tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59092219956235491222024-02-02T05:24:32.145-08:00UP AND THROUGHThe official blog of UpandThrough.com founder Tim Williams. Tim will be talking about the art of kicking a football and more.Tim Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223389314627205891noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909221995623549122.post-68800660470030544012012-12-04T04:44:00.001-08:002012-12-04T04:44:12.712-08:00Camp UpdateThere will be a Camp for kickers only on December 16 at Kingdom Sportscenter in Franklin, OH. Go to upandthrough.com to download a flier.Tim Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223389314627205891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909221995623549122.post-10849159881942832432012-05-04T03:56:00.001-07:002012-05-04T03:56:52.331-07:00Up And Through joins NCSIt has been a very long time since I wrote on here. That is definitely going to change as I will have a lot to talk about. I am joining in with NCS, Natinal Camp Series. It is a network of kicking coaches across the country headed up by Michael Husted and Louis Aguiar. This is a great move for Up And Through. We will be hosting roughly 4 events a year in three different locations each year. Location are northern, central and southern Ohio. There will be more to follow very soon.Tim Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223389314627205891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909221995623549122.post-84262878666775554902010-11-27T04:54:00.000-08:002010-11-27T05:10:32.670-08:00Wow, what a day of College Football yesterday! I stayed up and watched the entire Nevada - Boise State game last night. The game was officially over at 1:53 am EST and it was worth every second. Of course I hate seeing kickers miss easy ones like Brotzman did for Boise State but it was sure fun to see Nevada make history and win. This really shakes up the BCS. If only Alabama could have played better in the second half last night they would have beaten Auburn. I am not a fan of Cam Newton. Sure, he is a talented young man, but there is way too much smoke for there not to be any fire as far as he is concerned. We do not need another Reggie Bush situation. The youth of America deserve more than another fraudulent player. If he is so innocent, I wish he or his father would just stand up and say what is so. <br />Anyway, today we celebrate another Special Day! It is OSU - Michigan today at 12 Noon on ABC Live from Ohio Stadium! I already have goose bumps thinking of what these guys have experienced this week and what they are feeling at this moment. I remember my first one was at Ohio Stadium as well. I slept maybe 2 hours that night even though the Hyatt on Capital Square in downtown Columbus probably had the most amazing beds I have ever been on. I am so excited to watch my man Drew Basil in his first year and the rest of the Buckeyes take the field and compete in this story book rivalry. I am not so sure Michigan has a chance in this game, but there have been plenty of those supposed lopsided match ups where the favorite gets beat. That is what you get with a rival game of this magnitude. Throw the records out the window! Play the game!!!!!Tim Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223389314627205891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909221995623549122.post-68404549623369568812010-11-25T06:12:00.000-08:002010-11-25T06:25:42.195-08:00Happy Thanksgiving to all! Enjoy the early morning parades, the football on tv, the food on the table, but, most of all enjoy each other. This is the one Holiday that makes me miss my Grandma Williams. She was all about Thanksgiving and the most amazing cook. She has been gone since 1985 but still has an unbelievable influence on me. That is about all I wanted to post this morning because that is what is on my mind. <br />I will add that the NFL games on today are terrible with the exception of Dallas and New Orleans. New England and New York will roll with no problem as Detroit and Cincinnati have no chance. For me the fun really starts tomorrow as Auburn goes to Alabama and Arizona plays Oregon. Then on Saturday "The Game" comes on at Noon. I hope to still have some leftover turkey and stuffing around for one of those amazing sandwiches!!!<br />OK, so go have a wonderful day everyone and eat as much as you possibly can!Tim Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223389314627205891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909221995623549122.post-71666996758283315072010-11-24T03:37:00.000-08:002010-11-24T04:18:16.588-08:00High school playoffs here in the state of Ohio have reached the Final Four. All but one that was mentioned last week are still in it. AJ Fleak and the rest of the team from Big Walnut got knocked out. Tim Carter of Watterson, JD Detmer from Hilliard Davidson and Andrew DiMario of the Alter Knights are all still in. Also allow me to mention that Kresimir Ivkovic of Mentor Lake Catholic is also still in. I apologize for leaving him out last week. Congrats to Krash!