Kicking the Football

Renner Jr., William

ISBN 10: 0880116854 / ISBN 13: 9780880116855

Published by Human Kinetics, 1997

Seller Inventory # 0880116854-4-20161314

Synopsis:

Provides football players and coaches with detailed technical instruction, this book covers every aspect of place kicking and punting. Players should develop sound fundamentals by following the step-by-step descriptions, sequential illustrations, and 22 practice drills.

About the Author:

Bill Renner is a former NFL punter who played for the Green Bay Packers in 1986 and 1987 after a collegiate career at Virginia Tech.

Renner has directed punting and kicking camps since 1986 and has taught kickers throughout the United States since 1980. He has helped produce numerous all-district, all-state, all-region, and All-American performers.

Renner is a member of the American Football Coaches Association and the Virginia High School Coaches Association. He is currently head football coach and assistant athletic director at Langley High School (Virginia).

The author wrote his master's thesis on punting while earning an MS in exercise physiology from Virginia Tech University in 1983.

Renner and his wife Cindy have a daughter, Summer, and a son, Bryn. In his leisure time, Renner enjoys golf, skiing, and reading books.

Tom Taricani contributed his expertise to the soccer-style placekicking portion of the book. Tom is director of soccer-style kicking for the 4th Down Sports Kicking Camps. He has worked with the author for 10 years, developing and refining the teaching method that has proven so successful for hundreds of placekickers.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Kicking the Football
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair