Southern Specialist Camp Recap | Video – Accolades – Assessment DEC 2013

Southern Specialist Camp Recap | Video – Accolades – Assessment DEC 2013

Immediate Press Release

December 16, 2013
Southern Specialist Recap (DEC 2013)

The second annual Southern Specialist Camp was facilitated in mid December 2013 with over 40+ kickers, punters and snappers that attended the two day event. The camp was held in conjunction with two kicking/punting/snapping businesses in Team Jackson Kicking and Special Teams Football Academy. Coach Christopher Husby runs STFA whose training primarily covers the North/Midwest  and Coach Brian Jackson runs TJK whose training primarily covers the Southeast. Campers from 11 different states were in attendance (TX, LA, MS, ARK, AL, FL, GA, TN, KY, SC, NC) which had a variety of veterans and beginners. There were several guys that need to be on college football teams watch lists and recruiting boards in all the major classes of 2014, 2015 and 2016. See Camp Recap Video Below.

Southern Specialist Camp DEC 2013

The Campers really had a chance to embrace great instruction, guidance and camaraderie with other Professional and Collegiate Specialists at this camp. We had all levels covered ranging from JUCO, D2, D1AA, D1A and NFL. Staff Pic below:

SSC Staff members

With most Specialty camps these days, there are some form of accolades for specialists.  At this camp we will like to give these players a variety of chances to win awards to show their ability and improve their football resume. A list of awards are below:

Overall Top Specialist | Top Southern Punter | Last Man Standing Punter

Matt Chiera K/P (Class of 2014 GA)

Matt Chiera (’14 GA K/P)

Top Southern Kicker | Last Man Standing Kickoff 

Bratcher Underwood K/P (Class of 2014 AL)

Bratcher Underwood (’14 AL K/P)

Top Southern Snapper 

Drew Mccracken LS (Class of 2015 GA)

Drew Mccracken (’15 GA LS)

Last Man Standing Field Goal 

Nicklas Christiansen K/P (Class of 2014 NC)

Nicklas Christiansen (’14 NC K/P)

Top Youth Specialist | Last Man Standing Long Snapper

Zane Mccracken LS (Class of 2020 GA)

Zane Mccracken (’20 GA LS) 

There were a lot of campers that showed well at camp. There was also designated periods of camp that focused on instruction and demonstration in which the campers responded well. We had no issues with the campers attitude on the field and they were all very good listeners and it was evident they not only wanted to compete, but wanted to learn and improve their craft. Here is a recap video below of the camp:

We had a great camp with these young specialists and we look forward to future camps. The next camp Coach Husby and I will run together is the Northern Specialist Camp in Minneapolis, Minnesota January 11, 2014.  Sign up HERE to reserve a spot.  

Northern Specialist Camp

For more information please contact us!

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Collegiate Football- The Freshman Experience- Tucker Lorentzen

Get To Know Our Freshman Collegiate Specialists

In our final installment we interview Tucker Lorentzen, who is currently at St John's University.

Tucker at St John's University

A short and sweet interview:
1. Name of your School: St.John's University

2. What high school did you attend?  Champlin Park High School

3. The very first collegiate football practice, I felt…  My first college practice I undoubtedly felt prepared due to my training with Chris. Without his help I would have not been as confident in my abilities as a kicker.

4. Athletic Status (True Freshman or Redshirt):   True Freshman

5. If not Red Shirted, have you had a chance to play in a game yet?  Not yet

6. Biggest memory/moment so far your freshman year?  Being able to start fresh in a new program is an amazing feeling. That feeling of a clean slate puts pressure on yourself to perform well but, i wouldn't have it any other way.

7. The 2 biggest differences between high school and college football:  Competition, in High School you can get away with missing a few kicks every now and then and not having to worry about it because you were the only guy (in most cases). Whereas in college you will see lots of guys at your level and waiting for someone to mess up. You still miss kicks in college obviously but you are definitely under closer watch.

8. What did you work on most prior to the start of your college year?  I worked on transitioning from a tee to the ground on field goals. It took me awhile to get the hang of it but I'm finally starting to become more consistent.