<br />As you all know, this is Michigan week. As a former Ohio State player it is easy to say that this week always felt like a one game season. Everything about it was different. Practices were always longer, more intense and full of surprises. Former players would fill the sidelines. TBDBITL (The Best Damn Band In The Land) would show up and allow us to partake in Script Ohio as we could pick any instrument we wanted. President Dr. Gee would come by and speak to us. It was always built up but never over done. You knew this week was special and it was special to be a part of. I am proud to be able to say I had the opportunity to compete in this storybook rival. It also pains me to this day to admit we did not beat Michigan once during my four years starting. We did tie in 1992 but as you all know, that's like a loss in itself. Although, I did perform pretty well in all the Michigan games. I believe I was 5-7 career in fg's against them with a long of 51 at the "Big House". Then there is the infamous punt to Desmond Howard in 1991. I started as the punter the entire year of '91 as well as kicking. He returned the punt 93 yards and then struck the ever popular Heisman pose in the end zone. The punt was supposed to go out of bounds 40 yards down the field but I ended up getting a hold of it as it went 47 yards to the bottom of the numbers with great hang. The rest is history. To me, it was an arrogant move on Desmond's part to strike the pose, but some people feel they have to do that little extra to try and show their self just a bit more. That kind of act burns me up. But it is also kind of sad. You see, I would never do something like that because I was raised better. Apparently, poor Des was not. We will just leave it at that. And.......Exhale! hahahahahaha<br />GO BUCKS!!!!!!!Tim Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223389314627205891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909221995623549122.post-678845564367491862010-11-18T04:08:00.000-08:002010-11-18T04:36:30.890-08:00Well here we are in the middle of November and it feels like the football season just started. There has been so much that has happened this year and in such a short time. The BCS is going to get figured out really quickly here. The next two weeks will be very interesting. I still have a feeling that either Oregon or Auburn will lose one more. It will more likely be Auburn as they have Alabama and South Carolina left whereas Oregon has Arizona and Oregon State remaining. <br />It has been a crazy week for kickers. Mike Nugent is now out for the season. All our best to him as he is set to embark on a long winter of recovery. With that, Aaron Pettrey, former Buckeye, is signed to finish the season for the Bengals. Best of luck to you Aaron. Jeff Reed was released from the Steelers. He was such a main stay for them the last 9 years. Mark it down, he will be somewhere within 2 weeks. This is only just a few mix ups with kickers. There were more. <br />In the college ranks, we have several Upandthrough members doing well. Although he has not had many attempts and his team has only 3 wins, Jake Rogers has had a solid year so far. He will have as good of an opportunity as anyone to be playing on Sundays next year. Drew Basil, the kickoff specialist for Ohio State, was named Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Penn State. Drew has a bright future ahead of him as the Buckeyes place kicker as well. <br />On the High School side of things, there are still some Team Upandthrough members playing this week in the state of Ohio. Evan Berg of Kings High School and Andrew DiMario from Kettering Alter plays Friday night as does Big Walnut's AJ Fleak. Timmy Carter of Watterson plays Saturday along with JD Detmer from Hilliard Davidson and Marshall Newsome of Wayne. All of these young men have a chance to win the game for their team. They all bring something different to the table but all they bring is pretty special Best of luck to these gentleman. <br />That is all for today. Chat soon!Tim Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223389314627205891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909221995623549122.post-49873954762116495702010-11-09T04:16:00.000-08:002010-11-09T04:37:24.340-08:00It has been a long time since my last post. I will now be much more consistent with this. Here we are so close to the end of the regular season in College football. High School football is already in playoff mode. It seems that every year when September hits the rest of the year flies by. <br />We have had some outstanding performances this year from so many young men and women. Thats right I said women. Alana Gaither from Firestone High School near Akron, OH set the record for the longest field goal by a female not just in the state of Ohio but Nationally. We have other career performances as well. It seems this passed weekend was titled "Lets one up Coach Tim". I say that smiling of course. JD Detmer kicked a 58 yard field goal this passed weekend. That is 1 yard further than my longest. As well Caleb Keeton from my Alma Mater, Waynesville High School, kicked his 7th field goal of