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- noun A
kick of the ball from astationary position
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Examples
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Its disadvantage was that it was less reliable than a placekick, since the bounce could go wrong; its advantage was that it could be done on ex - tremely short notice.
Blue Adept Anthony, Piers 1981
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The moment he set up for a placekick instead of a punt, those Black armored animals would be upon him.
Blue Adept Anthony, Piers 1981
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He tried a placekick and field goal, but was too far out; the ball fell short, to Stile's immense relief.
Blue Adept Anthony, Piers 1981
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After that kind of tension, a placekick in a game is not a big deal for Williamson.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Chron tfitzgerald@sfchronicle.com (Tom FitzGerald 2011
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The somewhat bizarre tournament tie-break procedures had each team send out five players to attempt a placekick from the 22-meter line.
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Early on in the second half, the Huskers got the ball deep into the Cyclones 'half of the pitch, and after a penalty, Schmidt was able to get a placekick for three points.
Iowa State Daily 2010
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Early on in the second half, the Huskers got the ball deep into the Cyclones 'half of the pitch, and after a penalty, Schmidt was able to get a placekick for three points.
Iowa State Daily 2010
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The somewhat bizarre tournament tie-break procedures had each team send out five players to attempt a placekick from the 22-meter line.
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- Mike Iltis jokes that if he's needed to placekick, be a receiver or even a holder, all the University of Colorado coaching staff must do is ask; he's merely a phone call or a text message away.
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C-J: Where did you learn to kick (punt and placekick) like you do?
unknown title 2009
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