9. Best advice you received to prepare you for collegiate football:  Stay humble, no matter how good you think you are there is always someone better. There is never a reason you should not be training. Always outwork your competition or you won't play.

Tucker kicking at Champlin Park High School

10. Most memorable moment as a high school athlete.  Sophomore year kicking for the first time on varsity. Truly a moment I will never forget. Kicking your first field goal in front of that many people is a special feeling we as kickers are lucky to experience.

11. 2 Biggest Role Models:  My parents. Undoubtedly the most important people in my life. If I can become half as wise and generous as they are I will be happy to say the least.

12. Three songs you need to listen to before each game:  "Where the hood at" By DMX, "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC, and "Welcome To The Jungle" by Guns N' Roses.

Tucker training in the off season.

Wishing you good luck in your college football career.

Chris Husby
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Collegiate Football- The Freshman Experience- Danny Laudet

Get To Know Our Freshman Collegiate Specialists

 In our next installment we interview Danny Laudet, who is currently at Virginia Union University on a Full Ride Scholarship.

Field goal kick for Stillwater High School

A short and sweet interview:
1. Name of your School:  Virginia Union University

2. What high school did you attend? Stillwater High School

3. The very first collegiate football practice, I felt… very confident in my abilities. I was making very good contact with the ball. And competing against 23 year old athletes. My hang times on kick off were putting me ahead. I worked to add straight on putting to my arsenal. And was the most accurate kicker on field goals

4. Athletic Status (True Freshman or Redshirt): Redshirt

5. If not Red Shirted, have you had a chance to play in a game yet?  Not Yet

6. Biggest memory/moment so far your freshman year?  Getting to go out and kick with guys that are way older then me and getting them worried to a point they get mad and snap at me cause they are nervous.

7. The 2 biggest differences between high school and college football:  1. The rushing speed guys come is so fast. 2. Coaches tell you what to do and expect it done perfectly every time

8. What did you work on most prior to the start of your college year?  Getting hang time on my kick-offs I believe its the most important aspect in the kicking game to set you apart

9. Best advice you received to prepare you for collegiate football:  Work on up and through the ball on kick off the distance will follow you have to trust that.

Laudet celebrating after a game winning field goal.

10. Most memorable moment as a high school athlete.   4th quarter mounds view game hitting that game winner. Or onside at my first game at Woodbury that made us pull ahead to win

11. 2 Biggest Role Models:   In the kicking game I have to say Taylor Mehlhaff is who I really work to repeat his explosiveness through the ball and Jordan Wettstein with his unbelievable flexibility on kick-off I hope to combine these two and become a strong kick-off specialist

12. Three songs you need to listen to before each game:  "Whisper in the dark" by Skillet, "Rise" by Skillet and "Wake me up" by Avicii

Laudet and Coach Husby training together  in the off season.

Wishing you continued success the rest of the season.

Chris Husby
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Collegiate Football- The Freshman Experience- Alexi Johnson

Get To Know Our Freshman Collegiate Specialists

In this installment we interview Alexi Johnson, who is currently at St Johns University.  Alexi had a great year kicker as a freshman and was one of the conference leaders in kicking.

Kicking for St Johns University.

A short and sweet interview:
1. Name of your School: St Johns University

2. What high school did you attend? Shakopee High School

3. The very first collegiate football practice, I felt… a little out of place, nervous and wondering if I was really good enough to do this.

4. Athletic Status (True Freshman or Redshirt): True Freshman

5. If not Red Shirted, have you had a chance to play in a game yet? Yes, I am the starter.

6. Biggest memory/moment so far your freshman year? I got the opportunity to kick a game winner for my team on my first field of my career.

7. The 2 biggest differences between high school and college football:  It's a lot faster. You have to be the ball off a lot faster too.

8. What did you work on most prior to the start of your college year?  I worked a lot harder on kickoffs the most before I got to college.

9. Best advice you received to prepare you for collegiate football:  There are going to be bad days playing football. But you have to fight through it and keep working hard.

