| He has only been in high school for a few weeks | | | | the field by linebackers while hitting sixty yarders. |
| and now he is a kicking legend? Football | | | | Not to mention the ability to kick field goals |
| Scholarships are beating down his door? This is | | | | consistently equates to football scholarships. He |
| the effect of the internet, instant information | | | | should really write a book on How to Get a |
| everywhere. Jake Van Ginkel has posted a video | | | | Football Scholarship, as there are as many as 60 |
| of his kicking feats (no pun intended) on youtube | | | | kickers and punters a year that now receive full |
| that display the fifteen year old booting a 60 yard | | | | scholarships from Division I football teams. |
| field goal and there the legend grew. Thousands | | | | Understand that the number was only ten a year |
| of views later he now is kicking Upland High | | | | ten years ago. Also, with the new kickoff rule |
| School. Jake is already considered by some as | | | | change in college football it has become |
| one of the top high school kickers around. He is | | | | increasingly more important to have a big foot |
| just one of five boys in his family that all have | | | | kicking off. |
| aspirations of kicking on Sunday if it's up to his | | | | We'll continue to look out for Jake and many |
| father. Pete Van Ginkel puts his boys through a | | | | more Van Ginkel's to win games for there teams |
| elaborate system of physical and mental | | | | in the coming years and be sure that a football |
| exercises specifically designed for kicking. | | | | scholarship is just around the corner for him. |
| And why not, at least he's not getting killed on | | | | |
