2011 Wilhoit College Skills Camp

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On Saturday I had the first annual James Wilhoit College Skills Camp. This camp consisted of only kickers that I have worked with consistently over the past year.

The camp was three hours long and was a test of each kicker's ability to master his control of kicking a football. This was a time for each kicker to get a chance to see where they stand at this point of the Summer and to determine of they react under pressure.

I am very proud of my kicking clients as they performed very well during the camp. I had 5 college kickers from MTSU, Southern Miss, Arkansas St., Carson Newman, and UT-Martin along with a few underclassman kickers that have a chance to play in college very soon.

The first part of the camp was a skills test. The kicking test was inspired by the different kicking drills that I teach the kicking specialists throughout the year. The kicker's did numerous drills to test their balance and control into the ball.

Almost every kicker performed well during the challenge with Corey Acosta (pictured above) scoring an astounding 28/30 points in the challenge. He had the best kickoff of the day with a 72 yard 4.22 hang time!

One of the best all around kickers of the day was Alan Gendreau (MTSU). Alan scored very well at the skill test and showed exceptional leg strength. He hit the 53 yard field goal in the skills test and he placed in the top group in the field goal competition.

The top 2 kickers in the field goal competition were Carlos Lopez of Carson Newman (pictured above) and Jackson Redditt of UT-Martin. Carlos was a perfect 9 for 9 on field goals and hit a 56 yard field goal to barely defeat Jackson in the competition.

Honestly there were no winners or losers in the competition because everyone performed very well throughout the day. It makes me proud to coach these guys and I look forward to seeing each kicker's progress throughout the season.

Finally I want to thank Dave Foster of Fox 17 for covering the event. They did a great job with their coverage on Saturday and Sunday night. It was great to see more visibility for kickers across the state of Tennessee.

Overall it was a great day for kicking specialists in the state of Tennessee and I am looking forward to making this event even bigger next year after another year of high school seniors receiving college scholarships!

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