Kicking for Shakopee High School

10. Most memorable moment as a high school athlete. Kicking the game winner in my final homecoming game after we camp back from being down 14 points.

11. 2 Biggest Role Models:  My soccer coach Mark Teslow and my cousin Robbie

12. Three songs you need to listen to before each game: Tom Ford, Till I Collapse, Day 'n Nite

Celebrating after his game winning field in his first collegiate game.

Congrats on a great season.


Chris Husby
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State Championship- Special Teams Player of the Week (2013)

The Minnesota State Championship wrapped up with a number of close games.  Minnesota has 7 classes and none of them had bigger specialists performances than these kickers below.   Marcus Hahn of Hutchinson HS, lead all performances with 7 points.  Marcus converted all 7 of his PATs to help his team finish with a state championship.  Marcus also is the teams Quarterback. Congratulations Marcus!

Marcus Hahn

Honorable Mention Performances

-->Carter McCauley- Owatonna- 3 for 3 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 25 yards- 6 points

-->Nate Skare- Chatfield- 2 for 2 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 19 yards- 5 points  

Nate Skare

Top Punters

• Nate Skare- Chatfield- 3 Punts for 143 total yards and a 47.7 yard average.

--> Honorable Mention Performances

• Jackson Erdmann- Rosemount- 4 Punts for 155 total yards and a 38.8 yard average.
• Adam Creek- Underwood HS- 5 Punts for 193 total yards and a 38.6 yard average.

Congratulations to everyone!

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5 STFA Kickers Reach State Championship Football Game

Special Teams Football Academy is excited to announce that 5 of their Varsity Special Teams athletes (Kickers, Punters and Long Snappers) have helped their teams reach the State Championship Football Game.  4 specialists from Minnesota and 1 from North Dakota.

Congrats to Ben Blackburn (Holy Angels), Alex Trana (Rosemount), Simon Ankerson (Minneota), Logan McElfresh (Brainerd) and Josh Weiler (Fargo South)!

Coach Husby provides year round training to help specialists reach their potential!

We are very proud of each and every one of you!  Good luck to you all as you compete for a State Championship.

Individualized training plans customized for each athlete.

Contact Special Teams Football Academy and take your game to the next level!  Read what other satisfied parents and athletes have to say about working with us.  
 

Thank you.  
 

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State Semifinals- Special Teams Players of the Week

Carter McCauley of Owatonna, has shown again why he is one of the top kickers in the state of Minnesota. Carter again played a major role in his team's State Semifinal Game, who's team advanced to the State Championship game.  Carter went 3 for 3 on PATs and made both of his 2 field goals (38 & 41 yards respectively) for a total of 9 points. This is the 2nd week in a row Carter has earned our Special Teams Player of the Week honors.  Carter has had a great season so far. Congratulations Carter and good luck in the State Championship football game!

Carter McCauley

Top Minnesota High School Specialists Top Kicker 

• Carter McCauley- Owatonna- 3 for 3 PATs & 2 field goals (38 & 41 yards)- 9 points

Honorable Mention

• Simon Ankerson- Minneota- 6 for 6 PATs- 6 points
• LeRoy Hauge- Underwood- 5 for 5 PATs- 5 points
• Marcus Hahn- Hutchinson- 5 for 5 PATs- 5 points
• Cody Goetz- Eden Prairie- 5 for 6 PATs- 5 points

Notable Performance: Alex Bornschlegl- St. Croix Lutheran- 1 for 1 on field goals (22 yards).  St Croix Luthern wins Semi Final game 3 to 0 to advance to the championship!  Alex kicked the field goal in the final minutes of the game!

Logan McElfresh

Top Punter

• Logan McElfresh- Brainerd- 8 punts for 318 total yards and a 39.8 yard average.  he also was 2 for 2 on PATs. 

Honorable Mention   

• Zach Mader- Chaska- 4 punts for 164 total yards and a 41.0 yard average.
• Andrew Ajaluwa- DeLaSalle- 4 punts for 143 total yards and a 35.8 yard average.