the year as they lost to Jonathon Alder in the first round of the OHSAA Playoffs. The most I had in a season in High School was 6, 3 times. <br />I am looking very forward to the rest of the season especially in College. Derek Dimke from the University of Illinois is having a fantastic year as well as Devin Barclay and Jake Rogers from a field goal perspective. We are also very excited to watch future stars such as Drew Basil, Ohio State and Carey Spear at Vanderbilt. Both of these young men start as Kickoff Specialists as TRUE FRESHMEN. <br />That is all for today. Have a great day and we will check back in tomorrow.Tim Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223389314627205891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909221995623549122.post-72040544504396639592009-08-17T07:26:00.000-07:002009-08-17T08:14:45.448-07:00Camp SeasonAs June began, I realized it was going to be a busy summer. First Camp was at Ohio University where I ran the kicking, punting and long snapping portion of their camp for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">OU</span> staff. I met some really talented young men there and was assisted by Spencer Benton as he was still in town. From there I went to the University of Cincinnati where I ran the kicking portion of their camp. This was my second year doing this for Mike Elston. There were nearly 50 kickers at this camp and I saw some young men such as Ryan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ullrich</span> from Indianapolis, Drew Basil from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Chillicothe</span>, Anthony <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cimanello</span> of Columbus Academy really step up their game. Later Drew Basil would get an offer from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">UC</span>. Later that evening I attended the Dayton North South All Star Game at Welcome Stadium where I was able to observe Josh Couch of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Carlisle</span> punt extremely well. Josh is headed to the University of Akron on a Full Scholarship. He will be gray shirted so he will not enter school until the winter of 2010. The middle of June we were headed to the University of Illinois to run their Specialist Camp. Chip King headed up the long snapping portion of the camp while Jake Rogers of the University of Cincinnati and myself switched back and forth between the kicking and punting. That is always a great camp as I get to reunite with one of my former coaches Ron <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Zook</span>. I have a lot of respect for Coach <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Zook</span> as he was the coach that recruited me to The Ohio State University. I am forever <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">indebted</span> to him as he along with Steve Woods, Coach <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Zook's</span> GA at that time and now <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Ass't</span> Coach at Franklin High School, changed my life and gave me an opportunity of a life time. Of course Head Coach John Cooper made that final decision but it was those two guys that vouched for me. So yes, I am also a very big John Cooper fan! Speaking of Ohio State, I traveled from Illinois straight to Columbus, Ohio to work the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">OSU</span> camp. There, I head up the combo portion of the camp. Combos are those that kick and punt. I have worked that camp under the direction of Steve Woods for 16 years now. This particular one was the one that stuck out the most. I was honored at that camp to have had the opportunity to spend quite a bit of time with the top performers. Guys like Carey Spear of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Mayfield</span> HS, Drew Basil of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Chillicothe</span> and Nick Robertson of Trinity HS in Louisville. Ultimately, Drew came out of the camp with an offer from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">OSU</span>. I was elated as this was his dream to play for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">OSU</span>. He was able to kick off the ground and do it extremely well. I am a firm advocate that it takes a kicker a good year to be able to make the adjustment from the tee to the ground. Having spent so much time during the winter with Drew he was able to stay consistent with his technique and make that adjustment better than anyone I had seen previous. Ryan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Ullrich</span> from Indianapolis is the other young man that I felt made this adjustment fairly well, but clearly Drew was a standout at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">OSU</span> Camp. When it comes to recruiting kickers I feel that t is not necessary to make them kick off the ground prior to their Senior season as it is a very difficult transition. