Tommy Townsend Reflects on U.S. Army All American Bowl Experience

                                    All American Kicking's Tommy Townsend and punter of Boone High School was selected for this year's U.S. Army All American Bowl on January 3, 2015. After the game, Townsend reflected on his experience, discussed what he learned by playing in this year's game and shared what he'll be doing before attending University of Tennessee in the Fall.

Another Successful Holiday Kicking Camp

Coach Nick Fleming with All American Kicking's College Guys during the holiday kicking camp.

Thanks to everyone who attended our Annual Holiday Kicking Camp with our College Guys! We had a great turnout with lots of students in attendance to learn from All American Kicking's college punters, kickers and snappers who helped instruct on Saturday.

Our college guys early on Saturday morning getting ready to teach!

Coach Nick Fleming taking students through some warm up's before kicking.

University of Florida's Johnny Townsend showing the students how it's done.

University of South Alabama's Aleem Sunanon working with younger students.

Temple's Austin Jones sharing some insights from his successful season.

Lenoir Rhyne's Hunter Haire getting one of our students lined up just right.

Tusculum's Ian O'Grady working with a fellow snapper.

Colorado State's Ricky Buckner sharing a few tips during the kicking camp. 

Coach Nick Fleming showing the college guys he's still got it!

AAK Week 7 Student Stats and Scores - Week of October 15 - 18, 2014

October 15:
Lake MaryFreshman 7, Seminole 14

Oviedo Freshman 17, Hagerty 14

• William Przystup of Oviedo with 2 extra points and a 4th quarter 28 yard field goal. Congratulations to William being brought up to Varsity for the remainder of the season! On the Freshman team he was responsible for all kicking duties including kickoffs, punting, punting and extra points.

October 16:
St. Cloud 42, Lake Nona 59

• St. Cloud's Andrew Bogaenko went 3 for 3 on field goals for 24, 30 and 31 yards. Bogaenko also had a pooch punt from the 45 to pin Lake Nona at their 7 yard line. He had 2 kickoffs that were touchbacks with a hang time of 3.85 and 3.9. Bogaenko also had an opening onside kick that St. Cloud recovered on the one yard line and were able to score on the next play. .

October 17:
Orangewood Christian 0, First Academy 49
Lake Highland 7, Tavares 58
Bishop Moore 25, Tampa Jesuit 17

• Bishop Moore's Jake McIntyre was 2/2 on field goals of 25 and 27 yards.He also had a touchback and a 40 yard punt.

Lake Mary 48, Lyman 13

• Congratulations to snapper Jacob Rubenstein of Lake Mary on the victory over Lyman!

Easter River 28, Oak Ridge 34
Freedom 7, Boone 33

• Freedom JV's Michael Castaned with one extra point.

University 21, Timber Creek 42

• Timber Creek's Christian Morris with four extra points in Friday's win.

Dr. Phillips 51, Cypress Creek 0

• Ethan Shafer of Dr. Phillips with 7 extra points and 2 punts in Friday's win over Cypress Creek

East River 3, Wekiva 63

• Congratulations to Wekiva snapper Brandon Fields on the huge win over East River!

West Orange 48, Olympia 7

• Olympia's Phillip Shure with the extra point for Olympia
• Congratulations to Andrew Brickweg of West Orange and his team on clinching their first District TItle since 1999.

Plantation American Heritage 30, Apopka 20

• Apopka's Tyler L'Heureux with two extra points Friday

Armwood 56, Lennard 0 (Tampa)

• Sterling Hofrichter of Armwood with 8 extra points in Friday's victory.

Terre Haute North 25, Franklin Central 23 (Indiana)

• Zach Potter of THN with 2 punts for an agerage of 53 yards. One was 65 yards downed at the four yard line, tying a school record! Game average broke school record and set a school record for most punts in a career.
• Zach was 2/2 PAT's, FG 1/1 20 yards and 5 kickoffs with 2 touchbacks.
• For the season: Punts (30) 39.46 yard average with 12 downed inside the 20 yard line and 5 fair catches. 20/23 on PAT's, 6/11 on Field Goals and 37 Kickoffs with 17 touchbacks for a total of 38 points for the season.

