onside kick

His belief that possession is far more valuable and predictive of success than field position also had him going for onside kicks every time the score was within three touchdowns.

The proposal related to onside kicks that was ratified Wednesday was made by the competition committee.

By prohibiting the receiving team from having 10 or all 11 of its players in that “setup zone,” the new rule could tilt the odds somewhat in favor of the kicking team as it tries to recover an onside kick.

NFL team owners could consider rule-change proposals this offseason to create a fourth-and-15 alternative to the onside kick and to delay the hiring process for head coaches and general managers.

Under previous versions of the proposal, the onside kick would not have been eliminated but a team trailing late in a game would have had another option.

His most important contribution was recovering an onside kick while playing with the special team.

The young men he called his boys must have all agreed that it was very hard to hurt yourself demonstrating an onside kick.

The old man was demonstrating an onside kick when he injured his hip.