Mark McNamee of the Ballyboden club in Dublin is in Florida trying to break into the NFL.
“I HAVEN’T SEEN guys hit bombs in so long. Thank you for allowing me watch you guys do your thing. The international lads showing up the way you did, great work.”
One of them is Ross Bolger, a former Laois Under-20 footballer who has already been making tracks since earning a two-year scholarship at a Division One American football University in Idaho State.Mark McNamee, a goalkeeper from the Ballyboden St Enda’s club in Dublin, always had a curiosity about the sport. Now he’s moving in for the kill. He nailed 13 of his 14 kicks at that event in Indianapolis, while Bolger converted 12.
So when McNamee saw Ross Bolger starting his American Football journey on TikTok, he wanted to take his curiosity further. Tadhg Leader, the former Connacht player, was on those videos too helping Bolger finesse his technique. Through his business ‘Leader Kicking,’ Leader identifies Irish players who have a flare for kicking and help them find entry points into the sport.“I was busy playing Gaelic Football but kept up to date with everything. And then I attended a few open sessions.
“We kick from a hash mark which is directly in line with either post,” McNamee adds. “We had seven kicks down one hash from 25 to 55 and seven down the other hash. “Myself and Ross have been kicking off the ground since we were children so kicking comes naturally to us. We found the more we delved into the weeds, the harder it got. If we were able to break it down, keep it as simple as possible and swing hard at the ball, that’s when we got the best results.”The next step for McNamee and the rest of the IPP group is a Pro Day in Florida on 26 March. It will be a smaller version of the Combine event in Indianapolis.
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