How to Score a Field Goal

Football placekickers have to boot field goals, convert extra points and kick off following a score. The ability to kick timely field goals often proves the most crucial assignment. When a team cannot get a first down but has driven within good range, it will set up for a field goal attempt. Worth three points, a successful field goal can change the outcome of a game.

Instructions

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      Form a protective wall along the line of scrimmage, with four blockers on either side of the center, who will snap the football.

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      Position the holder seven yards behind the snapper. The holder situates himself on the side closest to his teammate's kicking foot, and kneels on one knee. The holder will quickly grab the snap, spin the football so its laces face away from the kicker's foot and position the ball vertically on the spot where the kicker wants it.

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      Let the kicker prepare himself and get in proper position before the center snaps the ball. Every kicker has a preferred distance from the holder where he lines up. Depending on a team's preference, the kicker or holder will call for the center to snap the ball.

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      Ring up three points if the kick goes between the uprights. If the ball bounces off either upright or the crossbar and still goes through, the field goal still counts.