:
• Named Special Teams Player of the Year on my High School Team (2012)
• All Conference (2012 & 2013)
• School Record- Longest FG (47 yards) & 3 Field Goals in One Game.
• Player of the Week (week 3) by MIAC Conference (2012).
• Won Minnesota and Illinois University Kicking camp (2013).
• Special Teams Football Academy Top Prospect
• Finished 2nd in FG Competition at Iowa University Kicking Camp for Juniors (2013)
• Top Tier All American Watch List (2012 & 2013)
• Top Tier All American Kicker (2012)
• Ranked 1st for MN kickers according to National Camp Series, ranked 10th nationally (Attach Link if you want as more evidence)
References:
• Chris Husby- Kicking Coach- Special Teams Football Academy- CoachHusby@gmail.com 651-353- 2660
• High School Coach Name- List their phone and email (but ask permission)
• Anyone that can speak about your abilities.
If you have any questions on anything recruiting related, contact me.
Chris Husby
Professional Kicking Coach and Owner
Special Teams Football Academy
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