Sinopsis
International Podcast devoted to discussing Special Teams topics and interviewing some of the biggest special teams names in the NFL and beyond!Contact Us: 4thDownExperiencePodcast@gmail.comCo-Hosts:Chris HusbyBrian JacksonProfessional Kicking Coaches
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Seattle XFL Kicker Ernesto Lacayo Talks XFL Experience, Kick Strategy Development and Career | Ep 89
11/03/2020 Duración: 37min4DE Nation! In quite possibly one of the last XFL interviews before the season ended due to the Corona Virus, we had an amazing talk with XFL Seattle Dragons kicker Ernest Lacayo. At the point of this interview, we were 5 games into the season. It was a great talk to learn more about what the XFL is like, some new developments in kicking strategy as well as a reflection on his career as an Arena kicker who earned an opportunity to play at the professional XFL level. We think you'll enjoy this conversation and learn more about some of the inter workings of the XFL. Enjoy!We hope you enjoy this! If you like this one, please share this on social media, as well as leave us a 5 Star Review on iTunes!If our program is benefiting you and you're looking for a way to support what we do, please consider becoming a Patron Donation Supporter.Thank you and we hope to continue helping you and bringing you something enjoyable to listen to. Submit questions (DM or tag us) and we will answer them on our next podcast!F
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Raiders Kicker Daniel Carlson Talks Career, Oakland, Vegas & Kickoff Development | Ep 88
06/03/2020 Duración: 35min4DE Nation! We are back with another friend of the podcast. Oakland Raiders, now soon to be the Las Vegas Raiders joins us on the podcast! We last interviewed Daniel almost 3 years ago to the date when he just completed his NFL Combine experience and was preparing for the NFL Draft. We had a great conversation covering many of his experiences during his Pro career so far. We talk about the Raider experience and fan base, the excitement last the team moves to Las Vegas, as well as some kicking tips on kickoff development. Come enjoy with us!If you'd like a Launchpad KO Block, visithttps://launchpadkickofftee.com/nkrIf you'd like 10% off your order, use promo code: NKRWe hope you enjoy this! If you like this one, please share this on social media, as well as leave us a 5 Star Review on iTunes!If our program is benefiting you and you're looking for a way to support what we do, please consider becoming a Patron Donation Supporter.Thank you and we hope to continue helping you and bringing you something
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Fred Mitchell Award Winner Luis Aguilar Talks Magical Season! | Ep 87
28/02/2020 Duración: 29min4DE Nation! We have a great conversation this week with the Fred Mitchell Award winner Luis Aguilar who is a current Junior at Northern Arizona University. We talked about his kicking career path and the magical season he had this year which helped him earn the 2019 Fred Mitchell Award as the Top Collegiate kicker for the D1AA, D2, D3, NAIA and JUCO divisions. Enjoy!We hope you enjoy this! If you did, please share this on social media with your friends to enjoy!If you like this one, please share this on social media, as well as leave us a 5 Star Review on iTunes!If our program is benefiting you and you're looking for a way to support what we do, please consider becoming a Patron Donation Supporter.Thank you and we hope to continue helping you and bringing you something enjoyable to listen to. Submit questions (DM or tag us) and we will answer them on our next podcast!Follow Us (on all social media platforms):4th Down ExperienceEmail: 4thDownExperiencePodcast@gmail.comTweet At Us: TwitterFollow Us: Instagr
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Super Bowl Champion, Harrison Butker, Discusses Kicking Technique and The SB54 Experience | Ep 86
20/02/2020 Duración: 46min4DE Nation! We have a fantastic interview for you. We reconnected with Super Bowl Champion Kicker Harrison Butker. We talked about his Super Bowl experience, reviewed his 3 year journey in the NFL and offered great advice to college draft eligible specialists and the roll of a sports agent. We also discussed a variety of kicking technique topics including doing film study, drive for perfection, ball spot by the placeholder, and even the role of the long snapper with getting perfect laces. It was a real fun conversation and we are thankful that Harrison has be fun a friend of the podcast as well as a listener of the 4DE pod!We hope you enjoy this! If you did, please share this on social media with your friends to enjoy!If you like this one, please share this on social media, as well as leave us a 5 Star Review on iTunes!If our program is benefiting you and you're looking for a way to support what we do, please consider becoming a Patron Donation Supporter.Thank you and we hope to continue helping you and b
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Kicking Legend Martin Gramatica Talks Lessons Learned From His NFL Career | Ep 85
