A placekick taken from the center spot to start the game and the second half or restart play after a goal has been scored Opposing players must remain outside of the center circle until the ball is in play A goal may not be scored directly from a kickoff
(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff
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The opening movement of each soccer half and after each goal During the kickoff, the ball must be played forward and the opposing players must stay outside the center circle until the ball has moved
The kicking team (determined by the winner of the coin toss) kicks the ball from the free kick line (the 35-yard line in pro football, the 40-yard line in high school and college) This is the kickoff, the start of the game
A free kick used to star the game, half, overtime or play after a goal Unlike American football, however, the kicking team does not have to boot the ball to the opposition Instead, the team is allowed to pass it to members of its own team
Way to put the ball in play at the start of a game, after half-time, and after a goal The ball is play from the center spot and must rotate one full turn before being touch by another player
Method of starting play in which a player passes the ball over the center line to another player at the start of a soccer match, after each goal and after intermission
when a player kicks a ball from a tee at his own 30-yard line (35 in college) to the opposing team, whose player tries to advance it the other way; used to start the game, the second half and overtime, and to restart play after each score