Definition of "place-kicking" []

• (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "He is still not getting his kickoffs to the end zone, but he is getting them inside the 10, which is a major improvement He and Vince D'Amato will continue to compete for the place-kicking duties, but Tavecchio is the leader."
• "Stephen Myler, on the other hand, is relatively inexperienced in these situations and his place-kicking under pressure has not always been up to the level required."
• "There were only 71 botched snaps last season out of 4,647 plays that featured place-kicking and punting units."