12/02/2020 Duración: 01h03min4DE Nation! We have a great one for you! We speak with former Super Bowl Champion, Pro Bowler and legend in the game, Martin Gramatica! It was a great conversation covering many topics in his journey and the things he's learned through the ups and downs of a career. Some great and memorable stories from his time in the league as well. We hope you love it as much as we did!If you've like to support the Gramatica Family Foundation and their journey to help build houses for combat wounded veterans, please visit www.GramaticaFamilyFoundation.orgIf you like this one, please RT, Like and Share iton social media, as well as leave us a 5 Star Review on iTunes!Specialists, join us for an opportunity to tryout for a spot for the Football Hotbed and College Football Today All American Bowl Games. The Football Hotbed All American games are for current 6th, 7th and 8th graders, and the College Football Today All American games are for current 2020 and 2021/2022 specialists. Qualifying camps and registration links
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Retired NFL & Big 10 Referee Tom Barnes Talks Special Teams and Game Experiences | Ep 84
04/02/2020 Duración: 52min4DE Nation! We have a very fun interview for you! We spoke with retired NFL and Big 10 referee Tom Barnes. His experiences include 26 years as an NFL referee (44 years over his career) and 513 NFL games including 1 Super Bowl, 3 Pro Bowls, 6 Conference Championships, and 17 NFL Playoff games. This discussion has a fun twist to it as we talked special teams from a referee stand point and we loved his perspective on everything from punt coverage, possible KO elimination, and even controversial calls such as the ball flying over the top of field goal upright. We also discussed a variety of fun topics including his experience at Super Bowl 28 (1994) between the Bills and Cowboys, his 5 favorite athletes he enjoyed watching play and even his top 5 NFL and Big 10 stadiums to referee in. Once a referee, always a referee, as he still analyzes referees when watching the game from the living room! We loved this conversation and we hope you do too!If you like this one, please RT, Like and Share iton social media, as wel
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Fred Mitchell Announces 2019 Winner Luis Aguilar and Talks Selection Process | Ep 83
28/01/2020 Duración: 26min4DE Nation! Today we spoke with Fred Mitchell as he announces and speaks about the 2019 Fred Mitchell Award winner Luis Aguilar (Northern Arizona). We also discuss the selection process and talk about the Top 10 Finalists. Fred also shares the process of how to earn a spot on the Watch List as well.If you like this one, please RT, Like and Share iton social media, as well as leave us a 5 Star Review on iTunes!If our program is benefiting you and you're looking for a way to support what we do, please consider becoming a Patron Donation Supporter.Thank you and we hope to continue helping you and bringing you something enjoyable to listen to. Submit questions (DM or tag us) and we will answer them on our next podcast!Follow Us (on all social media platforms):4th Down ExperienceEmail: 4thDownExperiencePodcast@gmail.comTweet At Us: TwitterFollow Us: InstagramCo-Hosts:Coach Chris Husby:Tweet At Us: TwitterFollow Us: InstagramAcademy Info: Special Teams Football AcademyCoach Brian JacksonTweet At Us: TwitterFoll
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XFL Kicking Rules Explained with Taylor Russolino Kicker for the St Louis BattleHawks | Ep 82
21/01/2020 Duración: 39min4DE Nation! We are excited to have our 1st XFL specialist on the podcast. We spoke with St Louis BattleHawks kicker Taylor Russolino about his experience so far. He does a great breakdown of the new kicking and punting rules of the new XFL league. If you want to better understand it, take a listen. Enjoy!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a 5 Star Review on iTunes, share it and retweet it so that others can hear it!If our program is benefiting you and you're looking for a way to support what we do, please consider becoming a Patron Donation Supporter.Thank you and we hope to continue helping you and bringing you something enjoyable to listen to. Submit questions (DM or tag us) and we will answer them on our next podcast!Follow Us (on all social media platforms):4th Down ExperienceEmail: 4thDownExperiencePodcast@gmail.comTweet At Us: TwitterFollow Us: InstagramCo-Hosts:Coach Chris Husby:Tweet At Us: TwitterFollow Us: InstagramAcademy Info: Special Teams Football AcademyCoach Brian Jack
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The Science of Kicking with Eagles Great David Akers, Part 2 | Ep 81
14/01/2020 Duración: 01h03min4DE Nation! WOW! We hope you loved part 1 of our 2 part interview with 15 year veteran kicker David Akers! Part 2 is just as good as we talk more about the science behind the kicking game. David even gives a technique evaluation of Co-Host Brian Jackson's kicking ability. Hear what he has to say! He also shares some great stories and highlights from his career. Enjoy!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a 5 Star Review on iTunes, share it and retweet it so that others can hear it!If our program is benefiting you and you're looking for a way to support what we do, please consider becoming a Patron Donation Supporter.Thank you and we hope to continue helping you and bringing you something enjoyable to listen to. Submit questions (DM or tag us) and we will answer them on our next podcast!Follow Us (on all social media platforms):4th Down ExperienceEmail: 4thDownExperiencePodcast@gmail.comTweet At Us: TwitterFollow Us: InstagramCo-Hosts:Coach Chris Husby:Tweet At Us: TwitterFollow Us: I