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">More so</span> if coaches would take a closer look at the technique while kickers are kicking with a tee, that is a better point of evaluation than making them try it cold turkey. Anyway, enough rambling on that topic! I can go on for hours about that. <br />As June wrapped up my wife Kristy, daughter Emma Rose and I traveled to Atlanta to attend one of my former campers Cole <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Chason</span> of Clemson's wedding. We were honored as Miss Emma Rose was the Flower Girl in the ceremony. Cole was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">introduced</span> to me by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Jad</span> Dean. Cole spent quite a bit of time here before he entered his Senior year at Clemson in 2006. He always spent a lot of time with Emma and for that she put Cole on a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">pedestal</span>. That was a very special time for all of us. He and his bride Laurel are doing very well. <br />Through the month of June and in between all the camps I also had the opportunity to spend time on a private instruction basis with many talented young men. To name a few that haven't already been mentioned, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Keegan</span> Irwin of Bishop Reedy HS, Ryan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Luzenske</span> of Kansas City, Taylor Gannon of Northwestern HS, Mark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Girton</span> and Clark Melvin of Miami Trace HS, Del Champion of New <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Jersey</span>, Eric <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Duale</span> of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Duquesne</span> University, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Zac</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Eckert</span> of Monroe HS, Jonathon <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Treloar</span> of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">Loveland</span> HS, David Gannon of South Carolina, Caleb <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">Keeton</span> of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Waynesville</span> HS, Luke <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Goshorn</span> of Lebanon HS and Brian Upton of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Springboro</span> HS. <br />I will be updating this again in the very near future. Best of luck to all as training camps wrap up and we head into the first week of the high school season!<br />Tim WilliamsTim Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223389314627205891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909221995623549122.post-34571727317066025282009-08-05T20:31:00.000-07:002009-08-06T19:11:51.532-07:00Eventful SummerMy summer started out very busy and it has been that way ever since. I have had the opportunity to work with some very talented individuals this summer and the first few posts are meant to recap what has happened.<br /><br />The first weekend of the summer (May 29 - 31) I found myself traveling to Akron to work with three of the most talented kickers in the state of Ohio. I was very excited to have all three of them in the same place at once. The first was Clay <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Simpkins</span> of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wauseon</span> High School near Toledo, OH. Clay is a special athlete who has already excelled on the world stage in the field of Martial Arts. The second was Carey Spear of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mayfield</span> High School from nearby Akron, OH. Carey is a gifted student carrying a 4.5 GPA and a score of 32 on the ACT. His talent of kicking the football is equally impressive. Third was Drew Basil of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Chillicothe</span> High School. Drew is a talented young man and the only one of the three with a verbal commitment to a Division 1 school. Drew has accepted a scholarship offer from Ohio State. He will be attending Ohio State in the Fall of 2010. All three of these young men are heading into their Senior year and all have worked extremely hard to become the best they can be. What a joy it was for me to sit back and see the three of them bond and create a friendship that I hope lasts a long time. Who knows, they may all end up playing against each other in College.<br /><br />Traveling with me on this trip was a good friend Bill Palmer. Almost everyone I work with knows Palmer. He played Baseball for the Montreal Expos back in the 80's and might be one of the best athletes I have ever met. He really enjoys retrieving footballs for all the kids and getting to know everyone. He is big on mental toughness as am I and Bill really helps drive home how important that aspect is. We then drove to Michigan where I had a mini camp for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Clarkston</span> High School and Head Coach Kurt Richardson. My wife and I lived in Michigan from 2001 - 2004 so it is always nice to get back up there and visit some friends from time to time. Actually our oldest daughter Emma Rose was born in Michigan. But, she was born 37 minutes before kickoff of the 2003 Fiesta Bowl when Ohio State defeated Miami for the National Championship. I tell everyone that was to off set the fact that she was actually born in "that state up North". <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">LOL</span> Anyway, that trip was nice and a success. It seemed to set up what has turned out to be my busiest summer yet.