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COACH ZAUNER

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Overview Of Coach Zauner’s Coaching Career

  • Bachelors Degree With A Double Major In Health And Physical Education from University of  Wisconsin La Crosse
  • Masters Degree In Physical Education from University of Wisconsin La Crosse

Former 13 Year NFL Special Teams Coordinator

 

1994 - 2001     Special Teams Coordinator - Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Dennis Green
2002 - 2005    Special Teams Coordinator - Baltimore Ravens Head Coach Brian Billick
2006                 Special Teams Coordinator - Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Dennis Green

 

NFL Special Teams Coordinator, Coach Zauner Produced Results:

1995            Minnesota Vikings     Fuad Reveiz           31 Consecutive Field Goals
1998            Minnesota Vikings     Gary Anderson      40 Consecutive FG’s & A Perfect Season
1998            Minnesota Vikings    Mitch Berger          Record 40 Kickoff Touchbacks in a Season
2001            Minnesota Vikings    Mitch Berger          Lead NFC in Punting (Pro Bowl)
02-05          Baltimore Ravens     Matt Stover            FG Percentage 4 Years: 113 of 129 = 87.4%

 

Kicking Coach Consultant

 

Before coaching Special Teams in the NFL, Coach Zauner was regarded as one of the top football kicking coaches in the Country! Tutoring and coaching some of the best kickers and punters in college and the NFL. The list is unprecedented amongst football kicking coaches.

 

Some of the most successful NFL Head Coaches retained Coach Zauner’s services as a Football Kicking Coach Consultant.

 

Teams Utilized Coach Zauner’s Kicking Coach Consulting Services

 

1980 Eagles---

Head Coach Dick Vermeil  

Special Teams Coach – Lynn Stiles

1988 Browns ---

Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer

Special Teams Coach – Kurt Schottenheimer

1991 Chargers ---

GM Bobby Beathard

Special Teams Coach – Chuck Priefer

1991 49er's ---

Head Coach George Seifert

Special Teams Coach – Lynn Stiles

1992 Bears ---

Head Coach Mike Ditka

Special Teams Coach – Danny Abramowicz

1992 Chiefs ---

Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer

Special Teams Coach – Kurt Schottenheimer

1993 Seahawks ---

Head Coach Tom Flores

Special Teams Coach – Russ Purnell

1993 Giants ---

Head Coach Dan Reeves

Special Teams Coach – Joe DeCamillis

 

11 Year NCAA Special Teams Coach - Division I Football

1st Full Time Special Teams Coach in NCAA History

 

1979 - 1980    Special Teams Coach at Brigham Young University    Head Coach LaVell Edwards
1981 - 1985     Special Teams Coach at San Diego State  University  Head Coach Doug Scovil
1987 - 1988    Special Teams Coach at University of New Mexico      Head Coach Mike Sheppard
1990 - 1991    Special Teams Coach at Long Beach State                     Head Coach George Allen*

*Legendary Hall of Fame Coach George Allen

 

Some Impressive Results During 11 Years of NCAA College Coaching

  • Coached nine All-Conference kickers and punters 1979 to 1991
  • Coached nation's leading punter in 1979, Clay Brown, at BYU, with a 45.3 yard average
  • Coached nation's leading kickoff return team in 1979, at BYU, with a 26.3 yard average
  • Coached nation's leading punt return man, Jim Sandusky, at SDSU, 19.0 yard punt return average &    a team average of 17.0 yards per return in 1983
  • Coached Chris O'Brien at SDSU, who set a Western Athletic Conference record of 25 consecutive field goals in the 1984 and 1985 seasons
  • Blocked 38 punts and field goals
  • Scored 12 touchdowns on punt and kickoff returns and blocked kicks
  • In five seasons at SDSU, coverage teams never allowed a touchdown to be scored against them; longest kickoff return in those five years was 42 yards

 Emphasizing a ‘Natural Style of Kicking and Punting’, Coach Zauner’s teaching philosophy facilitates an environment where kicking specialists develop the skills, technique, and confidence to achieve their maximum physical and mental potential. At an amateur and professional level, Coach Zauner, LLC programs and events provide a kicker, punter or snapper ‘A Specialist’s Path to PRO Football’.

 

- Coach Zauner, LLC Mission Statement