Coach Tony Bugeja is based in South Florida and has been a coach with Kohl's Kicking Camps since 2014. As a player, he was a collegiate All-American while at Methodist University, earning an opportunity in mini camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers in '97. Throughout the next 10 years, Bugeja went on to play for teams in the Arena Football League and International Football League including the Kissimmee Outlaw, Aubany Firebirds, and Osceola Ghost Riders-- and even earned a spot on the IFL All-Star Team.
Coach Bugeja has coached special teams camps for colleges in the SEC, Big 10, Big 12, ACC and CUSA. He's also coached for Select Football Camps in Florida, Georgia, and Texas, and served two years as the Lou Groza Kicking Clinic Director in 2013 and 2014. He's coached specialists for the Florida vs Georgia All-Star Game since 2012.
Coach Bugeja leads the Kohl's Florida Training Division and other Kohl's Training Events year-round in South Florida.
With three kickers overall taken in the NFL Draft, the sixth round was a big one. All with similar attributes, when the first was selected, other teams knew they had to act fast. Within the span of ten draft picks, all three top kickers on draft boards were taken by teams looking for a kicker.
36 of the last 46 NFL drafted specialists over the past 10 years have been Kohl's attendees. Here's a look at all 44 Kohl's athletes taken in the NFL Draft and how involved they were with the Kohl's Staff.
