4th Down Focus

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4th Down Focus episodes

November 16, 2022Episode 83 - Grant Mckinniss, Kicking MD Founder
Grant Mckinniss and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:
Indicators of success in athletes

What college programs look for in specialists

Kicking camps, and their value in exposure

Goal setting

Planning your process

The Kicking MD story

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23 min
November 09, 2022Episode 82 - Steve Rausch, founder of Rausch Kicking
Steve Rausch and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:
Handling the stressful environment of college football recruiting

Hearing "what" is being communicated, not "how" it is communicated

Humility, and its power on and off the gridiron

What good coaching looks like

Ranking camps and their place in the kicking industry

Positive training environments for specialists

Compete, don't compare

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47 min
November 02, 2022Episode 81 - Jörn Scholl, STC European League of Football
Jörn Scholl and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:
Current structure of American Football in Germany

Opportunities for German players in college & professionally

Evolution of American Football in Europe & the learning process for coaches/players

Special teams & its role in American Football clubs in Europe

4th Down University's partnership with the 2022 International Coaches Convention
For more information on Coach Scholl or the 2022 International Coaches Convention in December, contact Coach Scholl directly at [email protected]

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41 min
September 15, 2022Episode 80 - Jeff Garner, NKR Director of Snapping
Jeff Garner and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:
Keeping football fun

Owning your football experience

Why love football, why have a 'why'?

Similarities/differences in expectations of HS and college specialists

What NKR offers players and coaches nationwide

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51 min
September 08, 2022Episode 79 - Brion Ashley, CAI Special Teams Coordinator
Brion Ashley and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:
Multi-sport athletes & their success as specialists

The value in versatility

Holding, an overlooked necessity

Lessons learned when transitioning from player to coach

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31 min
August 29, 2022Episode 78 - Luke Jackson, 4DU Mental Conditioning
Luke Jackson and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:
Psychological health and mental conditioning in football

How mental conditioning and sport psychology can be useful to athletes

Introduction of the 4th Down Mental Conditioning Program

What athletes can expect from the program

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46 min
July 12, 2022Episode 77 - Isaac Parks
Isaac Parks and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:
HS & youth sports backgrounds that lead to good punters

Specialists are evaluated equally at all levels of college football, play where you're wanted

The story behind the 'Isaac Punts' YouTube account

Inefficient tendencies punters share, and how to identify them

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46 min
July 05, 2022Episode 76 - Redford Jones, founder of Jones Performance
Redford Jones and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:
HS recruiting experience, and the process that led him to Tulsa

Supplementing athletes routine with productive off-field activity/recovery

The importance of specialists having a kick/punt/snap-specific off field training plan

Advice to the ’23 and ‘24 classes leading into their fall seasons

Jones Performance story, and personalizing athletes' experiences through objective feedback

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42 min
June 21, 2022Episode 75 - Evan Burk, author, speaker, coach, & podcaster
Evan Burk and Dan Lundy sit down to discuss:
The football coaching journey, a 6 year transition from coaching pop warner to the NFL

Burk's latest novel, Finding Intangibles (released in 2022) and how to help organizations identify hidden traits that drive elite performers and championship teams

The Highest Level, a weekly leadership podcast hosted by Burk, focused on the intersection of sports and leadership

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37 min
May 09, 2022Episode 74 - Chris Husby, founder of Phase 3 Kicking
Dan Lundy sits down with Chris Husby to discuss:
Special Teams Football Academy

Phase 3 Kicking, and its impact on the football industry

The current state of the kicking industry

Recruiting & specialists

Separating yourself from competition
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36 min

About 4th Down Focus

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Dan Lundy is an alumnus of the University of Miami, where he was a member of the storied 2001 National Championship team that won the Rose Bowl. Following his playing career, Lundy founded 4th Down University, a nationally recognized special teams training and consulting organization. Since its inception, 4th Down University has developed hundreds of Division I kickers, punters, and long snappers, along with dozens of NFL specialists.