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Encyclopedia > Kick (football)

Kicking is a method used by many types of football, including: Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ...

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List of common kicking styles

  • Grubber kick - rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football
  • Bomb kick - rugby league, Australian Rules football
  • Drop kick - rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football, American Football
  • Drop punt - Australian Rules Football, rugby league
  • Punt - American football
  • Torpedo punt - Australian rules football, American football
  • Checkside punt - Australian rules football, rugby league
  • Scissor kick - Association football (soccer), Australian rules football

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Penalty kick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (681 words)
A penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football (soccer), taken from twelve yards (eleven metres) out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.
A penalty kick may be awarded when a defending player commits a foul punishable by a direct free kick (a so-called penal foul) against an opponent, within their own penalty area (commonly known as "the box", "18 yard box" or "16 metre box").
For infractions by the kicking team, should a goal be scored the kick is retaken, otherwise an indirect free kick is awarded against his side.
Penalty kick (football) - definition of Penalty kick (football) in Encyclopedia (610 words)
In Association Football (soccer), a penalty kick is a free kick from twelve yards (eleven metres) out with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.
Similar kicks can be made in a 'penalty shootout' to settle a tied match after normal play has ended, but these are not penalty kicks, and are governed by different rules - see kicks from the penalty mark.
A penalty kick may be awarded when a defending player committs a foul punishable by a direct free kick against an opponent, within their own penalty area (commonly known as "the box", "18 yard box" or "16 metre box").
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