Kohl's Western Winter Showcase
Independent event · Organized by Kohl's Professional Camps
- Cost
- $375
- Dates
- Dec 20, 2026
- Location
- Benjamin Franklin High School · Queen Creek, AZ
- Eligibility
- High school kickers, punters and long snappers (2027 class and transfer kickers kick off the ground)
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About this event
Western stop of Kohl's National Showcase Tour (listed as Phoenix): specialists compete and receive a Kohl's ranking, rating and evaluation for college coaches, with a path to the invite-only Underclassman Challenge in January.
Positions: K, P, LS
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4.4/ 5
Kohl's ranking event, the specialist circuit college staffs watch most ($375); parent feedback is mixed.
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External Review Sources
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- The Gridiron Digest forumPublic review page
Feb 22, 2022 · Mixed
Summary: An Indiana coach found a $400 two-day Kohl's camp outrageous; another coach said he prefers smaller camps like Kicking World for more individual coaching.
Paraphrased from The Gridiron Digest forum (Camp Check's summary, not a quote) · refers to “Kohl's Kicking Camp”
Read on The Gridiron Digest forum ↗ - TexasBowhunter forumPublic review page
Jul 2, 2014 · Mixed
Summary: A dad questioned a $1,000 trip to a Kohl's invitational; replies were wary of such offers but one said a kicker who used the camps earned a full scholarship.
Paraphrased from TexasBowhunter forum (Camp Check's summary, not a quote) · refers to “Kohl's national invitational camp”
Read on TexasBowhunter forum ↗ - Kohl's Kicking (organizer)Organizer-provided testimonial
Mostly positive
Summary: Kohl's testimonials page quotes the New Orleans Advocate saying nearly every elite kicker starts at Kohl's, the one camp that really matters for specialists.
Paraphrased from Kohl's Kicking (organizer) (Camp Check's summary, not a quote) · refers to “Kohl's Kicking camps”
Read on Kohl's Kicking (organizer) ↗
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