PRIVATE LONG SNAPPING LESSONS IN AUSTIN, TX AND VIRTUAL LESSONS NATION WIDE 2024
“Training, Hard Work, Focus, Attitude, Dedication”
Meet Coach Zach Taylor
Texas Background
Zach attended Westlake HS in Austin, TX before he headed to Blinn College where they were crowned 2006 NJCAA National Champions! Standing at 6’4” and weighing 230lbs, Zach Taylor ranked as the top-rated JUCO snapper in the country and also awarded SWJCFC academic all-conference honors in 2006.
Go Ducks!
In 2008, Zach earned a Full-Ride Scholarship & won the starting job at University of Oregon during fall camp, seeing action in all 13 games during the Ducks football season winning the Holiday Bowl in 2008. Zach Taylor was credited with a pair of tackles on the year, including a solo stop in the win at Oregon State.
Pop Warner Football
“I noticed Zach snapping a football during a Pop Warner practice when he was in the 5th grade. I was amazed at his raw potential, so we began working on his snaps almost on a daily basis. Zach’s drive, discipline and incredible work ethic throughout the years enabled him to be recognized as the highest rated long snapper in the country coming out of Blinn Junior College, which had just won the 2006 NJCAA National Championship. Watching Zach play on ESPN for the University of Oregon, I couldn’t help but think back with amazement on his days as a 5th grade Pop Warner ball player. Dreams can come true with passion, discipline and hard work.”
- Chuck Taylor
Father
Testimonials
Derek Long - Former Westlake HS(Austin, TX) Head Coach
Brad Franchione - Former Blinn Head Coach 2006 NJCAA National Champions
Derek Long - Former Westlake HS(Austin, TX) Head Coach
As coaches, we know the importance of the kicking game. Quite often spectators see the kicking game as the kicker only. We always knew the snapper was as important as the kicker. We had a long line of outstanding deep snappers and Zach Taylor was the best. I will not take credit for how good he was because that occurred through his hard work and dedication. Zach spent many hours on his own practicing. Zach snapped the ball like a rocket and it was accurate. I think Zach could put the laces of the football where the holder or punter wanted them. It was a relief having a snapper like Zach. It made for one less area of the game to worry about.
- Derek Long
Mike Bellotti - Former Oregon Head Coach
Brad Franchione - Former Blinn Head Coach 2006 NJCAA National Champions
Derek Long - Former Westlake HS(Austin, TX) Head Coach
"Zach Taylor was our long snapper at the University of Oregon for the 2008 season. He was accurate, consistent and he could hum it back there. He also had the ability to make tackles in space. We made sure the team bus never left without Zach on it."
- Coach Mike Bellotti
Brad Franchione - Former Blinn Head Coach 2006 NJCAA National Champions
Brad Franchione - Former Blinn Head Coach 2006 NJCAA National Champions
Brad Franchione - Former Blinn Head Coach 2006 NJCAA National Champions
“Zach Taylor was the best deep snapper I coached in 22 years. His velocity, accuracy and willingness to improve his trade showed every day. I had two deep snappers in my career that could "no-look" snap and Zach was doing it as a sophomore in college. He played a big part in our special teams success. His team could count on him in crucial moments.”
- Brad Franchione
Travis Cobb - Former Arizona WR
Nick Brewer - Former Arkansas Long Snapper
Brad Franchione - Former Blinn Head Coach 2006 NJCAA National Champions
Before I came to Blinn college I thought I seen everything on a football field until I came to my first practice at Blinn College and I kept hearing this whistling sound behind me like someone was putting a ball in the jug machine. I turned around and was amazed on how someone could snap a ball like he could. Still to this day I have never seen another person snap like him an I have played football at almost every level from high school to the pros. Hands down the greatest!!!!
-Travis Cobb
Matt W -Former SJSU Long Snapper
Nick Brewer - Former Arkansas Long Snapper
Nick Brewer - Former Arkansas Long Snapper
"I have been great friends with Zach for many years as we were both JUCO snappers for the 2008 class. He was an absolute monster and phenomenal athlete. To this day, I have never seen someone snap a ball as hard as Zach did with incredible accuracy which landed him a full scholarship in the Pac-12!"
- Matt W
Nick Brewer - Former Arkansas Long Snapper
Nick Brewer - Former Arkansas Long Snapper
Nick Brewer - Former Arkansas Long Snapper
“I met Zach when I was 16 years old and had just begun long snapping. I was going into my junior year of high school where I would be the long snapper for the JV team. I was not good enough (at the time) to even make varsity, but that would all soon change.
I attended camps regionally but most of my time spent practicing was with Zach. His skillset, knowledge and patience were instrumental in helping me go from snapping slow, dead ducks to tight spirals. He worked with me on long snapping, short snapping, blocking, coverage. He also shared with me specific workouts I could do to enhance my power in addition to advice and guidance when I would get frustrated. He would constantly reach out to me in his free time to check in and see if I needed help with anything.