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Becoming A Technician in the Kicking Game with Eagles Legend David Akers, Part 1 | Ep 80
10/01/2020 Duración: 01h17min4DE Nation! We are so excited to share this interview with you. We spoke with long time Eagles kicker and kicking legend David Akers. What started out as a 30 minute planned interview turned into a 2 hour fantastic conversation covering everything from the kicking industry, to rules changes, recruiting, career stories and highlights to one of the most thorough breakdowns and discussion of the kicking game and the mechanics of it. Whether you are a kicker or not, you'll enjoy this one and learn something. We had so much content, we turned this into a 2 part series. We hope you enjoy our next episode of season 3!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a 5 Star Review on iTunes, share it and retweet it so that others can hear it!If our program is benefiting you and you're looking for a way to support what we do, please consider becoming a Patron Donation Supporter.Thank you and we hope to continue helping you and bringing you something enjoyable to listen to. Submit questions (DM or tag u
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Season 3 Is Back! Stay Tuned
07/01/2020 Duración: 54s4DE Nation! Wanted to let you know that Season 3 of the 4th Down Experience is back! Our next interview is with kicking legend David Akers is airing soon. Stay tuned!
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Coaching Perspective Recruiting Tip 8: How To Address Transferring With Your Coach
17/12/2019 Duración: 04min4DE Nation! We had a great interview (season 3 episode 74) with long time college special teams coach Travis Walch (formerly of the University of St Thomas) where we covered many different topics from a coach's perspective, related to recruiting, transferring, handling practices and more! We had so much great content that we decided to break the questions down into individual segments.We hope you like this week's topic. If you do, please share and retweet it out on social media or leave us a review on iTunes!If you'd like to connect with Travis, his contact information can be found below:Cell: 507-273-7252Email: TravisWalch@routetreemn.comTwitter Handle: www.Twitter.com/routetreemnIG Handle: www.instagram.com/routetreemnWebsite: www.RouteTreeMN.com
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Coaching Perspective Recruiting Tip 7: How Can A Specialist Stay Busy In Season Without A Specialist Coach?
10/12/2019 Duración: 07min4DE Nation! We had a great interview (season 3 episode 74) with long time college special teams coach Travis Walch (formerly of the University of St Thomas) where we covered many different topics from a coach's perspective, related to recruiting, transferring, handling practices and more! We had so much great content that we decided to break the questions down into individual segments. We hope you like this week's topic. If you do, please share and retweet it out on social media or leave us a review on iTunes!If you'd like to connect with Travis, his contact information can be found below:Cell: 507-273-7252Email: TravisWalch@routetreemn.comTwitter Handle: www.Twitter.com/routetreemnIG Handle: www.instagram.com/routetreemnWebsite: www.RouteTreeMN.com
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Coaching Perspective Recruiting Tip 6: Are We Seeing Less Scholarship Offers For Specialists & New Kicking Roles
03/12/2019 Duración: 04min4DE Nation! We had a great interview (season 3 episode 74) with long time college special teams coach Travis Walch (formerly of the University of St Thomas) where we covered many different topics from a coach's perspective, related to recruiting, transferring, handling practices and more! We had so much great content that we decided to break the questions down into individual segments.We hope you like this week's topic. If you do, please share and retweet it out on social media or leave us a review on iTunes!If you'd like to connect with Travis, his contact information can be found below:Cell: 507-273-7252Email: TravisWalch@routetreemn.comTwitter Handle: www.Twitter.com/routetreemnIG Handle: www.instagram.com/routetreemnWebsite: www.RouteTreeMN.com
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Coaching Perspective Recruiting Tip 5: Advice To Incoming Freshmen
26/11/2019 Duración: 05min4DE Nation! We had a great interview (season 3 episode 74) with long time college special teams coach Travis Walch (formerly of the University of St Thomas) where we covered many different topics from a coach's perspective, related to recruiting, transferring, handling practices and more! We had so much great content that we decided to break the questions down into individual segments.We hope you like this week's topic. If you do, please share and retweet it out on social media or leave us a review on iTunes!If you'd like to connect with Travis, his contact information can be found below:Cell: 507-273-7252Email: TravisWalch@routetreemn.comTwitter Handle: www.Twitter.com/routetreemnIG Handle: www.instagram.com/routetreemnWebsite: www.RouteTreeMN.com
