3. Charlie Smyth - "I had 30 seconds to warm-up, and then made all 4 kicks in a row..."

Charlie Smyth is an Irish Gaelic Football player from County Down, and specializes in the goal keeper position. Charlie will be competing in the 2024 NFL combine in Indianapolis, IN, in March 2024, along with Rory Beggan, Mark Jackson, and others, through the International Player Pathway program. Mark is currently trained by Tadhg Leader of Leader Kicking. Charlie was selected as Player of the Province for Ulster U-20s in 2021, and has played county at every level, including senior. From looking up to players like Rory Beggan, to kicking alongside him in the NFL combine, 2024 is set to be quite the year for Charlie Smyth. Enter The Arena is a series podcast hosted by Conor Mangan (Professional American Football Kicker from Cork, Ireland). An LK podcast production. Recorded and produced by Lee Murray of MURR Media. Special thanks to Lochlainn Harte for audio assistance and consultation.

Enter The Arena

Delve into the mind of those that stand alone in their sport, in their journey, on their quest; those that stand over the ball with everything on the line... Enter The Arena is a podcast series following those that are Masters of accuracy and power: placekickers, free takers, dead ball specialists, etc. Hosted by Conor "Dropkick" Mangan (Current professional American Football player from Cork, Ireland), and in association with Leader Kicking, we delve into the techniques, the stories, the pressure and the mental training of the best kickers on the planet.

• No. of episodes: 10
• Latest episode: 2024-03-08

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