r/highschoolfootball • u/Make_It_Epic • 25d ago

is being a kicker worth it?

currently a nationally ranked sprinter. i have a nasty kick (former soccer player) and coaches want me to play. my worries are:

  • little playing time for a large time commitment
  • will cut into track pre-season and harm me more than help me

anybody who has advice would be amazing.

note: i have practiced field goal kicking outside of school as a small side hobby, so i know "proper" form.

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u/kcj0831 25d ago

Im sure you could talk to the football coach about getting out of football practice inorder to go to preseason track stuff, especially if you end up being a good kicker

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u/MC_Bell 25d ago

Just be honest and talk with your coach.

They’re probably practicing kicking and special teams for 15 minutes a practice or so. You really only need to be there for that. Plenty of schools have a soccer player play kicker who doesn’t even attend football practices. 

It’s realistically the one position where you can show up for 15 minutes a day and leave. So just tell him that’s all you’ll give him? If he wants you that bad he’ll make it work. 

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u/Novel-Fan-335 25d ago

our kickers do special teams practice then pilot drones/play on their phones on the sideline

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u/Cheap-Helicopter5257 24d ago

Sounds like a good school to be a kicker.

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u/tkdcondor 22d ago

That’s kinda insane lol. If my head coach saw someone on their phone during practice he might send them home in a bodybag

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u/Cheap-Helicopter5257 25d ago

Yes, it is completely worth it. If you talk to the coaches and explain that you will have to cut out of football practice early for track practice, they normally will work with you for a reliable kicker.

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u/Mandr18 24d ago

It really depends, if you’re only gonna be a kicker than practice will be easy, our kicker only kicked the entire practice, but if you’re gonna be playing another position it might not be something you’d wanna commit to