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The UCM Kickoff
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- WN-08154
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About this video
Willie Fritz's formula for kickoff coverage at the University of Central Missouri breaks the kick into four phases: taking the kick, recognition, avoidance and collision. In this kickoff coverage coaching video, Coach Fritz teaches each phase in order, runs the drills that build it, and explains how he chooses the players who cover kicks for UCM. Full-team drills tie the four phases together so the unit practices the way it plays.
What you'll learn
- The strategy and formula behind Central Missouri's kickoff coverage unit.
- Techniques, instruction and drills for all four phases of the kickoff: taking the kick, recognition, avoidance and collision.
- How to select the best personnel for your kickoff team.
- Covering specific kickoffs, including the deep middle return.
- Full-team kickoff drills you can carry straight into practice.
- How the instruction and drills apply to your own special teams, whatever level you coach.
Who it's for
Special teams coordinators and kickoff team coaches at the high school and college level who need better kickoff coverage and a repeatable way to teach it.
About the coach
Willie Fritz served as head coach at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri, where he developed and coached the four-phase kickoff coverage system taught here.
Part 4 of Coach Fritz's five-part special teams series. The session includes extensive game film. Runtime: about 118 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What are the four phases of kickoff coverage in this video?
Taking the kick, recognition, avoidance and collision. Coach Fritz teaches the technique for each phase, then shows the individual and full-team drills Central Missouri uses to rep them, along with how to cover specific returns such as the deep middle return.
Who should watch it?
Any coach responsible for the kickoff team. The material comes from a college program, but the phases and drills apply directly to a high school kickoff unit.
Is this a download or a stream?
A stream. Buy it for $19.95 and it plays right away in your AFM Videos account, on a phone, tablet or laptop, with no limit on views. All Access members ($99 a year) already have it, along with every other video in the library.
How does this session fit with Coach Fritz's other special teams videos?
It is the fourth of his five-part series. His kickoff return session covers the other side of the kick, and his punt block and return session covers fourth down; together they build a complete kicking-game approach.