Improving Your Kickoff Coverage

by David Hood
Quality Control Special Teams Coach Vanderbilt University
American Football Monthly March 2010 Issue Online

High school rules in many states mandate automatic touchbacks for any ball kicked into the end zone. Automatic touchbacks eliminate the risk of a big return and eliminating risk is as desirable in football as it is in other areas of life. To exploit this rule, many high school coaches ask their kickers to get the ball into the end zone. With the popularity of soccer and the requirement that high schools’ kick off from the 40-yard line, finding a kicker who can reach the end zone is not too ...Login to Read More

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