The 8-9 Combo Rugby Podcast

Ep.36 – Goal-kicking Mechanics with ‘Rocketfoot’ Wihan van der Riet

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Episode notes

Brett McKay and Harry Jones get super technical on The 8-9 Combo this week, getting right into the sweet spot of goal-kicking with South African rugby and American football kicking coach and consultant, Wihan van der Riet, founder and professional coach with his Rocketfoot Academy.

A former kicker in the Canadian Football League, Wihan has long been a student of legendary NFL kicker Mike Hollis and his ProForm methods, and offers specialist virtual coaching from South Africa. Wihan explains that at the heart of goal-kicking, everything is about body position and momentum, and how those mechanics – rather than how or where you place the ball – control kicking contact. The ball, Wihan says, is the target and the posts (and the flags going up behind them) are just the outcome.

Find Wihan van der Riet on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rocketfoot/ - also on Facebook and Twitter – just search for ‘Rocketfoot Academy’

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