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 Stefan Nickel
Nickel-Stefan@t-online.de
Stefan Nickel is the Kicking.com European Contact and one of the original members of the site. He has been coaching and training kickers in Germany the last few years, and has been an integral part of the development of German-born kickers who wish to play in NFL Europe and beyond. Stefan is currently the Kicking Coach of the Assindia Cardinals.
Stefan started his work in 1995 for the first time, when he met the Kicking Guru Doug Blevins in the Duesseldorfer Rhine stadium. He was invited to help with many of Doug Blevins' Kicking & Punting camps in Davie, Florida.
Stefan was recently had his first coaching position in Germany in 2001, when he was named Kicking coach for the Langenfeld Longhorns. Look for player interviews, videos and updates from Stefan on the 2003 NFL Europe season.
Articles written...
The Mental Aspect of Kicking >>>
It's a rainy day. The score is 21-21. Only four seconds on the game clock. The ball is on the 20-yard line. Coach yells "Field Goal!" I run on the fie...2/17/2008
Ralf Kleinmann Interview >>>
The following is an excerpt from an interview with Ralf Kleinmann, Frankfurt Galaxy kicker in the NFL Europe League.
Nickel: How is it for y...3/26/2003
Manfred Burgsmueller - Dreaming of a Touchdown >>>
After retiring from soccer, a lot of people thought that it was a promotion gag to let Manfred Burgsmueller kick field goals for a pro football team (...10/1/2002
Interview with Dolphins Kicking Coach Doug Blevins >>>
The following is an interview with Doug Blevins, who gained coaching experience in NFL Europe
You were the Kicking Coordinator for the NF...9/9/2002
View most recent articles by all guests >>>
 | Never let a missed kick interfere with your next one. Have you ever taken statistics? The probability of getting heads when you flip a coin never changes - even if you hit heads ten times in a row. This means that each flip of the coin is independent. It's the same with kicking. Even if you miss three kicks in a row, those three kicks have nothing to do with the next one. Those three kicks will only affect your next one if you allow it to |  | | -- Doug Brien | |
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 Doug and Tommy's Frequently Asked Questions: "Does the size of a kicker's foot affect his kicking ability (soccer style)? In other words is there an optimal foot size for kicking a football relative to the size of the football?
Do kickers with smaller feet have an advantage, or is it the other way around?
Am I at a disadvantage with an 11 1/2 foot or not? Can I overcome this, if so, how? Should I switch to toeing the ball?" -- Click here to read our answer
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