There's nothing in Peveto or McGaughey's background that indicates they have any kicking expertise. Both had extensive Special Teams history, but not actually place-kicking or punting. Did they interact with the kickers and impart knowledge or tips they had picked up along the way? Did Les bring in somebody like Chris Sailer as a consultant to work on the mechanics with the kickers?

Not having a Special Teams coach is inexcusable to me, but I'm just curious what the direct effect is on the kickers themselves. I know that most of the college kids travel around the country to special camps for training, that's where Delahoussaye was coming back from when his car accident happened last year.

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Posted by SammyTiger

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Posted on 10/5/17 at 1:08 pm to OldManRiver

McGaughey was a ST Coordinator in the NFL before coming the LSU

I think it helps to just have someone in these kids ear that they know.
Kicking is a mental thing.

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Posted by mmcgrath

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Posted on 10/5/17 at 1:27 pm to SammyTiger

quote:
Kicking is a mental thing.

So is free throw shooting. While there are general rules to follow like repetition, keeping the motion simple, etc, every kicker already knows them in high school.

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Posted by TheWalrus

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Posted on 10/5/17 at 2:02 pm to OldManRiver

Special teams coaches rarely actually coach kicking, they usually have personal kicking coaches for that. ST coaches mainly focus on kick coverage and blocking protection.

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Posted by CaliTigerHB

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Member since Jul 2015

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Posted on 10/5/17 at 2:14 pm to OldManRiver

They were coached by an actual special teams coach( al beit a terrible one ). This year no SP coach