Welcome to The Art of Kicking Academy

For kickers, punters and coaches seeking tools, tips and insight for elite performance.

John Carney

Founder, Creator, Professor, The Art of Kicking Academy
About JOHN CARNEY
John Carney had a legendary 23 year professional football career. While he is remembered by teammates and fans as one of the most prolific place-kickers in the history of the National Football League, he “kicked off” Carney Coaching after his final game to make an impact of a different sort.
Coach Carney is now a nationally sought-after coach and mentor for the rising generation of kickers and punters. Knowing that elite specialists and coaches are in search of ways to perfect their craft and maximize their performance, Coach Carney created The Art of Kicking Academy as a vehicle to share his wealth of knowledge and insight that you will not find anywhere else.

Testimonials

The Art of Kicking students have been transformed...

Melissa Strother

Pro Arena Football Kicker
I have never had a kicking coach in my career and learned to kick through the long process of trial and error. The AOK program made me break down my entire process mentally, physically, spiritually and help me rebuild it through knowledge and understanding. It gave me the confidence to take my career to the next level from women’s semi-pro football to men’s professional football.

Rob Martin

NFL Free Agent Punter
Before the program I was actually going to back out of attempting combine qualification and after I had found a whole new mindset. Along with that I was able to take some key details and apply them on the field. I have a different weight room regiment now that suits much better, I’m much less afraid of punting into heavier than average wind conditions (always a fear of mine), and I have a much better specialists’ IQ. That one is huge...

Mike Rayard

Kicking coach
As a current coach, I learned more during those 6 weeks than I did in 40+ combined years of playing and coaching kickers and punters. Coach Carney’s ability to simplify the ‘Art of Kicking’ is like that of no other person I have worked with in my kicking journey. Coach Carney’s vast experience and easy to follow teaching methods make this program invaluable.“The best experience and people to interact with”
Carney Coaching
6102 Avenida Encinas, Suite M, Carlsbad, CA 92011
760.279.3974 info@carneycoaching.com
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