By Mark Maynard / Prokickernews.com KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Ben Fuller, the resident long-snapping guru for Ray Guy Prokicker.com, came by his trade the old-fashioned way. He earned it. More specifically, he learned it. “I didn’t do it a lot in school, I was always a lineman,” Fuller said. “Rick (Sang, camp director) started this thing in terms of (long) snapping really took off with it about 12 years ago. I became a student of it.” Fuller did what he would like to see the young long-snappers who come to the camps do today. He became a sponge. “I’ve been around…

Athlete Name Coach Name High School Year Position City State Abernathy, John Garrett Robert Slocum Mount de sale Academy 2012 Long Snapper Macon Georgia Appleby, Joshua Jeff Pugh East Limestone High School 2012 kicker / punter Harvest Alabama Bainton, Marshall Andy Sexton Magnolia HS 2012 kicker The Woodlands Texas Barta, Alexander K. R. Richardson Clarkston 2012 kicker / punter Clarkston Michigan Bednar, John Mark Hoffman Valparaiso HS 2012 Long Snapper Valparaiso Indiana Burgy-Vanhoose, Zack Coach Chris McNamee Pikeville High School 2012 kicker / punter Pikeville Kentucky Cacciatore, Alfonso Drzanek El Modena High School 2012 kicker / punter Orange California Casarez,…

None of us are built exactly the same way. Because of this, there will be some variance in the width of stances. The feet need to be placed wider than shoulder width to allow easily snapping the ball through the legs toward the target, but not so wide that you are in a straight-legged position. The feet should also be in a two-point base without any sort of stagger. Positions on the line usually employ a stance in which one foot is dropped according to which hand is placed on the ground. For example, if the right hand is down,…