October 17:
Temple 10, Houston 31

• Temple's Austin Jones with a 22 yard field goal and extra point in Friday night's game.

October 18:
Duke 20, Virginia 13
Florida 13, Missouri 42

• Florida's Frankie Velez with one extra point Saturday.

FAU 45, Western Kentucky 38

Colorado State 16, Utah State 13
UCF 20, Tulane 13

• Shawn Moffitt of UCF with 30 and 47 yard field goals as well as two extra points in Saturday's win.

Geneva 19, Case Western 33

• Ed Schuster of Geneva punts twice in Saturday's game.

Tusculum 35, Carson Newman 55
Eastern Illinois 52, S.E. Missouri 13
Benedictine 49, Peru St. 6
Lenoir Rhyne 23, Newberry 10

• Hunter Haire with one kickoff of 57 yards for Lenoir Rhyne in Saturday's win.

Greensboro 14, Maryville 39
University of Southern Alabama 30, Georgia State 27

• Aleem Sunanon of Southern Alabama with 3 field goals for 43, 28 and 43 yards as well as 3 extra points.

Brown 16, Princeton 27

• Grant Senne of Brown with 3 field goals for 28, 33 and 19 and an extra point in Saturday's game.
• Congratulations to Grant being named Ivy League Player of the Week!

Colgate 31, Yale 45
Augustana 52, Wayne State 48

• Augustana's Lucas Wainman with a 37 yard field goal 7 extra points in Saturday's win. 

St. Francis 20, University of St. Francis 42

• St. Francis's Ryan Giachetti with 2 punts in Saturday's game for an average of 37.5 yards.

AAK Game Schedule - Week of October 15 - 18, 2014

October 15:

Lake Mary Freshman vs. Seminole

Oviedo Freshman vs. Hagerty

October 16:

St. Cloud vs. Lake Nona

October 17:

Orangewood Christian vs. First Academy

Lake Highland vs. Tavares

Bishop Moore vs. Tampa Jesuit

Lake Mary vs. Lyman

Easter River vs. Oak Ridge

Freedom vs. Boone

University vs. Timber Creek

Dr. Phillips vs. Cypress Creek

East River vs. Wekiva

West Orange vs. Olympia

Armwood vs. Lennard (Tampa)

Terre Haute North vs. Franklin Central (Indiana)

October 17:

Temple vs. Houston

October 18:

Duke vs. Virginia

Florida vs. Missouri

FAU vs. Western Kentucky

Colorado State vs. Utah State

UCF vs. Tulane

Geneva vs. Case Western

Tusculum vs. Carson Newman

Eastern Illinois vs. S.E. Missouri

Benedictine vs. Peru St.

College of DuPage vs. Iowa Western

Lenoir Rhyne vs. Newberry

Greensboro vs. Maryville

University of Southern Alabama vs. Georgia State

Brown vs. Princeton

Colgate vs. Yale

Augustana vs. Wayne State

St. Francis vs. University of St. Francis

AAK Student Stats, Scores and Social Media - Week of October 8 - 11, 2014

October 8:
Lake Mary Freshman 21, Hagerty 14

• Congrats to Lake Mary's Dalton DeChristopher on the win over Hagerty!

October 9: 
Oviedo 7, Mainland 41

• Oviedo's Connor O'Toole with the extra point for his team.

Olympia 33, Lake Mary 55

• Congratulations to Lake Mary snapper Jacob Rubenstein on the big win!
• Olympia's Phillip Shure added three extra points in Thursday's game

October 10:
Orangewood Christian 6, Melbourne Holy Trinity 47
South Lake 56, St. Cloud 24

• St. Cloud's Andrew Bogaenko with a 27 yard field goal and an extra point Friday.

Jones 26, Freedom 40
Bishop Moore 23, Hagerty 20

• Jake McIntyre of Bishop Moore with 42 and 31 yard field goals in the second half before making the game winning 31 yard field goal at the end of the fourth to clinch the win Friday! McIntyre also had two extra points.

Cypress Creek 63, West Orange 6
Oak Ridge 22, Ocoee 10
Edgewater 21, Timber Creek 17

• Christian Morris of Timber Creek added an extra point in the third quarter.

Apopka 43, Evans 0

• Tyler L'Heureux of Apopka with three extra points in Friday's huge win over Evans.

East River 19, Wekiva 20

• Congrats to Wekiva snapper Brandon Fields on the win over East River!

Armwood 62, Leto 3 (Tampa)

• Sterling Hofrichter of Armwood was 8 for 9 in extra points in Friday's huge win over Leto.

A. Crawford Mosley 35, Gulf Breeze 28 (Pensacola)

• Mosley's Ben Raybon was 5 for 5 on extra points in this huge comeback win over Gulf Breeze. Here's a look at the crazy last 30 seconds of the game where Mosley scored 2 touchdows in 12.5 seconds!

Terre Haute North 47, Perry Meridian 26 (Indiana)

• THN's Zach Potter with four extra points in Friday's win

October 9:
UCF 31, BYU 24 OT

• UCF's Shawn Moffitt with a 42 yard field goal and four extra points in the Knight's overtime win

October 11:
Duke 31, Georgia Tech 25
Florida 27, LSU 30

• Florida's Frankie Velez with34 and 18 yard field goals as well as 3 extra points for the Gators.

Temple 35, Tulsa 24

• Temple's Austin Jones with 5 extra points in Saturday's win.

Colorado State 31, Nevada 24
Geneva 3, Thomas More 42
N.C. Wesleyan 48, LaGrange College 21

• N.C. Wesleyan's Codan Breckenridge with six extra points in Saturday's win.

Tusculum 16, Newberry 14
Eastern Illinois 33, Eastern Kentucky 36

• Cody Edwards of Eastern Illinois with 2 punts averaging 32 1/2 yards.

Benedictine 21, Baker University 27
Wagner 46, St. Francis University 39
Lenoir Rhyne 32, North Greenville 21
Greensboro 35, Methodist 63
Brown 27, Holy Cross 24

• Brown's Grant Senne makes the game winning field goal from 23 yards for the win in double overtime! Senne also had a 40 yard field goal in the fourth, as well as 3 extra points.

Colgate 31, Princeton 30
Augustana 12, University of Sioux Falls 23

• Lucas Wainman of Augustana with a 36 yard field goal and an extra point during the third quarter Saturday.

St. Francis 7,  Robert Morris University 12

AAK Week 7 High School and College Schedule - October 8 - 11, 2014

October 8:

Lake Mary Freshman vs. Hagerty

October 9: 

Oviedo at Mainland

Olympia at Lake Mary

October 10:

Orangewood Christian at Melbourne Holy Trinity

South Lake at St. Cloud

Jones at Freedom

Bishop Moore at Hagerty

Cypress Creek at West Orange

Oak Ridge at Ocoee

Edgewater at Timber Creek

Apopka at Evans

East River at Wekiva

Armwood vs. Leto (Tampa)

A. Crawford Mosley vs. Gulf Breeze (Pensacola)

Terre Haute North vs. Perry Meridian (Indiana)

October 9 on ESPN

UCF vs. BYU

October 11

Duke vs. Georgia Tech

Florida vs. LSU

Temple vs. Tulsa

Colorado State vs. Nevada

Geneva vs. Thomas More

Atlanta Sports Academy vs. Gattaca JC

Webber vs. Edward Waters

Tusculum vs. Newberry

Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky

Benedictine vs. Baker University

Wagner vs. St. Francis University

Lenoir Rhyne vs. North Greenville

Greensboro vs. Methodist

Brown vs. Holy Cross

Colgate vs. Princeton

Augustana vs. University of Sioux Falls

St. Francis vs. Robert Morris University

AAK Student Scores, Stats and Social Media - Week of September 24 - 27, 2014

Orangewood Christian 21, Foundation 20
Merritt Island 20, Oviedo 45

• Connor O'Toole with six PAT's and a 42 yard field goal in the fourth quarter for Oviedo

Lake Highland 2, Warner Christian 62
Evans 27, Davenport Ridge Comm. 36

• Evans' Alberto Escobedo adds three extra points for his team Friday

East Ridge 10, Oak Ridge 57
St. Cloud 36, Gateway 14

• Huge game for St. Cloud's Andrew Bogaenko on Friday! Bogaenko had a record breaking game with five field goals of 33, 32, 49 23 and 34 yards in rainy conditions.
• Click here for more on Bogaenko's big game!

