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goalkicking

American  
[gohl-kik-ing] / ˈgoʊlˌkɪk ɪŋ /

noun

  1. Soccer. the skill, method, or practice of kicking the ball so as to score a goal.


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England diced them 27-10 on the opening weekend when George Ford’s sublime goalkicking compensated for playing with 14 men.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Farrell's goalkicking, normally so reliable, has also been under scrutiny this season, after he missed four of his six kicks at goal against Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023

The 2018 world player of the year received a bang to his quad against Scotland last Sunday and ceded goalkicking to scrumhalf Conor Murray.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2019

"When you win by one point goalkicking is pretty important and I thought he was superb again tonight," Chiefs coach Dave Rennie said.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2016

Peter Hynes will take Barnes' position on the Wallabies bench while the full-back James O'Connor will assume the goalkicking duties.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2010

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