The Story.
Combining Division I football experience, sports science, and years of refining kicking under elite pressure, to help AFL footballers younger and older BUILD BIGGER KICKS.
My Footy Journey.
Growing up in Melbourne, I developed my passion for the game through the Hampton Rovers Football Club, where I played from Under 10s through to Under 17s, along with one season at Mordialloc Braeside. Alongside this, I spent a season in the Sandringham Dragons Under 14s program. I also represented St Bede's College throughout Years 7–11 of high school — and fun fact, our team never lost a game from Year 7–9.
During my junior years, I played primarily as a centre half forward and ruckman before transitioning into the midfield as I got older. Playing multiple positions gave me a strong understanding of the game from different perspectives and helped build the athletic and technical foundations that later allowed me to transition into punting in the USA.
One thing I realised looking back on my junior years was how important proper kicking development is at a young age. While I loved the game and developed naturally through playing, I believe better technical coaching and stronger fundamentals early on would have given me an even greater advantage as I progressed through my football journey. That understanding is a big part of why I am passionate about helping younger players develop clean, repeatable kicking mechanics from an early age.
Built at Carolina.
Three years inside one of America's premier Division I football programs — the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill — competing at the highest level of college athletics while completing a degree in Exercise and Sports Science.
That environment shaped my entire approach to performance: training under legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick, operating within NFL-level standards, and working daily alongside elite strength & conditioning, biomechanics, and sports performance staff. This all helped me build a deeper understanding of how the body produces, transfers, and expresses force — knowledge that now forms the foundation of my coaching philosophy.
My degree + my experience training as a punter gives me the perfect foundation to coaching AFL players younger and older how to produce more force and power into their kicks. Whether it is to improve in-game performance, or show off to your mates by kicking the biggest torp, all AFL players can learn something from what I teach.
Power Through Precision.
Getting to the University of North Carolina took years of work refining my kicking, training under pressure, and competing in elite environments where performance standards were incredibly high every single day. I give a lot of credit to ProKick Australia, who helped train and prepare me to play college football in the USA.
Playing Division I football taught me that bigger kicks are not just built through strength — they come from clean technique, confidence, timing, and the ability to transfer power efficiently through the football under pressure. Training and competing in that environment forced me to constantly refine my mechanics, movement, and consistency, by breaking down every aspect of my kicking mechanics until I found something that worked for me — and will absolutely work for you too!
That experience now shapes the way I coach AFL players. My goal is to help footballers develop more powerful, repeatable kicks through better technique, movement quality, and a deeper understanding of how to generate force efficiently — whether that's improving game performance or simply becoming the player who can launch the biggest torp on the field.
Performance Under Pressure.
As a punter, you have to catch a ball from your long snapper standing 15 yards away travelling over 65 km/h, take no more than 1.5s (and that is generous) to take 3-4 quick steps, and kick the ball over 50m just to achieve a ~40 yard kick from the line of scrimmage. You also have to consider:
- Weather elements — by the end of the season, we played in negative weather with snow and heavy winds. We also played in 35°+ weather with pads and a helmet on … not fun.
- Game balls — kicking a game ball is like kicking a brick (ESPECIALLY when it is cold), they are nothing like a juicy AFL Sherrin.
- 10 of the biggest, fastest athletes in the world doing everything in their power to block your kick and score for their team — been there, done that.
- Punt returners who would leave any AFL player in the dust with their speed and agility, also trying to score for their team — unfortunately been there, done that too.
- An extra 6–8 kg of padding and a helmet — nothing worse than trying to put your jersey and pads on … if you know, you know.
- Strict instruction from your Head and Special Teams Coaches on ball placement and hang time — or you will be chewed out … been there, done that.
- Hang time is everything — not enough air and that kick is going for a touchdown. Not many things worse than seeing a punt returner running past you on the sideline.
- Massive stadiums — I played at Clemson with 85,000 screaming fans wanting you to fail.
- Kicking against their game plan — the opposition team has been watching hours of film on you and your punt team all week, looking for anything they can exploit to block your kick.
- You only get 1 chance — no do-overs as a punter. You're not a QB who can throw a bad pass then a TD on the next throw, or a forward who can miss a set shot then kick the next one. If you shank it, you own that kick and live with it — it may be your only kick of the game.
I don't say all this to brag or make excuses about how hard it is to be a punter — I'm saying it because I know what I'm talking and coaching about when I say I know what it takes to build a kick that holds up under pressure, fatigue, and real game intensity. I'm not just some strong guy who can get a hold of a big kick every so often. I have a strict routine and process that I developed and mastered as a punter at UNC, and I now want to share those tips and tricks with YOU — with the goal of building bigger kicks in footy players right across the country.