Lake Mary 28, Seminole 21

• Snapper Jacob Rubenstein helps his team to victory Friday over Seminole.

Jones 14, West Orange 50
University 0, Dr. Phillips 49

• Ethan Schafer of Dr. Phillips was 4-6 of deep kickoff's resulting in touchbacks, 6-6 pats, one punt 38 yards 4.6 hang

Timber Creek 49, Olympia 7

• Phillip Shure adds the extra point for Olympia in the second quarter

Apopka 47,  Freedom 14

• Apopka's Tyler L'Heureux adds two extra points for his team in the first quarter

Winter Park 13, Boone 16
Wekiva 39, Lake Howell 6

• Wekiva snapper Brandon Fields helped lift his team to victory Friday

A. Crawford Mosley 13, Arnold 10 (Pensacola)

Armwood 42, Jefferson 0 (Tampa)

• Armwood's Sterling Hofrichter adds six extra points for his team's win over Jefferson

Terre Haute North 24, Columbus North 30 (Indiana)

• THN's Zach Potter makes his 19th career field goal during the fourth quarter Friday to break alum and New York Giants Punter Steve Weatherford's record. Click here to watch what the Giant had to say to Zach.

Next Week's Schedule:

Lake Mary Freshman vs. Oviedo
Lake Mary at Lake Brantley
Mt. Dora at Lake Highland
St. Cloud at Harmony
Tavares at Bishop Moore
Oviedo at University
Evans at Olympia
Apopka at West Orange
Boone at Dr. Phillips
Timber Creek at Winter Park
Terre Haute North vs. Blooming South (Indiana)
A. Crawford Mosley vs. Pensacola Catholic (Panhandle)

Augustana 52, U-Mary 0

• Huge game for Augustana's Lucas Wainman, who made a 32-yard-field goal and added 7 extra points for his team.

University of St. Francis 13, St. Xavier 28

• St. Francis's Ryan Giachetti with 5 punts in Saturday's game with an average of 33 yards

Duke 10, Miami 22
FAU 41, Texas San Antonio 37
Temple 36, UConn 10

• Congratulations to Temple's Austin Jones, the AAC Player of the Week! Jones had a big game this weekend, making 34 and 47 yard field goals as well as four extra points for his team Saturday. Jones is the second leading scorer for the team with 33 points! He has already pasted Temple in field goals for last year. He is 18 for 18 PAT and 5 for 7 in field goals.

Colorado State 24, Boston College 21
Geneva 21, Carnegie Mellon 22
Tusculum 9,  Lenoir Rhyne 47
E. Illinois 19, Ohio University 34

• Eastern Illinois' Cody Edwards with 5 punts in Saturday's game averaging 30 yards

Benedictine 22, Missouri Valley 29
Wagner 23, Lafayette 35
College of Dupage 6, Georgia Military 52
University of Southern Alabama 34, Idaho 10
Brown 14, Harvard 22
Colgate 19, Georgetown 0

• Congratulations to Colgate's Duncan Brennan with his first career kick this past weekend! Brennan took the last kickoff and made the tackle in Saturday's win over Georgetown.

Next Week's Schedule:

FAU vs. FIU
UCF vs. Houston
St. Francis vs. Concordia
Augustana vs. Upper Iowa
Florida vs. Tennessee
Colorado St. vs. Tulsa
Webber vs. Atlanta Christian
Tusculum vs. Catawba
Benedeictine vs. Emanuel University
Warner vs. Alderson Broaddus
College of DuPage vs. Trinity Valley
Lenoir Rhyne vs. Brevard
Greensboro vs. Huntington
University of South Alabama vs. Appalachia State
Brown vs. Rhode Island
Colgate vs. Holy Cross

The Basics: The Plant Spot

By Coach Nick Fleming

Height, power, and accuracy; all of these are important when it comes to kicking a football, and all are affected by where a kicker plants his foot when kicking.  Here are some tips to ensure you have a proper plant no matter which tee you use.

