kicker?

Have we got a kicker? If not I'll give it a go cos my soccer team mates will confirm that I'm shithot at putting over the bar!

Hehe

Might be an idea to try people out when they turn up and see if they can hit a target placed downfield.

The number of linemen you guys seem to have, I was thinking about resigning myself to being a punter... that or the waterboy...

Seriously, usually you want someone for the kicker who's good at kicking and can catch (I've seen two many fumbled snaps to convince me otherwise). For the placekicker, I'd look around for someone who was good at rugby spot kicks at school but doesn't like the physical aspect.

The kick holder, incidently, should possibly be a decent quarterback so we can do fake fieldgoals as an option - doesn't have to be great, but able to catch well (don't want that snap fumbled), good awareness (those defensive guys are going to be coming in hard) and a half-way decent arm* might get the team out of trouble once in a while - might be best to find someone who can catch well and place the ball well and then teach them to throw than the other way around.

You seem to have the catching down, since you're down as a WR, but in a kick, it's usually customary to have a pair of WR ready to catch the ball in the case of a stunt play, isn't it? Wouldn't you be needed there? I would suggest a RB would be a good choice for a kicker so he could help to block in the case of a faked FG.

BTW if anyone has any pointers on lineman drill, please let me know... although, to be honest, I doubt if I'll make the team - you seem to have all the DL/OL covered atm.

* (will need to reach the 10-yard marker, preferably while not getting intercepted, although since it'll be 4th down, this is less important)

Once we get closer to a game we will let people have tryouts at Kicker.

For kick off - Who can kick it furthest and keep it in bounds

Punt - Who can kick it furthest

FG - Need to be a little more accurate, but effectively who can kick it furthest.

It was just a thought and to be honest the way my soccer seasons going it would be a bad idea cos at the moment I couldn't hit water if I fell out of a boat

Jaap: hey, didn't mean to discourage you... and with your speed, you might be excellent for the kickoffs.

I know I used to have half-way decent range, but my accuracy sucked big time when I punted and that was around 20 years ago... a punter (ideally) can put the punt out of bounds just inside the 5 or 10 yard line if he's in range to pin the opposition close to their own goal line and not give them a chance to run it back. Too far one way and you give them 20 yards for free - too far the other and you waste range and not far enough over and you give them the chance to run it back.

Thinking about it, I don't know if I could live with being a kicker either - too much stress when the team's down by 1 pt or something like.

Come to think of it... *goes to check on prices of concessions* anyone for a red-hot?

Marcus you haven't discouraged mate so no worries there...and also when you mention speed well I'll let you be the judge of that when you're up here (lol)

Nuff said id toe poke it back up the centers

ROFL I'd love to see that from the Tackles' point of view...

Wonder if his eyes would bulge beyond his mask?

What's a Red-Hot? Sounds flithy.

i know a lad who is trying to become LSU's kicker! he wants to train with us in the summer.

Paul was giving it a go when we were at Lillyhall. Like Paddy said we could worry about that closer to a game.

I think that we need to get a coach and some more suited players.

jeez... a red-hot is a hot-dog and about as obscene as you wish to make it - although I'd suggest doing anything too bad in private in case someone happens to have a camera handy... which, from what I've seen of this lot, is a dead cert if they suspect you'll be doing so...

Yeah, like Paddy says, you guys can worry about it later - all you need for the kicker and punter is someone who can kick far and accurately and not much else (unless you want stunt plays), so it would be a good job for someone with a decent foot and who isn't in the starting lineup for any other position...