EU Soccer Players Kick American Football for First Time

Yeah... they just sit back and do better than so many people who have been kicking for years and years.

[@IsaacPunts]

So, I found my notes, and in my script I apparently spelled it "Eidenburgh" hence the mistake in pronunciation. Good Catch, Gents!

[@remloow]

EYEDINBURG 14 SECONDS IN AND IM DYING

[@mrmoose6619]

Just a transfer of kicking a football to kicking a football... :)

[@12345.......]

0:24 sign that man to a usfl contract as a returner

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Lol, you butchered the pronunciation of Edinburgh Scotland

[@thezackast2752]

Maybe Edinburgh should have had a more pronounciable name

[@m4b104]

^

[@12345.......]

1:30 he even pronounced it for him

[@12345.......]

​@@thezackast2752 god damn Scots not having American pronunciation 🙃

[@nedisahonkey]

​@@thezackast2752 It's akin to "Ed-In-bro"

[@RatzaChewy]

I think improved sports science and better coaching means that kicking styles in gridiron, soccer, Aussie rules and both codes of rugby are closer than they ever have been in the past. It's the same for punting, virtually everyone uses some form of the drop punt now, whereas the old spiral techniques varied wildly from sport to sport.

[@finn1804]

Its really interesting how similar Football (Soccer) are so similar in terms of kicking. I one time brought my American Football to school and we used the goals as goal posts and they were kicking from 30-40 yards out and they had never kicked an American football before

[@TheWatchernator]

because, it's kicking a ball.

[@haive2202]

you should rewrite it dude. American football is similar to football or rugby

[@wt5657]

if you play american Football and ur looking for the best kickers ..just try to find soccer Goalkeepers ..they have the best and longest kick ..they can do 70 yard all day long

[@Mikgwerd]

I'd love to see how effective they are at doing the on-sides kick

[@DogsOrlaNugget]

Football is FINALLY coming to understand soccer players are your best kickers, period!

[@mae2759]

Finally? This has been the norm to get someone from the soccer team to kick for you for at least 30 years.

[@jletienne5]

would be fun to have them kick/catch punts too!

[@moreroidsmoreboys]

I’d say as a fellow European the Scottish and English lads would probs do alright because of catching rugby balls from high kicks

[@gergopacza9633]

I’m Hungarian we also play Football here We had a season where we “used” a soccer player as a kicker 😉😁

[@CognizantCheddar]

Once you've built the quad and core muscles sufficiently, the rest is just technique, and young American football kickers that have never played soccer just don't have the technique down, usually because no one has ever taught them. - run up should be done on the balls of your feet to generate more momentum - the run up should be done at an angle to the ball, in order to strike with the correct part of your foot - the last step before planting should be the longest step of the run-up - plant foot's ankle bone should be aligned with the center of the ball - bring the kicking leg all the way back to the butt - the striking leg must be straight at the moment of impact -- no bend at the knee - tense and lock the striking foot at the moment of impact (consciously curling your toes helps) - make contact using the instep metatarsal bone (not square with the laces of the boot) Missing one or more of these steps will make the kick less powerful. The problem is youth American football teams commonly lack coaches that know all of these steps, and so kids just aren't taught them. Many of the kids end up having to figuring this stuff out on their own, as best they can.

[@EyeOfRah]

The follow through is necessary skill. One of the guys doesn't really follow through, and if he did he'd kick it at least another ten yards. But the guy that kicks he has a great falls through and a nice extension

[@smallcd]

Where is this Eydenberg you speak of?

[@giannidisumma2948]

I'm a soccer player myself and I'd love to try kicking a football. I could play cross balls over 60 meters, exactly into my teammates feet when I was 15/16 years old.

[@Barefootkicker]

Give kicking footballs a try. I've been doing it for some time and it's a lot of fun! Also, Anjunabeats for the win! Great taste in music haha

[@giannidisumma2948]

@@Barefootkicker yeah might try it haha, thanks!

[@TheWatchernator]

"Eddinbro" Isaac: Aydinburgh

[@TheWatchernator]

Who would've thought that people who can kick a ball well, can... kick a ball well.

[@darkmatter6714]

It’s funny, whenever I see an American football player kicking the ball, the technique just looks odd compared to a soccer player.

[@cfsjedi8180]

Except my guy was getting it done

[@dee-taylor]

You know EU is not a country right? It would better to just say Europe. Also, did they try any punts or field goals?

[@ImReverseGiraffe]

From what I've heard, kicking an American football is all about hitting the correct spot. Kicking in soccer football (yes that's the offical name) is about knowing where and how to put your foot to manipulate the ball on a kick. I'm not surprised they're good at it.

[@wt5657]

no bro ..soccer players just have strongers kick ..they had muscle development through the years and also the best form ..as soccer player u start kicking the ball thousand of times than millions of times from every single angles possible ..so it became natural for u ...also american football players dont use their hips much when they kick the ball ...im former semi pro soccer players my self and i can the difference

[@UltraJack299]

Yeah, some of those soccer players can kick a field goal

[@shaeck1011]

Europeans have elite levels of kicking

[@brianmurray6615]

Pronoused edinbura

[@maasymoo]

Hearing him pronounce Edinburgh made me cringe severely.

[@neilmanhard1341]

I think one reason the French dislike Americans is because we constantly butcher their language. Pronouncing Notre Dame as "note-r dame" vice "no-tra dahm" and New Orleans as "new or-leans" vice "new or-lens". Even Camp LeJeune as "camp le june" vice "camp le jun". Now the Scots are going to be upset. Good thing they are more patient and good humored than the French.

[@joeterp5615]

Lol, some French just get upset because we exist. 🤣 If you flip things around though, Americans are generally very patient with those who can’t say our words correctly, as we are such a melting pot of different backgrounds and accents ourselves. No surprise that people have problems with other languages though, but thankfully when you travel, most people are just happy when you make any effort to use their language and don’t judge too harshly.

[@neilmanhard1341]

@@joeterp5615 On a personal note, the only place I experienced where I was looked at with disdain for not pronouncing correctly was Paris, France. Other parts of France (northern coast, southern coast, wine country), Spain, Italy, etc... they appreciated that I even tried.

[@joeterp5615]

@@neilmanhard1341 That pretty much mirrors my experience and that of other family members too. Those Parisians are rough lol. But then again, they can be brutal on other french-speaking countries too, looking down on the french spoken by those from Quebec and others. It’s been many years (actually decades) since I’ve been to France though, so I’d love to give my poor french another shot soon.

[@neilmanhard1341]

@@joeterp5615 What I loved about Quebec, I was just a kid and couldn't speak any French, so I spoke only in English. Those French-Canadians always responded to me in French, pretending they didn't understand English. And, then said things, which I knew were about me, probably insults. I never felt welcomed. In English Canada (Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), things were just fine. It never occurred to me that Parisians were the same.

[@StuzRoz]

As a Scotsman living in NY, eye din burg destroyed me bro. You need to use the word Edinburgh in a future video to prove you know how to say it. Lol

[@Gpsi861]

can't even pronounce words

[@shawnroachjr]

awesome vid! your turn to kick a euro football now

[@wanderingfeet3053]

Until they get freight trained by a 6’3” 240lb linebacker running a 4.4 …. Yeah they can kick… NFL players pretend they are not hurt. Soccer players pretend to be hurt… big difference…