There are two important factors that affect a kick.  The first factor is how close a kicker’s foot is to the ball on the X-axis (close or far from the ball).  It is difficult to make proper contact if a kicker plants too close to the ball and are unable to open and expose the proper spot on the foot. The distance from the ball, as well as the appropriate amount of body lean, have to be altered to make good contact. When a new kicker is starting out, I recommend planting either a football length or a shoe length away from the ball.  This will allow enough room for the foot to open up and expose the proper spot on a kicker’s foot to make contact with the ball. It will also be close enough for the kicker to maintain good momentum through the football.  This length is a general guideline but can be an inch or two closer or farther away based on the kicker’s comfort level.

The second and more important factor affecting a kick is where a kicker plants on the Y-axis (close or further from the upright).  This axis has greater impact on power and height, but depending on whether the kicker uses a block or kicks off the ground, the plant spot will change.

If a kicker is using a 2” block, the plant should be knuckle of foot even with the football.  This allows contact with the ball to occur when the leg is on its upswing and the ball will get over the line of scrimmage more easily. This is the main purpose for using a block.   If a kicker is using a 1” block, the plant spot will need to move closer towards the uprights, so that the laces are even with the ball.  This will create contact with the ball during the upswing portion of the kick, allowing for better height at the line of scrimmage.  The benefit of using a 1” block rather than to a 2” block is that it allows the kicker to plant further up the Y-axis, with contact on the ball happening closer to leg lock (the point of the swing when the knee locks out), which can generate more power.  A kicker using a 1” tee will need to rely on better mechanics to get the ball over the line of scrimmage versus using a 2” block.

When kicking off the ground without the aid of a block, the plant spot should be back of the heel and even with the ball.  Obviously, a kicker no longer has the aid of raising the ball off the ground to make contact on the upswing, so he will need to rely on great mechanics to get the ball over the line of scrimmage and downfield with good distance.  A benefit to kicking off the ground is the ability to make contact at leg-lock which will create more power. 

New kickers should be aware that using a tee also creates more breathing room for erratic plant spots or swings; so don't jump right into kicking off the ground because it might give a kicker an extra yard or two of distance.  Without proper mechanics, the extra power gained from making contact at leg-lock isn’t noticeable because poor technique won’t allow it to happen.  A kicker should practice off a tee until the mechanics are perfected. 

As a recap, here are the important tips to keep in mind about Plant Spot:

·         A football length or foot length away from the ball is a good guideline for plant spot on the X-axis

·         When using a 2” block, the knuckle of the foot should be even with the ball on the Y-axis

·         When using a 1” block, the top of the laces should be even with the ball on the Y-axis

·         When kicking off the ground, the plant spot should be back of the heel and even with the ball

AAK Ready for Week 2 of Football!

Here's a look at some of All American Kicking's students who will be hitting the field this week in both high school and college games. Follow our blog and social media for updates on their performance this week and all season long!

Students, be sure to send us an email and let us know about your game.

Week of September 5 and 6, 2014

Apopka's Tyler L'Heureux vs. Lake Brantley, 7

Bishop Moore's's Jake McIntyre vs. Harmony, 7:30

Dr. Phillips' Ethan Shafer and Angelo Alexander vs. Olympia's Justin Ford, Phillip Shure and Jonathan Messina, 7:30

Edgewater at Wekiva's Brandon Fields, 7:30

Evans' Alberto Escobedo at Lyman, 7:30

Freedom's Michael Castaneda at West Orange's Andrew Brickweg, 7:30

Gateway at Oak Ridge's Dylan Hartwell, 7

Orangewood Christian's Armel Lee at Master's Academy, 7

Oviedo's Connor O'Toole and Zac Bastien at Winter Springs 7:30

St. Cloud's Andrew Bogaenko vs. Astronaut, 7:30

Terra Haute North's Zach Potter vs. Northview (Indiana)

Armwood's Sterling Hofrichter at Blake (Tampa)

Geneva's Ed Schuster vs. Frostburg
Atlanta Sports Academy's Sam Wallace vs. Fort Benning
Augustana's Lucas Wainman vs. Mount St. Joseph
Tusculum's Ian O'Grady vs. College of Faith
Lenoir Rhyne's Hunter Haire vs. Point
Eastern Illinois's Cory Edwards vs. Southern Illinois
Greensboro's Mark Bush vs.Guilford
University of Southern Alabama's Aleem Sunanon vs. Kent State
Florida's Frankie Velez and Johnny Townsend vs. Eastern Michigan
FAU's Landon Scheer vs. Alabama
Temple's Austin Jones vs. Navy
Air Force's Garrett Powers at Wyoming
North Carolina Wesleyan College's Codan Breckenridge vs. Stevenson

