S. 4 E. 6 - Fresno State 2-Time Lou Groza Semi-Finalist Kevin Goessling & The Late Trigger

30/04/2024 1h 31min
S. 4 E. 6 - Fresno State 2-Time Lou Groza Semi-Finalist Kevin Goessling & The Late Trigger

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Episode Synopsis

0:20 - Kyle Stelter Intro
0:55 - Kevin Goessling Intro - Fresno State Football Record Setter - 2 Time Lou Groza Semi-Finalist
1:52 - Brett and Kevin’s Connection
2:40 - Heavy Hitter’s Section - Brought to You by The Kicker’s Bible - Biggest Misconception About Playing at Fresno State? Opportunity - Redshirt for One and Start for Four
5:00 - Kevin’s Opportunity - Landing at Fresno State - Baseball Swing Coach
7:10 - Walk On at Notre Dame? Or Scholarship at Fresno State
8:40 - Picking Fresno State Over Boise
10:02 - Coach Baxter’s Serious Commitment to Special Teams - Attention to Special Teams
11:08 - Go to a School with a Special Teams Coordinator That Knows About Specialists, or One That Does Not Know and Doesn’t Care
13:20 - Kyle’s Input - On the Understanding to Kicker’s. Sport Like Kicking - Golf, Kicking, Soccer.
15:03 - Brett’s Input on Multiple Coaches and Personal Coaches
15:58 - Kevin’s Factors in Working with Personal Coaches - Age and Maturity
17:00 - Snappers Choosing a College to Play at? Research - Degrees, Social
19:20 - Playing on Pat Hill’s Team
21:20 - Organizing a Practice Schedule Non Contact, Light Contact, and Full Contact Work
23:20 - The Biggest Struggle for a First Time - Specialist Only Player
24:50 - Kevin’s Take on the Confidence You Need to Carry as a Specialist
25:40 - Kevin’s Drills - Start with Checkpoints
27:05 - A Kicker’s Common Error - The Jab Step
28:00 - Teaching Specialists’ and Fundamental Movement
29:40 - Balance Between Athleticism and Technique - Physics and Football - Athleticism Making Up for Things
31:00 - An Example of a Specialist’ Practice Schedule
33:30 - Preparing Scouting Reports for Opponents
35:40 - Helping Your Coordinator Scout the Opponents
37:00 - Kevin’s Struggles vs Wisconsin
39:30 - Dr. Ken Ravizza - Working with a Sports Psychologist
40:20 - A Trigger - Push Button
42:20 - Jim Abbott’s Pitching Journal
44:05 - Keep Front or Right Eye Back Until Ball Was Kicked and Through
44:40 - Kicker’s Most Common Mistake - Taking Drive Step Straight at Ball - Causing Themselves to Swing Around
45:40 - 46:10 - Want to Kick the Ball Farther? Trigger Later!
46:43 - Patient Snapping - Then Explode
48:05 - Punters Are Like Pitchers
48:50 - Impatient Snappers and What It Looks Like to the Untrained Eye - Aggressive
50:05 - A Smooth, Controlled, Whippy Motion
51:02 - Snap - “There Has to Be an Angle or Arcing Path. When Do You Accelerate That Path” - Core First
52:00 - Body Controlled Snapping
52:50 - Most Active Muscle on a FG? Why Is That
55:38 - Negative Coaching Points - You are What You Focus On
56:12 - Unsuccessful Effort
58:00 - FG Training for Contact Point - Focus on the Drive Up
58:50 - Hip and Hamstring Yoga Workouts on YouTube
60:05 - Lats and Shoulders - What to Train as Snappers? Flexion and Extension Through the Core
61:50 - Knowing What I Do, How You Look, How You Feel - More You Can Evaluate
63:12 - How to Watch Film and Design Drills to Help Improve - Good for ST Coordinators and Specialist Drills - Reinforce What You Do Well
66:10 - High School Players vs NFL Kids - Kevin's Input "Not the Best Guy on My Team, Not the Best Guy on Another Team"
68:00 - What to Watch for with Kickers - Intentionality, Body Awareness, Complete Effort
70:20 - How to Coach Specialists - Asking Questions - and Understanding Why Things Matter. Know Why You Do Something. How Consistent Are the Misses
74:47 - Style and Athleticism Are Intertwined
75:30 - Rapid Fire Section Presented by The Kicker’s Bible:
76:02 - Loudest Stadium You've Ever Been In
76:35 - Moment When Everything Clicked - Find Your Trigger
78:12 - Spotting Young Talent in Specialists - Their Interest
79:35 - Handling the Media in a Poor Way
80:50 - Specialists - Do You Describe Why You Missed?
82:55 - Advice for Young Specialists
86:20 - Last Comments

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