Monday, 29 April 2013

Problems With Accuracy? Address Your Non-kicking Side.

Tall Posture, Eyes on Contact, Hips Square, Opposing Shoulder Closed. Quality.

I want to take a look at the role and importance of our non-kicking side during both punting and place-kicking. So often I see kickers young and old whose non-kicking side seems to almost fall asleep when executing a kick. When the kicking leg side dominates and takes over the body it results in a loss of control, balance and

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Some Thoughts on Session Structure


 
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”, “Quality over Quantity” and “You get out of it what you put in to it”.

Ok, so I try not to make a habit of throwing around the clichés but, with regard to improving your performance as a kicker they all ring very true indeed! Yet so often we choose to forget about developing a blueprint, that progressive course of action specifically designed at making small continuous improvements to our technique and mental skills, or we decide to have a blowout and kick for hours on end with little regard to our physical condition

Friday, 19 April 2013

7 Reasons to Buy Kicking Essentials

1) This is a breakthrough product.

Part of the reason I wrote this book was that simply no other product like it exists. Kickers crave more knowledge on how to increase performance and get the edge. Usually discussions between players and or coaches revolve around “well this is what I do” and “it worked for me”. This generally doesn’t take you far though.

Kicking Essentials is

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

NEW BOOK Kicking Essentials: The Ultimate Guide for Players and Coaches



Kicking Essentials: The Ultimate Guide for Players and Coaches is NOW AVAILABLE!

A Must Have Book for Coaches, Players and Parents Involved in the Game of Rugby.

Get More Information and Order Your Copy Now at www.kickingessentialsbook.com

Best Regards
Gareth

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

How to Develop Your Leg Swing to Maximise Distance


 
When watching great kickers perform there are a few things that are instantly recognizable; the amount of control and balance they have, the fluency and rhythm of how they move, and the consistency at which they can repeat the same action over and over again. This of course comes from a couple of different sources; a) their level of competency from a physical perspective and