Working out/ weight gain This week I worked more on working out than kicking. I have been eating four meals a day to bulk. So far I have gained about 10 pounds since the start of this project which is really good. This week in the gym I have been hitting heavy quads and calves. This has been helping with my swing intensity and velo. I still feel weak when I workout though the weight moves much slower than it used to but even after 6 workouts I can already feel a difference in my lifts. I have been trying to use my bands for legs but I have not been doing it as much as I would like because I get caught up in my normal workout. Recruiting I have had an exciting week recruiting wise. I was followed by the special teams analyst at Arkansas, Wisconsin, and Virginia Tech. This has made my mindset flip from a kicking stand point. Some of my film now will be longer videos of me making field goals over and over to show consistency to college coaches. I have also done some research on some of my top schools like Duke, UNC, and Air Force. UNC and Duke are both looking for a punter in the class of 2023. I have also been working on signing up for college camps to show my skill set in front of college coaches not through a screen. My plan for this week is to put together a really good film to post on twitter. During these videos I will be tagging college coaches. I have learned that this is the way to get college attention. A key that I am lacking right now is posting multiple times a week. I am not very active on twitter yet but I plan to triple what I am doing right now.
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On the Edge of Failure
This was our last week of football and we played west Forsyth as a finale. We beat West 63-14! This week was full of mixed emotions because I played one of the best football games of my life but also found out my ankle was and had been fractured for the past 2 months. During a lacrosse game a couple of weeks ago I rolled my ankle and thought it was nothing major, just a little swollen but about 6 weeks later I went to get an x-ray to find out I had a convulsion fracture. Because of how long ago it happened I was cleared to play the next day and during this game I went 9/9 and missed one fg which was from 50 yards out (this kick was right down the middle and 9/10 times I made it from 50). I also went about 60 percent on my kickoffs this season with a punt average of around 45. This was the perfect way to end the season but now the only thing I am thinking about is junior season and working on my recruiting profile. Offseason plans During the off season I plan to work on making a name for myself and getting incontact with college coaches so when the time comes I can hopefully get an offer to play football at their school. This offseason I am also going to work hard in the gym and the kitchen to continue gaining weight. Last night I weighed in at 180 which is still less than I used to weigh but I am gaining on my mark of 190 and eventually 200. My workouts are going to start transitioning to bulk so I can put on more muscle. I will also incorporate more explosive workouts to activate my quads to help with kicking. Progress
During week 6 I started to kick a little worse than I have in the past weeks. During week 6 we played East Forsyth where I missed an extra point which is relatively rare for me. When I would make ball contact it sounded like a slap which meant my contact was way too low on my foot and I was making contact with my toes. Some things I can do to improve this fault is work on my starting position to the ball to make sure my plant foot gives me room to swing and make contact with the metatarsal. On Saturday of week six I did some kicking practice at the old high school to try to get back into my rhythm but something still felt off. My contact on the ball was much better but my swing was very stiff and I could barely make a 55 yarder this week. I have had some issues with my kickoffs this week. My plant foot is too far back making me sky all my kicks and make them land around the 5 yard line (this isn’t good). Hopefully next week I can get back into the rhythm with some light band work to make me feel more open when I kick rather than stiff. Working out Working out has become hard to do. Almost all of my free time goes into helping my Grandma with chores around the house that she can’t do. Some things that have stayed consistent is my diet. I have certain protein and calorie marks that I try to hit everyday so I can still gain healthy weight even if I'm not working out. My workouts when I do them are less power lifting and more machines. I find with these machines I am able to get more of a pump without having the normal stress on my joints. progress
This week we were going to play Glenn but the game was canceled due to weather. This week during practice I was kicking and punting very well. My body position while I kick has created some inconsistencies with things like accuracy and my follow through. This is something I have always had issues with and it seems to be more severe now that the past couple of years. A good way to explain what I mean by body position is where I am leaning when I kick the ball and where my follow through step ends up. My position when I kick the ball is a heavy lean left with a follow through step almost horizontal of my plant foot. This is not good at all. I think this inconsistency is the reason 90% percent of the football I miss are left. Some things I can do to fix this are getting more core more involved and staying vertical when I kick the ball while also using my swing to carry me down the field. Using my core will help me create a balance when I kick so I can stay vertical while still generating as much force to hit the ball with. My swing when working without a tee was terrible. I was swinging down. This means my ball won’t get the height that I would with a normal kick. Working out I bought a workout band to help get faster leg speed. I learned this from a kicker committed to ASU. I have already seen some improvements with my ball and leg speed. Having fast leg speed makes up for a lot of inconsistencies you might have. I have started to work out a little less and I think this might continue because of school work and football practice. |
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