4th Down Sports - Books and Manuals: High School In-Season

Specific Workouts with charts for high school kickers and punters!

DAILY practice plans for the ENTIRE preseason AND in-season!

This series will provide the high school kicker or punter with a complete in-season practice plan. A daily charting system accompanies each practice for the kicker or punter to record their workout. The charting system will allow the coach and player to see strengths and weaknesses. Workout record keeping in the weight room has proven to be an effective training tool. This charting system mimics that concept for kickers and punters. EACH kicker and punter needs their own workout book to record their workouts!

From the leaders in Teaching and Training Punters and Kickers

Every athlete needs to have a detailed practice plan in order to insure that he will develop and perform his skills successfully on game day. Failure to have such a plan will result in a "trial and error" performance. This prevents an athlete from developing to his maximum potential and helping the team win.

These in-season practice workout books provide a daily workout for a kicker or a punter. It begins with the first day of preseason practice and continues until the final game of the season. Each day has a planned workout for the kicker or punter. It specifies the number of kicks, distances and hashes to kick from and the number of kickoffs to do. For the punter, it specifies the number of punts, type of punt, hang time, coffin corner, or drive punt to work on for that day.

Each practice has a chart for recording the workout. At the end of a week is a Weekly Summary Chart of the kicks and punts for that week. This allows the coach to review the performance of the kicker or punter for that week and make decisions for game day utilization.

The workout books practice plan is structured to build toward maximum performance on game day. Heavy workouts are done on Monday through Wednesday tapering toward a Friday game day. A separate section details a practice plan for a Saturday game and a workout week for the playoffs.

Bill Renner is a leading authority on the development and training of punters and kickers. He has authored several books including the renowned "Kicking the Football" book and produced several videos that teach coaches and describe to players the skills of punting and kicking. Bill has been a head high school coach for 13 years and is currently the head coach at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia.