Circuit Drills Emphasize Repetition, Range of Motion and Reaction to Improve Your Special Teams Play.

Our staff at Central Washington University understands the importance and value of the kicking game in each contest. We treat each special team’s preparation with the same enthusiasm, intensity, and creativity as our offense and defense. To do it right, we must train our special teams players in the same way. Preparing players for their special team roles, however, presents some unique challenges. Consider the following:1. Getting Enough RepetitionsAlmost all of our players must learn techniques that are different to their everyday routine. In order to be productive, our players will have to perfect different techniques for the 4-6 phases (punt, punt return, kickoff, kickoff return, field goal, and field goal block) of special teams they will play on. As we all know, it takes many repetitions until a player feels comfortable enough to execute his responsibilities with confidence.