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The Complete Guide to Coaching Long Snappers
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- WN-07141
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- Buy Now Watch Now + instant streaming
About this video
Long snapping is the one special teams job where a single bad rep loses a game, and most staffs have nobody assigned to coach it. This is the most in-depth long snapper coaching video AFM offers: an hour and sixteen minutes of step-by-step instruction from Prokicker.com's national long snapping coordinator, Ben Fuller, filmed almost entirely as on-field demonstration. Work through it once and you will stop second-guessing your long snappers, and it is detailed enough that your snappers should watch it with you.
What you'll learn
- The approach and set-up a long snapper should use, demonstrated on the field
- How your long snappers align their feet
- How to find the best grip for each snapper
- Where the guide hand belongs on the football
- The correct stance for consistent long snapping
- How to generate maximum core power in the snap
- Coaching the correct trajectory and the ideal arm extension
- Getting maximum ball speed through leg explosion and flexibility, and what the finish motion should look like
- How to determine the optimal snap time to expect, plus the 5 drills used to perfect the snap
Who it's for
Special teams coordinators and head coaches at every level, from youth through college, along with the long snappers themselves. This belongs in any program that has never had a technique plan for the position.
About the coach
Ben Fuller served as national long snapping coordinator for Prokicker.com, the kicking and snapping program directed by Rick Sang.
The video is built on extensive on-field demonstrations. Runtime: about 76 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What does the video actually teach?
Every piece of the long snap in order: approach and set-up, foot alignment, grip, guide hand placement, stance, core power, trajectory, arm extension, leg explosion and flexibility for ball speed, the finish, expected snap time, and 5 perfecting drills.
Is it for the coach or the player?
Both. It is written as a step-by-step guide for a coach who has to teach the position, and it is detailed enough that sitting your long snappers down to watch it with you is the fastest way to fix technique.
How do I watch it?
It is a Buy Now, Watch Now streaming video: $19.95, available in your AFM Videos account the moment you order, streaming to any device with unlimited views, including on a phone at practice. It is also included in the $99 1-Year All Access membership covering the entire library.
How much of it is on the field?
Nearly all of it. Almost every teaching point is shown as a live on-field demonstration rather than a whiteboard talk, right down to the five drills.