Drop kicks

[playdaball]

Do players practice taking drop kicks or setting up play for the 1 pointer?? The act of kicking a drop goal can make or break a result - ask the Kiwis.

 

[Misty Bee]

Of course they do!

 

[Quidgybo]

I am from the old school that believes that the goal kicker (for set goals more so than field goals) should be pretty much the first man chosen in a team. An ace sharp shooter is worth so many points alone to a team that I think it's quite justified to expect the rest of the team to cover any deficencies the rest of his game might have (within reason).

Leigh.

 

[Misty Bee]

Raises an interesting point, though. IN AFL, dropkicks weremainly used for accuracy. IN an era when a kicker can drop a bomb or a grubber on any blade of grass he choses, the art of the FG is a bit sad in comparison.

Great chase by the Kiwis, though.

 

[playdaball]

Of course they do!

Perhaps more to the point, do they spend enough time practicing?

 

[Mr Saab]

Pressure.
Kicking field goals after training with some of your team mates running at you to try and simulate a "pressure" situation is a little different to acutal game time pressure...especially when it is to win a tri nations final.

 

[HUDDERSFIELDUK]

:crazy:

 

[innsaneink]

Raises an interesting point, though. IN AFL, dropkicks weremainly used for accuracy. IN an era when a kicker can drop a bomb or a grubber on any blade of grass he choses, the art of the FG is a bit sad in comparison.

Great chase by the Kiwis, though.

Drop punts?