Join a 71-year-old coach as he walks through his kick-strong yoga routine, targeted warm-ups and cool-downs designed to protect knees, hips and quads while improving leg extension and balance. He explains common hip-rotation and plant-foot issues, and shows how to correct technique to avoid weak punts and short field goals.

Watch the full session on The Athletic Scholarship Truth YouTube channel to see the metaglass POV, detailed alignment cues, and practical fixes that can reduce the need for PT and boost your kicker’s performance.

Coach Marc Nolan talks with Scottish coach Kevin Middleton about his journey from volunteering at grassroots clubs to working in professional and women’s football. They discuss practical strategies for communicating with parents, involving players in their development plans, and creating healthy team environments.

Topics include the youth-to-academy funnel, differences between pay-to-play and community-based systems, the balance of talent and work ethic, coach education, handling discipline and adversity, and the importance of empathy and trust. Kevin also shares his resources and book for coaches seeking better practices.

Veteran coach shares why traditional recruiting tactics no longer work and why many parents feel overwhelmed by camps, rankings, NIL, and the transfer portal.

He introduces a free, parent-driven community focused on college readiness, smarter camp choices, real evaluation standards, and monthly live Q&A sessions to help families plan instead of react.