They will win or lose you a game - a plan for specialists - Brett Arkelian, Special Teams/Analyst, Fresno State

They will win or lose you a game - a plan for specialists - Brett Arkelian, Special Teams/Analyst, Fresno State

Brett Arkelian, Analyst and Special Teams Coach for Fresno State joins us today to get into the specifics of coaching the punters, kickers, snappers, and holders. He shares a plan to prepare your players throughout the year as well as gives insight into drills that work well to teach the most important aspects of each discipline.

We all put a lot of time into the details of the scheme of each unit, so putting the details into these key players will definitely make a difference in the win-loss column.

Be sure to stay tuned for our Winning Edge takeaways and ideas for implementation following the interview.

Show Notes:

• From JUCO to D1
• Learning from others
• For everyone who said I can’t
• Do all the little things right
• From never punting to the longest punt in the nation
• Manufacturing a punter
• Kicking vs. punting
• Tying different sports and disciplines to help players retain
• Teaching the proper drop
• Punt drills
• How many kicks over the course of a week and a year?
• David Akers and Shane Graham
• Be sure position players who punt/kick get work before camp
• Working with snappers
• Using a softball to train snappers
• Working with the holder
• Rapid fire drills to prevent overthinking 
• The Kickers’ Bible

https://www.icemankicking.com/

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