I have spent several summers teaching kids with no previous experience how to kick. Without a doubt, the most successful approach is to keep things as simple as possible. For someone who has never kicked a football before, there are three basic principles to focus on:

Shoe Laces
The point on your foot where contact is made with the ball is critical...


Sweet Spot
Like the ideal point on your foot to make contact with the ball, there is also an ideal spot on a football to hit with your "shoe laces"...


Head Down
This is the last principle, but probably the most critical...

 

	This is the first year kicker from MS. Thanks to your site, I have made the Itawamba Community College football team as a kicker and punter. It has been a long journey but your kicking instructions have helped me alot. With the help of your site, My FG range has gone from 35 yards to 45+ yards!!!!! I really appreciate you helping all us kickers with your site.
	-- J. McCarver

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