How come kickers in the nfl kick further on the kickoff than on goal attempts?
602427
When attempting an extra point or field goal-the kicker has to get the ball off "high" enough & "quick" enough so it won't be blocked by opposing team...also,he has to worry about accuracy even more...and the pressure of having everyone watching can be abit uncomfortable.\nDuring a kickoff he doesn't have to worry about any of that stuff and could get the kickoff further because the angle of the ball leaving the ground(first few feet-not worried about a block))has more momentum to carry it further in distance-he doesn't angle it high at first...it only gets higher & higher once it's already so many yards down the field...sort of like an airplane taking off from the ground.
700355
The kick after the touchdown is not a field goal - field goals are worth 3 points, but the conversion after a touchdown is worth only 1 point. The touchdown itself is worth 6.\n\nThus the touchdown and conversion are worth 7 in total.\n\nOut of interest, instead of kicking for the conversion, it can be run or passed into the end-zone for a 2-point conversion, which, you'll be surprised to hear, is worth 2 points.
931480
that is because the place kicker doesnt start the play and it is a kick play not a running play or passing play
662977
Well the simple rules, are you are not allowed to pass the ball forwards, only backwards, taclking is always better if the person tackles his/her rival from underneath the waste, even better by the kneew, cuz its easier that they fall that way, and the point is to score a touch done withouth them tackling you, if they do drop the ball by your side so that maybe someone from ur team can get eat, only through it when there is someone from you team in sight
865935
the ball has to go in  a forward motion.....\nif you happen to place your hands where the ball was spiked before the ball reached any part of the ground, you would have an interception\n\n\nin 1991, steve walsh thought he spiked the ball. it was ruled a lateral and a 49er picked it up and ran for a touchdown\nthe saints lost that game\n\n\n\n\non a kickoff, the ball is live after it reaches ten yards by the kicking team, providing no one has gone offside on the kickoff\nit's still a live ball for the kicking team even if it bounces back to where the kickoff line was, as demonstrated in a game involving the eagles\non an onside kick the ball just has to reach a point of ten yards for the kicking team to recover
151078
Try to mislead him with your eyes. Many goalies try to watch the eyes of the kicker, because no matter what you do with your body, you tend to focus your eyes where you plan to kick. If you can teach yourself to look one way and kick (accurately) to the other, you should fool a lot of goalkeepers.
65430
in direct kick , you can shoot the ball directly to the goal\nIn indirect kick , the ball must pass between two player at least before shoot it to the gaol
1004274
That wasn't a rule, it was a kind of code in the past, when the keeper indicated his full control of the ball.\n\nWhen the keeper is in full control of the ball, an opponent may not challenge him, however he needs to release the ball into play not later than 6 secs. \n\nThe keepers in the past liked to bounce the ball once, before grabbing it again. They can't do that now, the moment he releases the ball from his hands, it is in play, he cannot handle it again unless, it is played by another player. \n\nFor any infringement by the keeper, an indirect kick will be awarded to the opponents where the infringement occurred, except in the 6 yard box, where the ball is placed on the 6 yard line perpendicular to where the infringement occurred.\n\nThere is an offence for charging the goalkeeper by an opponent, this happens when the keeper is in control of the ball or when he appears to be in control (when in mid-air, he rises to catch the ball but is unfairly impeded by a charge).\n\nPlay is restarted with a direct free-kick in this instance.
778887
As a bears fan, i've wondered this many times. but it is a fact that returning punts and kicks is completley different.  \n\nto return a punt, you have to have good awareness of where the other teams gunners are. you have to fair catch it if they are too close. after you get the ball, your basically a kick returner. \n\nkickoff returners are usually faster, because it is a given that almost every gap will be filled. mostly what you try to do on kickoffs is find your wedge and run through it as fast as you can. while hester has good moves and awareness, his moves don't really help too much if there's no room to juke away from people. this is why speed is chosen over moves and strength in kickoffs.\nthe bears kickoff returner is davis, one of the fastest on the team
793469
As a general statement, kickers and the most underrated.  Most kickers have ability to kick field goals of 50+ yards but the coach doesn't want to take the chance on them missing.  They often only get the chance at the end of the game when it is a last resort.\n\nThere can also be an argue for the entire offensive line. The O-Line will either make or break a team.  If the O-Line can open up holes for the RB, the team has a better chance of throwing the ball as well.  QB protection also relies on the O-Line.\n\nAs for crayola crayon...forest green.
396553
No.  You cannot score directly from a goalkick - it's an indirect free kick.  However, there are a number of goalkeepers who have scored directly from kicks within their own penalty areas, most noteably Peter Shilton.  \n\nAnd American goalkeeper Brad Friedel scored for Blackburn Rovers two seasons ago whilst attackg in at a corner.  Unfortunately for him, his equaliser did not gain Roversd any points, as he conceded a winner a few seconds later.
222436
A rouge, or a single point, is scored when the kicking team either punts the ball through the endzone, kicks the ball through the end zone (missed field goal attempt), or when the returning team's ball carrier puts a knee down in the end zone after fielding a punt or missed field goal.  It's a great rule for a punt, and a poor rule for a missed field goal in that it rewards failure.
810989
Referees do not wait for goal-keepers. The idea for moving back the wall 10yards, is to tell the kicker to wait until, he (referee) is ready. \n\nWhen a free-kick is awarded, the kicker will tell the ref, he wants the opponents ten yards away. He therefore will have to wait until the referee is ready and blows for the kick to be taken.\nIf he doesn't want the 10 yards, he will tell the ref, he wants to take the kick immediately, the ref will move away and allow the kick to be taken. No whistle is needed.\n\nBut in fairness, when the wall is set up, the ref will ensure that the keeper is sufficiently ready, before blowing, but he does not ask the keeper. If the keeper wants to stand at one end of the goalpost thats entirely up to him. \n\nThe moment the opponents are 10yards away from the ball, is the moment the ref will allow the kick to be taken.
716047
Well...a football is round, so it rolls to get around...Generally accomplished by a player who kicks its, whether it is to another player or into a goal...
1135103
Technically an offensive player is offsides if they are closer to the goal than the last field defender (this does not include the goal keeper for obvious reasons) when the ball is played forward by the offense.\n\nI answered with Football in mind, not American Football. Hope this clears things up for you.
1089874
a penalty kick is a real pain for the defending team and a nightmare to the shotstopper unless he saves it..\n\npenalty kick is awarded when the players of the defending team commit a foul inside the 18 yard box....\n\nthe foul is not specific, the situations which can attract this are, clumsy or dangerous tackles, shirt pulling, dangerous movements (physical), elbowing, pushing, handling the ball, fake fall by the defender etc....\n\nin some, not so very hard up situations the referee can choose to give the attacking team an indirect feer-kick inside the 18 yard box as well...\n\nthe severity of the situation determines the type of kick which is most dominated by the former.. also to get a penalty shot the foul has to be commited inside the box..
1186728
I may sound ignorant, but cant most players kick with either foot?