<br /><br />The first five days of June was very enjoyable as I hosted Joe Houston. Joe will be the starting placekicker for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">USC</span> Trojans (University of Southern California) this Fall. He came out to work with me due to a huge recommendation from his mentor Kevin Lovell. Kevin and Joe attended the same High School near Los Angeles, played at the same <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">JUCO</span> and then both went to play Division 1 Football. Even though Kevin is three years older, Joe paid close attention to Kevin's every move. When Kevin strongly suggested for Joe to come spend time with me he listened. It paid off for him as he has been able to utilize more of his body into the kick. Joe has stayed in touch all summer and has worked extremely hard to improve all aspects of the kick. It sure will be interesting in September when he and the rest of his team travel to Columbus for the Showdown at "The Shoe"!<br /><br />As soon as Joe left, Spencer Benton came in. Spencer is the place kicker for the Clemson Tigers. He was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">red shirted</span> last Fall as a Freshman and is expected to be the starter this Fall. Spencer is a very talented athlete with the potential to be a great offensive weapon for Clemson over the next four years. He was in town four days and kicked exceptionally well. I am expecting big things from him!<br /><br />The end of May going into the first part of June is always a fun time of the year as College Camps are beginning. We see a lot of young athletes at this time as they are preparing to attend these Camps and hope to become a recruited kicker, punter or snapper. I spent time with several young men around this time such as John Lloyd of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">CHCA</span>, Drew Basil of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Chillicothe</span> HS, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Geremie</span> Dart of Clinton <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Massie</span> HS, Carey Spear of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Mayfield</span> HS, Jimmy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Turvey</span> of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Middletown</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Fenwick</span> HS, Caleb Noe of Bullet East HS (KY), Nick Dace of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Freeport</span> HS (IL), and Caleb <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Keeton</span> of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Waynesville</span> HS. This is just a small number of young men I have had the opportunity to work with. <br /><br />Keep working hard and in the next post I will cover the Camp Season!<br /><br />TimTim Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223389314627205891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909221995623549122.post-31965156556120927442009-08-04T20:28:00.001-07:002009-08-04T20:35:14.008-07:00Welcome To My Blog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6N_fLd9FcnW4lkDHtiQzCML13LvrYz9XVWj1jnWM0QGMmJccZ8rP57Fzna6qr3vZA-Yfx8RiKDyOw3A6rAN5dyBggwJB9vo0IH5wu2m9lEljY-HXpgL2CXKpeH6ZPBnkMVxlKoap2BAz/s1600-h/tim__max_and_kevin_oohe.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366318006395541106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6N_fLd9FcnW4lkDHtiQzCML13LvrYz9XVWj1jnWM0QGMmJccZ8rP57Fzna6qr3vZA-Yfx8RiKDyOw3A6rAN5dyBggwJB9vo0IH5wu2m9lEljY-HXpgL2CXKpeH6ZPBnkMVxlKoap2BAz/s320/tim__max_and_kevin_oohe.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Hello and welcome to my new blog...</div><br /><div></div><div>My name is Tim Williams and over the years I've spent a lot of time in the game of football.</div><br /><div></div><div>My talent to kick a football has allowed me to enjoy playing the game of football from high school (Waynesville, Ohio), in college at Ohio State and even in the NFL and other pro leagues.</div><br /><div></div><div>Since finishing my playing days I've worked hard to help other kickers and punters take their game to the next level by teaching them the basics I've used to help me find success.</div><br /><div></div><div>You can follow what I'm doing now on this blog and also by visiting my website at <a href="http://www.upandthrough.com/">http://www.upandthrough.com/</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Tim Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223389314627205891noreply@blogger.com0