For that reason he must practise constantly both with punts and drop kicks and be able to put the ball between the goal-posts from all angles and distances within reason.
His drop kicks were all of them long and two of them were made with the left foot.
I remember being extremely angry at the time because I was not looking at the side lines for any signals and had decided on a drop kick anyhow.
In a free kick his opponents may not come within ten yards of where the ball was caught and some member of his team may kick either a drop kick, punt or place kick as he sees fit.
Such a kick is called a "drop kick" as distinguished from a "punt" where the ball is released from the hands and immediately kicked before touching the ground.
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Thorpe had a history of repeatedly drop kicking footballs through the uprights from midfield.
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Drop kicks are optional for a conversion kick after a try has been scored.
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Drop kicks are most importantly used as a method of restarting play and scoring points in rugby union and rugby league.
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Drop kicks are also optional for a penalty kick to score a penalty goal.
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He was the team's quarterback and also handled drop kicking responsibilities.
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