Sportsbuck28
Here comes the BOOM
Hey guys, I'm currently a sophomore in high school, and I'll be a junior next year (For those not skilled in dates/times, that means I'm in the class of '10). I play football for my high school in Huntersville, called Hopewell. Last year, we went 11-1 (6-0) and won our conference championship. (Now, on the MaxPreps page, it says we went 10-2 (5-1), but the team that won the conference had to forfeit the season due to an ineligible player so we gained a victory and the conference title in the process)
2008 will be my first year on varsity, and I'm a wide receiver/punter. Wide reciever is my main position, but if I want to play college ball anywhere, punting is my best bet. Last year, the coaches son was the varsity punter, while I was stuck on JV starting at WR and punter. Now, at the end of the season the coaches put together a stats sheet for the JV team, and I had 15 punts for 593 yards, which for you math dummies out there averages out to 39.5 yards per punt. So, despite the fact that I averaged 8 yards more than him, I toiled on JV because he was the coaches son and untouchable.
But, he is graduating and I will be stepping into the punting duties for us next year with no competition and I am trying my hardest to maybe get some college attention for it. I stand right now at 6'1 and 155 pounds, and I am doing both weight and flexibility training to improve my overall power and, well, obviously my flexibility which is HUGE for a punter. I don't have to handle kicking duties because there is a kicker in my class who was first team all-conference as a kicker this year (Not to mention being a helluva receiver), so I don't have to worry about that.
Now, here's my question to you guys. How do I improve enough to draw the attention of colleges? I am hitting up as many combines and punting camps as I can this spring and summer in hopes of improving my technique and punting ability as well as getting my name out there to recruiters. I know a lot of us have played high school ball (And I believe HAYN was a punter at tOSU), so I was wondering if you guys had any advice.
Much appreciated.
2008 will be my first year on varsity, and I'm a wide receiver/punter. Wide reciever is my main position, but if I want to play college ball anywhere, punting is my best bet. Last year, the coaches son was the varsity punter, while I was stuck on JV starting at WR and punter. Now, at the end of the season the coaches put together a stats sheet for the JV team, and I had 15 punts for 593 yards, which for you math dummies out there averages out to 39.5 yards per punt. So, despite the fact that I averaged 8 yards more than him, I toiled on JV because he was the coaches son and untouchable.
But, he is graduating and I will be stepping into the punting duties for us next year with no competition and I am trying my hardest to maybe get some college attention for it. I stand right now at 6'1 and 155 pounds, and I am doing both weight and flexibility training to improve my overall power and, well, obviously my flexibility which is HUGE for a punter. I don't have to handle kicking duties because there is a kicker in my class who was first team all-conference as a kicker this year (Not to mention being a helluva receiver), so I don't have to worry about that.
Now, here's my question to you guys. How do I improve enough to draw the attention of colleges? I am hitting up as many combines and punting camps as I can this spring and summer in hopes of improving my technique and punting ability as well as getting my name out there to recruiters. I know a lot of us have played high school ball (And I believe HAYN was a punter at tOSU), so I was wondering if you guys had any advice.
Much appreciated.
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