All American Kicking On the Field and Social Media

Week of August 28-30, 2014 Oak Ridge 28, Apopka 23 - F Dr. Phillips 24, Timber Creek 13 - F Timber Creek's Christian Morris made a 21 yard field goal in the third quarter AAK's Ethan Shafer added three extra points for Dr. Phillips and made a 36 yard field goal mid-way thru the 4th quarter. Bishop Moore 35, First Academy 21 - F  Lake Mary 38, Winter Springs 14 - F  Snapper Jacob Rubenstein helps the Lake Mary Rams to victory over Winter Springs Osceola 48, Freedom 7 - F Oviedo 28, Lake Brantley 6 - F AAK's Zac Bastien kicked three times for Oviedo in the second half AAK's Connor O'Toole hit all 4 pats for Oviedo Wekiva 40, Jones 2 - F AAK's Brandon Fields and Long Snapper helps Wekiva to their huge victory over Jones. Bishop Moore 35, First Academy 21 - F East River 42, Cypress Creek 6 - F Edgewater 41, Evans 6 - F Deltona Trinity Christian 34, Lake Highland 17 - F St. Cloud 59, Centennial Colorado Eaglecrest 56 - F AAK's Andrew Bogaenko kicks a 51-yard field goal en route to victory for St. Cloud. Congrats for being named one of the Top 10 Plays of the Week by the Sentinel! Click here to watch his awesome field goal! West Orange 27, Boone 24 - F Warner Christian 35, Orangewood Christian 0 - F Terre Haute North 10, THS Vigo 21 - F AAK's Zach Potter Stats with THN Via Email: Punts- (8) for 43.0 avg. 5 inside 20 yd. line (3) fair catches and one return for 5 yds. FG- 2/2  (37,29 yards) PAT- 4/4 Kickoff- 7 with 3 touchbacks Armwood 37, Durant 14 - F Via Facebook from Armwood Kicker Sterling Hofrichter: "Won 37-14. Punted three times with two inside the 20 and a 61 yard punt and went 5/5 on extra points" Next Week's Games: Apopka vs. Lake Brantley, 7 Bishop Moore vs. Harmony, 7:30 Dr. Phillips at Olympia, 7:30 Edgewater at Wekiva, 7:30 Evans at Lyman, 7:30 Freedom at West Orange, 7:30 Gateway at Oak Ridge, 7 Lake Mary vs. Osceola, 7:30 Orangewood Christian at Master's Academy, 7 Oviedo at Winter Springs, 7:30 Clermont East Ridge at Tavares, 7 St. Cloud vs. Astronaut, 7:30 Terra Haute North vs. Northview (Indiana) Armwood vs. Blake (Tampa) Air Force 44, Nicholls 16 Colgate 10, Ball State 30 Colorado State 31, Colorado 17 Eastern Illinois 20, Minnesota 42 AAK's Cody Edwards made his college football debut for Eastern Illinois. FAU 7, Nebraska 55 Penn St. 26, UCF 24 UCF kicker Shawn Moffitt makes a 36 yard field goal in the 2nd quarter in UCF's season opener in Ireland. Temple 37, Vanderbilt 7 Temple's freshman kicker Austin Jones makes 19 yard and 28 yard field goals in the 3rd quarter in his college football debut and upset over Vanderbilt. Next Week's Games: Geneva vs. Frostburg Atlanta Sports Academy vs. Fort Benning University of Wisconsin Platteville vs. Buena Vista Augustana vs. Mount St. Joseph Lenoir Rhyne vs. Point Greensboro vs.Guilford University of Southern Alabama vs. Kent State Florida vs. Eastern Michigan FAU vs. Alabama Temple vs. Navy Air Force at Wyoming Don't see your game? Send us an email to make sure we include your game info each and every week! Email amy@allamericankicking.com.