UFL-Virginia Destroyers Workout

 This past weekend I had intended on doing kicking lessons in Memphis, Tennessee , but due to some unforeseen circumstances I had to readjust my schedule and I went a UFL workout for the Virginia Destroyers.

The field I typically use for lessons in Memphis (pictured below) was completely underwater due to flooding and so my lessons will be rescheduled till May 14-15. There are still a few openings for that weekend so please contact me ASAP if interested.

So instead of a weekend of kicking lessons I was off to Norfolk, Virginia to kick in front of Coach Stock, who is the Special Teams Coach for the Virginia Destroyers.

It was a really fun weekend cause I got to listen to legendary coach Marty Schottenheimer, who is the Head Coach of the Destroyers.

Coach Schottenheimer had some words for all the players before the workout. He told everyone that "the only thing that anyone could do today was there very best" and that "once your head hits the pillow tonight did you do everything you could do to be better".

 I took Coach Schottenheimer's words to heart during the workout and was able to perform very well . Coach Stock had us start the workout by kicking from 6 yards away from the goalpost and see if we could kick the ball high enough to clear the post. Most of the top kickers could clear it and through Coach Renner's training I never had any problems with that challenge.

There were approximately 20 kickers at the workout and we all kicked one kick and rotated. The challenge with a workout like this is to keep your focus on each kick when you could be waiting for 4 to 6 minutes before each kick. The truth is though that when you are a free agent kicker you need to be ready for anything!

Throughout the workout I kicked very well and only missed only a few kicks total, which put me right at the top of the specialists at the workout.

I was fortunate to have Will Batson (pictured right) to hold for me during the workout and I got to compete against Kenny Spencer (pictured left) who I did kicking lessons in Nashville with last Summer. Both Will and Kenny played at North Alabama and are both on the verge of UFL jobs and NFL opportunities.

Overall it was a great weekend and I look forward to seeing what other opportunities come up over the next few months as I continue my training toward PRO football.

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