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Coaching Perspective Recruiting Tip 4: Recruiting Based On Potential vs Being Game Ready
19/11/2019 Duración: 03min4DE Nation! We had a great interview (season 3 episode 74) with long time college special teams coach Travis Walch (formerly of the University of St Thomas) where we covered many different topics from a coach's perspective, related to recruiting, transferring, handling practices and more! We had so much great content that we decided to break the questions down into individual segments. We hope you like this week's topic. If you do, please share and retweet it out on social media or leave us a review on iTunes!If you'd like to connect with Travis, his contact information can be found below:Cell: 507-273-7252Email: TravisWalch@routetreemn.comTwitter Handle: www.Twitter.com/routetreemnIG Handle: www.instagram.com/routetreemnWebsite: www.RouteTreeMN.com
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Coaching Perspective Recruiting Tip 3: How To Showcase Abilities Without Game Film
12/11/2019 Duración: 07min4DE Nation! We had a great interview (season 3 episode 74) with long time college special teams coach Travis Walch (formerly of the University of St Thomas) where we covered many different topics from a coach's perspective, related to recruiting, transferring, handling practices and more! We had so much great content that we decided to break the questions down into individual segments. We hope you like this week's topic. If you do, please share and retweet it out on social media or leave us a review on iTunes!If you'd like to connect with Travis, his contact information can be found below:Cell: 507-273-7252Email: TravisWalch@routetreemn.comTwitter Handle: www.Twitter.com/routetreemnIG Handle: www.instagram.com/routetreemnWebsite: www.RouteTreeMN.com
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Coaching Perspective Recruiting Tip 2: Turnoffs in Recruiting
05/11/2019 Duración: 04min4DE Nation! We had a great interview (season 3 episode 74) with long time college special teams coach Travis Walch (formerly of the University of St Thomas) where we covered many different topics from a coach's perspective, related to recruiting, transferring, handling practices and more! We had so much great content that we decided to break the questions down into individual segments. We hope you like this week's topic. If you do, please share and retweet it out on social media or leave us a review on iTunes!If you'd like to connect with Travis, his contact information can be found below:Cell: 507-273-7252Email: TravisWalch@routetreemn.comTwitter Handle: www.Twitter.com/routetreemnIG Handle: www.instagram.com/routetreemnWebsite: www.RouteTreeMN.com
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Coaching Perspective Recruiting Tip 1: Things Athletes Should Know About College Recruiting
29/10/2019 Duración: 06min4DE Nation! We had a great interview (season 3 episode 74) with long time college special teams coach Travis Walch (formerly of the University of St Thomas) where we covered many different topics from a coach's perspective, related to recruiting, transferring, handling practices and more! We had so much great content that we decided to break the questions down into individual segments. We hope you like this week's topic. If you do, please share and retweet it out on social media or leave us a review on iTunes!If you'd like to connect with Travis, his contact information can be found below:Cell: 507-273-7252Email: TravisWalch@routetreemn.comTwitter Handle: www.Twitter.com/routetreemnIG Handle: www.instagram.com/routetreemnWebsite: www.RouteTreeMN.com
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sideline Reporter TJ Rives Talks Broadcasting with a Special Teams Twist | Ep 79
23/10/2019 Duración: 01h14min4DE Nation! We have an interview twist for you this week! We spoke with Tampa Bay Buccaneers sideline reporter TJ Rives. We have an awesome discussion about special teams from a media reporters perspective. TJ has been with the Buccaneers for many years and share a number of fun stories about different Bucs specialists and his interactions with them. We hope you love this one!TJ also runs his own podcast called 3 Dog Thursday! Listen here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-dog-thursday/id1462172623"3 Dog Thursday" is a weekly fun-interactive digital radio show designed around predicting college/NFL football underdogs in the fall and college basketball ones in the winter.We hope you love this one. So many golden nuggets in this episode.If you like this one, please RT, Like and Share iton social media, as well as leave us a 5 Star Review on iTunes!Specialists, join us for an opportunity to tryout for a spot for the Football Hotbed and College Football Today All American Bowl Games. The Football Hot