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    Kicking for Success
    Kicking for Success
    Kicking for Success
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    Kicking for Success

    By Taylor Mehlhaff

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    This is the ultimate football kicking & punting manual for athletes of all ages. Former University of Wisconsin All-American kicker & NFL Draft Pick Taylor Mehlhaff shares everything he knows about kicking. This information is invaluable for any parents or coaches looking to educate themselves & help their kickers in pursuit of becoming the HS varsity starter & earning a full-ride scholarship! Taylor discusses his experiences that molded him into the kicker he is today. He covers instruction, drills, strength & conditioning advice, the mental side of the game, recruiting, etc. If you are a kicker or punter, this should be your go-to manual over and over again!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTaylor Mehlhaff
    Release dateJun 2, 2013
    ISBN9781301230518
    Kicking for Success
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    Taylor Mehlhaff

    Former NFL 6th Round Draft Pick. Current Free Agent Kicker. Entrepreneur and Founder of Taylor Mehlhaff Kicking LLC. College Football coach. University of Wisconsin All-American Kicker & Alum.

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      Book preview

      Kicking for Success - Taylor Mehlhaff

      The Kicking Blueprint for Success

      Taylor Mehlhaff

      Copyright 2013 Taylor Mehlhaff

      Published on Smashwords

      Formatted by eBooksMade4You

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      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. Thank you for respecting the author's work.

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      Table of Contents

      INTRO

      TESTIMONIALS

      OVERVIEW

      GETTING PROPER INSTRUCTION

      UNDERSTANDING YOUR KICKING STYLE

      CUSTOMIZING YOUR ROUTINE

      MIND AND BODY

      PRACTICE, COMPETE, MAKE IT YOURS

      YOU ARE YOU, AND ONLY YOU

      WHAT I TEACH

      LEARN ALL PHASES OF THE KICKING GAME

      WHAT FIELD GOAL BLOCK SHOULD I USE?

      HAVE A ROUTINE

      DRILLS

      MENTAL TRAINING

      FIELD GOAL INSTRUCTION

      KICKOFF INSTRUCTION

      PUNTING INSTRUCTION

      FULL FIELD GOAL OPERATION

      CREATE A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT

      STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

      HOW TO APPROACH TRAINING CAMP

      MID-SEASON THOUGHTS

      RECRUITING

      OFF-SEASON TRAINING

      BE PERSISTENT!

      HOW TO APPROACH SUMMER COLLEGE KICKING CAMPS

      CONCLUSION

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      Introduction

      The percentage of all high school football players in the United States who go on to play professionally in the NFL is roughly 0.09%. From that statistic, only two kickers on average are selected in the draft each year. Getting to that point requires an incredible amount of hard work, dedication, and discipline!

      I thought it was fitting to begin this outline by explaining to you how football has changed and shaped my life. The older I get, the more I understand how fortunate I was to have certain situations work out for me the way they did with kicking. I was blessed as an athlete, but most importantly with the ability to kick a football. It was what I did with that ability that set me apart from the rest. Kicking gave me the opportunity to attend one of the best public universities in the country as a student athlete, in which I owe to earning some of my most prestigious accolades, accomplishments, and life long lessons. My experiences as a student-athlete at the University of Wisconsin are something I will never forget. While performing at the highest level of competition, I was able to receive my Business Management degree in four years, before being drafted into the National Football League. After being the first of only two kickers selected in the 2008 draft in the 6th Round, I was later released during the season by the New Orleans Saints following our game against the San Diego Chargers in the NFL’s International game in London. I went on to sign a Futures Contract with the Minnesota Vikings in 2009. In 2010, I had a stint in the United Football League with the Hartford Colonials in Connecticut. During that time, I founded Taylor Mehlhaff Kicking LLC. From that, I have also begun a coaching career with stops at programs with prominent football tradition such as the University of Tennessee and the University of Pittsburgh.

      Kicking has opened the door to a plethora of career opportunities and has not only taken me all over the country, but around the world. The contacts and relationships I have developed along the way are second to none. The opportunity to kick at various levels has also taught me to be a better person, in all walks of life. The dedication to training and the determination to succeed is now instilled within me and I will continue to live by those qualities and to be the best that I can be. The many successes and failures along the way with my athletics have taught me how to deal with adversity and always to be resilient in my endeavors. My kicking career has allowed me to do something that I have always

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