Kyle Youmans (Dyersburg)

On Friday and Saturday Kyle Youmans (Dyersburg High School) received some One on One Kicking and Punting Instruction. Kyle will be walking on at the University of Tennessee and wanted to shore up his kicking and punting before entering college.

I could see right away that Kyle had a tendency to crunch over the ball. I got him to keep his chest up and he was able to kick the ball much better. He hits a very smooth and consistent ball and I just tried to adjust a few things that I believed would make him a better kicker.

After working with Kyle on his field goals, we moved to his kickoffs. Kyle admitted that he did not kick very many touchbacks on kickoffs. I believe that one of the main reasons he was lacking distance on his kicks was that he was kicking at the ball rather than kicking through it. Once I got him to be more under control he was kicking them higher and farther than he had before.

On the final day we worked on punting. I introduced him to the Drop Progression Drill. He was a little hesitant at first but then began to become more comfortable. He started hitting some booming punts with great hang time. I don't believe Kyle knows how good a punter he really could be.

Kyle is a very solid kicker and punter who improved dramatically over the two days of lessons. He is aware of the challenges of walking on at a major Division 1 program and now he has the tools to compete against the highest competition.

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