Missing kicks is part of the game. But how you miss matters. Did the ball barely slide outside the upright? Or was it a complete shank left? Because there’s a difference. One is a confident miss and one is usually a breakdown somewhere in the process. A confident miss tells you you’re close. The quicker you can coach yourself after the miss, the higher level of ball you’ll be able to play. Does it take you five kicks to make the adjustment, or can you fix it after one? The best specialists aren’t perfect. They just make corrections faster than everybody else. They understand what happened, trust their training, and move on without letting one miss turn into three. A lot of athletes panic after a miss and start changing everything. That’s where things snowball. High level guys can separate emotion from correction. Small adjustment. Full commitment. Next ball. That’s a huge part of becoming consistent. #TLK #BeAPro #StackDays #KickingCoach #TrustTheProcess

Are you aiming, or are you just kicking the ball? Obviously, the uprights are where we're trying to score. But they shouldn't be your target. You should be picking a target inside and beyond the uprights, then focusing on driving the ball through that spot. When you do that, the uprights simply become a byproduct of your aim, not the focus. As a kicker, one of the first things I did when I got to a new stadium was walk the field. I studied each side and found aim points for different kicks. From the left hash, middle, and right hash, I always had a specific spot I was aiming at on every single kick. The uprights were never the destination. They were just in the way of where I was going. I wasn't kicking to the uprights. I was kicking through them. #TLK #BeAPro #Kicking #FootballTraining #DetailsMatter