Inside the Helmet with John Carney

Your specialists are carrying more into every kick and every punt than you can see from the sideline. The mental pressure. The mechanics. The routine. The recovery after a bad rep. And in the most crucial moment of the game — when everything is on the line — they need something from you. The right word. The right presence. Sometimes nothing at all.

Most coaches have never been taught how to read any of it. Not because they aren't good coaches. Because no one has ever coached them from inside the helmet.

John Carney spent 23 seasons in the NFL as one of the most dependable and clutch specialists in the history of the game. For the last 16 years he has worked privately with kickers, punters, and snappers at every level — learning what they know, what breaks them down, and what they need from the coaches in their…