Join the Iceman Podcast for an electrifying journey into long snapping! Pro Coach Kyle Stelter and NFL Snappers Casey Kreiter and Cam Lyons share tales, tips, and strategies for success in the NFL. Don't miss the expert advice and thrilling insights—tune in to unleash your inner champion!
0:00-0:22 - Iceman Podcast Intro
1:25 - Kyle Stelter Introduction
1:40 - Casey Kreiter Introduction
2:20 - Cam Lyons Introduction
3:50 - Cam’s Interest in Staying in West Virginia and Landing at Akron
7:05 - Heavy Hitter’s Section Presented by The Kicker’s Bible: Most Important Phase of a Long Snap?
7:25 - Kyle’s Pic - Body Control - Intentional and Deliberate Throw
8:00 - Casey - Release of Ball into Protection
9:38 - Casey’s Journey from High School Science Teacher to the NFL
12:30 - Casey’s & Kyle’s Least Favorite Class to Teach
15:05 - Why is Body Awareness Huge for Snappers?
16:05 - How Body Awareness Helped Kyle Become a Better Snapper
17:41 - How to Handle Competition?
19:54 - Casey - Knowing the Next Look
21:19 - Cam - Handling an NFL Camp
23:16 - Kyle’s Focus in a Pro Camp - Focus on Yourself
24:36 - How to Survive the Grind of a 20+ Game NFL Season - Casey
26:56 - How Casey Remains So Hungry After 11 NFL Seasons
28:26 - Example of an NFL Snapper Game Week
30:16 - Preparation Needed for Snappers During the Week and Lasting Throughout the Season
33:21 - Having Perspective as an NFL Coach
34:01 - What Do Snappers Watch on NFL Film
36:36 - What Separates Good from Great Snappers - Situational Awareness
38:06 - The NFL’s Copy Cat League - Indianapolis New Look That No One’s Seen
39:46 - Toughest Looks a Long Snapper Could See
41:44 - Hardest Things for Snappers Making Transition to NFL - Thought Process
45:26 - Cam’s Transition to the NFL. From Group of 5 to the Pros
47:26 - Casey’s Transition to the NFL. Do What You Need to Do to Have Success
49:26 - Kyle’s Look at the NFL Level. You Cannot Replicate It
51:16 - Cam’s NFL Advice - Fail to Success
52:26 - Casey Mental Process - When a Play Happens
55:26 - Snapper’s Varying Up Their Approach
57:06 - Kyle’s Way to Spot Good Snappers
58:06 - Breath Control
1:01:03 - Routine vs. Rigid Routine
1:03:31 - Out of Season Schedules - Casey
1:05:16 - Where to Start At - Out of Season Schedules - Stance, etc.
1:07:11 - Done After 5 Snaps
1:09:00 - In the Offseason - Why It’s Good Not to Snap at 15
1:10:41 - Improvements in Snapping - Gains Like Lifting
1:13:26 - Do Not Experiment in Fall Camp - Work with Someone They Trust
1:14:26 - I Won't Change What You Do, but There Are Fundamental Things That Are Successful for Everybody
1:15:56 - Training in 3 Different Phases: Drill, Blending, Performance. We Don't Want to Stay in Forced Performance Mode
1:18:23 - Why Softball Drills? - Start Balanced and End Balanced
1:19:59 - What Do You Work at in Year 11? Body Control & Force Instead of Elasticity
1:23:46 - The Key to Snapping Faster - More Elasticity and Whipiness
1:25:46 - Pulling Out of Your Snap and Losing Velocity
1:28:16 - How to Drill Throwing a Faster Ball - Whipiness Drills
1:29:05 - Mechanics of a Snap - Throw the Body First. Common Myth - Pull the Ball First and Throw
1:32:36 - Stay Relaxed vs Monsters - JJ Watt & Jadaveon Clowney. OL Can't Block These Guys and I Have to Do This Now
1:33:16 - There’s More to Longsnapping Than We All Know
1:35:26 - Rapid Fire Section Presented by The Kicker’s Bible
1:35:36 - How Do You Mimic Game Situations?
1:36:24 - How Do You Handle Having a Bad Day?
1:37:26 - High School to College? College to NFL? Biggest Adjustments
1:38:26 - Handling Failure at the Pro Level? Own It and Move On
1:42:50 - Having Family Close to the Game
1:43:32 - How to Make It to the NFL as a Short Long Snapper - Make Up for It in Other Ways - Jon Weeks & Ross Matiscik
1:47:26 - Advice to College Long Snappers Trying to Make It - The Journey to Success Is Not a Straight Line. Valleys Are Going to Be a Lot Longer Than the Highs
1:48:46 - Mythbusters Section Presented by The Kicker’s Bible