Complete Kicking Network
“Wonderkick” Assessment
1) Soccer style field goals should struck by the kicker using the:
a) Toe
b) Heel
c) Instep
d) Ankle
2) When kicking a field goal, the plant foot should be about:
a) Three inches to the side of the football
b) About a shoe length away from the side of the football
c) About a foot and a half away from the side of the football
d) None of the above
3) The sweet spot of a football is:
a) The top half of the football
b) The middle of the football in the center
c) About a third of the way up from the bottom of the football in the center
d) In the middle of the laces
4) Too wide of a plant foot on fields goals will often cause:
a) A sharp, flat swing
b) Dipping of the kicking leg shoulder
c) Football contact near the toe
d) All of the above
5) To maximize lift (height) on the football , one must be _______ at impact:
a) Crunching / Sitting Down
b) Leaning toward the football
c) Tall / Upright
d) None of the above
6) When setting up for a field goal, the following has a significant impact on accuracy:
a) A kicker’s alignment
b) The number of steps a kicker takes
c) The type of football one is kicking
d) None of the above
7) To maximize accuracy when kicking a field goal, the following is essential:
a) Getting hips and shoulders square to target at impact
b) Swinging toward the target
c) Having the plant foot facing the target at impact
d) All of the above
8) A squib kickoff is one that:
a) Produces a line drive that bounces toward the returner
b) Produces a shorter, high, hanging kickoff
c) Is often used when a team needs the football back quickly
d) None of the above
9) A bloop or mortar kickoff is one that:
a) Produces a line drive kickoff which bounces toward the returner
b) Produces a shorter, high, hanging kickoff
c) Is often used when a team needs the football back quickly
d) None of the above
10) To effectively hit a squib kickoff, a kicker should:
a) Have a shallow (back) plant foot
b) Strike the football low
c) Be tall and upright at impact
d) None of the above
11) To effectively hit a bloop or mortar kickoff, one should:
a) Have a deep (forward) plant foot
b) Strike the football high
c) Be crunching over the football at impact
d) None of the above
12) The maximize power on kickoffs, a kicker should:
a) Kick and skip through the football
b) Explode off their plant foot and land on the kicking foot
c) Swing hard across their body
d) None of the above
13) When catching the football , a punter should:
a) Catch the football out away from their body
b) Catch the football near their chest
c) Catch the football toward their non-kicking leg
d) None of the above
14) A punter’s leg swing should:
a) Be sharp and come across their body
b) Be straight up and through the football
c) Be done as fast and hard as possible
d) None of the above
15) Punts should be struck by the punter using the:
a) Instep
b) Top of foot
c) Toe
d) None of the above
16) A pooch punt is one that:
a) Hangs high
b) Lands inside the twenty yard line
c) Pins a returner as close to the goal line as possible
d) All of the above
17) When punting into a stiff wind, a punter should do which of the following:
a) Raise their drop
b) Lower their drop
c) Add an additional step
d) None of the above
18) During a punter’s drop, the football should be:
a) Tilted with the nose up
b) Tilted with the nose down
c) Flat with the nose turned slightly inside
d) None of the above
19) When punting out of the back of the end zone, a punter should:
a) Be conscious of the end line
b) Lower their drop to drive the football
c) Use only one step to punt the football
d) All of the above
20) When a kicker or punter is about to perform, they should:
a) Visualize a successful kick or punt
b) Breath slowly in and out
c) Follow their pre-kick or punt routine
d) All of the above
ANSWERS:
1) C
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) C
6) A
7) D
8) A
9) B
10) D – a, b and c are how you hit a bloop or mortar kickoff!
11) D – a, b and c are how you hit a squib kickoff!
12) B
13) A
14) B
15) B
16) D
17) B
18) C
19) D
20) D