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place-kicking
noun[ U ]
(US alsoplacekicking); (UK alsoplace kicking)uk /ˈpleɪsˌkɪk.ɪŋ/ us /ˈpleɪsˌkɪk.ɪŋ/
in American football and rugby, the act of kicking a ball using a type of kick in which the ball is first placed on the ground, and that is planned and practised:
His place kicking and drop goals again lacked their usual authority.
Place-kicking is largely a matter of timing.
His place kicking began excellently with a wonderfully judged angled effort from 42 metres.
His general confidence seems to have been damaged to the point where his place-kicking is now dangerously unreliable.
Carpenter was battling Cahill for the placekicking job.
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