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place kick

NOUN
kick starting with ball on ground
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The most famous place kick in Five Nations history was undoubtedly John Taylor's last-minute touchline effort for Wales to win a pulsating match against Scotland 19-18 at Murrayfield in 1971.

From The Guardian • Feb. 18, 2011

Dartmouth had scored 16 points on two touchdowns and a place kick.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fordham had nothing to boast about except one point-result of Andy Palau's place kick after a touchdown on his pass to Jacunski-that outweighed two St. Mary's field goals, 7-to-6.

From Time Magazine Archive

A field judge disallowed a place kick goal by Army because the player holding the ball had let both knees touch the ground.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is what we call the drop kick, the free kick, the overhead kick, the place kick, and taking the ball on the run.

From Association Football And How To Play It by Cameron, John