Onside kick
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onside-kick-181-18292452
title:
Onside kick
text:
In gridiron football, an onside kick is a kickoff deliberately kicked short in an attempt by the kicking team to regain possession of the ball. This is in contrast with a typical kickoff, in which the kicking team kicks the ball far downfield in order to maximize the distance the receiving team has to advance the ball in order to score. The risk to the team attempting an onside kick is that if it is unsuccessful the receiving team gets the ball and usually has a much better field position than w
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Short kickoff in gridiron football to try to keep possession of the ball
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onside_kick
date created:
2004-05-19T20:26:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T01:20:16Z
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