All of this combined led to me being recruited as a preferred walk-on at the University of Arkansas, where I eventually earned a full ride scholarship. The foundation he helped me build allowed me the opportunity to play at the highest level of college football, truly a dream come true.
Having Zach as an instructor and a mentor made a world of a difference for me and I would highly recommend anyone looking to put in the work and enhance their skillset to work with him. If you are determined and listen well, Zach will make you a better snapper.”
- Nick Brewer
I met Coach Taylor during my sophomore year of High School. The amount of progress I made in a short amount of time once I started working with him was amazing. This is due to the amount of detail coach Taylor gives while ensuring it’s easy to understand and apply right away. I remember he went as far as teaching me different grips on the ball for different weather scenarios. The drills we did were individualized depending on how my snaps were looking and what problems I might have been facing with my snaps. After working with coach Taylor, I was able to make varsity my Junior year as a long snapper, and will now be attending SVSU to snap in College.
Hunter Pierpoint
Saginaw Valley St. University
Scholarship
Long Snapper
Many people underestimate the importance of long snappers. No field goal can be kicked or ball punter without a strong and skilled long snapper. Coming into junior year I had never snapped a ball in my life. Fast forward to today I am preparing to play division 1 football at university of the incarnate word. The reason? Zach Taylor. In summer of junior year I decided to pick up long snapping, and hired coach Taylor as my coach. He taught me the fundamentals of long snapping and I earned the starting spot at my highschool. But Zach saw much more in me than I could. He furthered by taking my skills by taking them to the next level. I was ranked as the 72nd best long snapper in the nation and 9th in Texas only 6 months after beginning to work with Zach. And now I am going to be long snapping at UIW! Working with Zach is by far the best decision I have ever made. He has made me a better long snapper and a much better man. Nothing would have been possible without ZtLongsnapping!
Jake williford
Anderson Highschool 2023 Grad
Commit UIW
I started out playing as a center in Pop Warner. Since I played center, I was also given the job of being the long snapper. The job didn’t mean anything special until I started middle school, when I first started working with Zach. Zach worked with me on everything to do with snapping. Whether that was the snap itself, or the details leading up to and after the snap. Zach and I worked together almost every week in order to always improve, and help me work to achieve the long-term goal of getting a scholarship offer. Zach aided me all throughout my high school career, and becoming a varsity starter for Westlake as just a sophomore wouldn’t have been possible without him. Though he was encouraging of my progress, he kept me in a mindset to never be fully satisfied with where I was, which pushed me to work harder every lesson we had. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be where I am today as a five star snapper committed to play D1 at the Air Force Academy. Zach is a great coach and an even better person, and I without a doubt recommend him if you are looking for a mentor figure in snapping.
Jake Helms
Westlake High School
Austin, Texas
Class of 2024
Long Snapper
Air Force, Commit
Rex Lee
Georgetown High School
"Tyler Jr. College Commit"
Class of 2022
My Son Rex has been Training with Zach Taylor of Zach Taylor Long Snapping for about 9 months. He began training with him in the summer of 2019 and Zach helped him improve immediately. My son went from being a 3 ½ Star Snapper to a 4 Star Ranking in a short amount of time.
He also helped Rex gain a spot on the USA Football U-16National Team where he excelled in the International Bowl Game at AT&T Stadium with Zach’s Coaching and guidance.
After working with Zach, a couple of Months, Rex had one of his strongest showings yet at the Kohl’s Kicking National Scholarship Camp last summer Rex scored on all but one of his charted long snaps and finished with the second highest chart for his class 2022. Not only did he finish the charting portion well, he provided an easy ball for the punters to handle per Kohl’s kicking comments about Rex after the camp!
Rex also had very strong showing at numerous college football camps last summer – Zach explained to him the process and what he needed to focus on at these camps where the competition is tough and how to stand out among the competitors.
I am really excited to see how far Zach takes Rex the next two years!!
Richard Lee
-Father
"Zach completely revitalized longsnapping for me. I was a little bit at a loss as to why I was not getting much better, I decided to do a lesson with Zach and instantly I was much more accurate and fast with my snaps. Zach has opened many door for me by making me so much better. I couldn’t be where I am with snapping without Zach’s influence on my form and mental game."
Jacob Wilsey
Lake Travis High School
Class of “23
Longsnapper
Jeremiah Johnson - Former All-Pac-10 Oregon Running Back
Jeremiah Johnson - Former All-Pac-10 Oregon Running Back
Jeremiah Johnson - Former All-Pac-10 Oregon Running Back
“A great snapper and his precision was on point every time but his toughness was the best”
- Jeremiah Johnson
Walner Leandre - Former Arkansas Strong Safety
Jeremiah Johnson - Former All-Pac-10 Oregon Running Back
Jeremiah Johnson - Former All-Pac-10 Oregon Running Back
"Zach played with me on an amazing football team at Blinn (JUCO) that won a National Championship. Watching Zach snap the ball was simply amazing, getting down the field beating some of the best athletes I've seen to make a tackle. Off the field he was an even better person in the weight room, always pushing us and himself to be great"
- Walner Leandre