Coach Husby also has helped train a number of specialists that live outside of MN.  We'd like to recognize those student's top performances.
This week we had a number of outstanding performances that we had to recognize.

Josh Weiler

Top Out-Of-State Specialist of the Week

• Josh Weiler- Fargo South High School- 6 for 6 on PATs-  Wins the North Dakota State Championship!- 6 points

Paul Graupner

Top Collegiate Specialist

• Paul Graupner- St Thomas University- 6 for 6 PATs & 1 field goal of 29 yards.  7 kickoffs for 413 total yards and a 59 yard average.  1 touch back.- 9 points 

Congratulations to everyone!

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Winter Kicking Clinics in Minnesota- 2013-14 | Kickers, Punters, Snappers Training

Special Teams Football Academy will running a series of indoor dome training sessions between December-March - 2013-2014.  The dates of the camp are below and will be updated weekly.

These clinics are for High School, College, Youth and Free Agent Kickers, Punters and Snappers (and holders) that want to continue training over the winter and have space to train.

To keep training all winter, register Here. 

Watch our video to find out more about our training:

We will have some of our coaches in attendance to work with you on various training techniques.

You may attend and get training with our staff or attend on your own and use the field to kick without instruction.

For beginners to advanced skill levels specialists.  We will train you at your ability level and help you improve.

These clinics are open to High School, Youth, and Collegiate specialists.  Professional Kickers are also welcome to attend and can be trained if interested.  We have a number of coaches available to train kids of all skill levels.

Personal and Tailored Instruction for each Individual.

These are the current winter training dates:

• Saturday, March 22- 2:30-4:00 PM- Stillwater Dome
• Sunday, March 23- 11:30-1:00 PM- West St Paul Dome
• Sunday, March 30- 5:30-7:00 PM- St Cloud State University
• Sunday, April 6th- 6:00-7:30 PM- Eden Prairie Dome
• Friday, April 11- 8:00-9:30 PM- St Cloud State University
• Saturday, April 19- 5:30-7:00 PM- West St Paul Dome
• Sunday, April 27- 12:00-1:30 PM- St Cloud State University (Outside)

Past Clinics

• Sun, December 1-Savage Sports Dome-4:30-6:00 PM - K/P/LS
• Sun, December 8- Savage Sports Dome-4:30-6:00 PM - K/P/LS
• Sun, December 29- Maple Grove Sports Dome-3:00-4:00 PM - K/P/LS 
• Fri, Jan 31- 8:30-10:00 PM- Rosemount Dome- K/P/LS
• Sat, Feb 1- 4:00-5:00 PM- Savage Dome- K/P/LS
• Sat, Feb 8- 12:30-2:00 PM- Rosemount Dome- K/P/LS
• Sat, Feb 22- 12:30-2:00 PM- Rosemount Dome- K/P/LS
• Sun, Feb 23- 3:00-4:00 PM- West St Paul- K/P/LS
• Sat, March 1- 6:30-8:00 PM- West St Paul- K/P/LS
• Sat, March 8- 1:30-3:00 PM- West St Paul- K/P/LS
• Sun, March 9- 8:30-9:30 PM- West St Paul - K/P/LS
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Location Addresses

Maple Grove Sports Dome- 9880 Fernbrook Lane N, Maple Grove, MN
Rosemount (Irish) Sports Dome- 13901 S Robert Trail, Rosemount, MN 55076

Savage Sports Center- 6000 McColl Dr, Savage, MN
Stillwater/St Croix Dome- 1675 Market Dr, Stillwater, MN, 55082
West St Paul Sports Dome- 1616 Humboldt Ave, West St Paul, MN

Register Here. 

Practice kicking or punting as a unit.

Hear what some of our satisfied kickers have to say about working with us!

This can also be an opportunity for you to get film of you kicking, punting or snapping, to update your highlight film collection or get on going updated film.

If you have any questions please contact Coach Husby at 651-353-2660 or CoachHusby@gmail.com

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Create a Football Kicking Resume

How To Create A Kicking Resume.

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 1^st for MN kickers according to National Camp Series, ranked 10^th  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
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