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by the abdominal, back, and leg muscles.
Just before the foot reaches the ball in the
swing, the hinge joint at the knee should
be firmly locked, so that the leg is perfect¬
ly rigid, like a club. Upon the recover,
the body should not be brought quite to
the standing or vertical position, as the
kicker cannot then be knocked over nearly
so easily, and is in a much better position
to start down the field to put his own
men on side.
The Round Kick, or Side Kick, as some¬
times called, is made by a round, instead
of a straight, swing of the leg. It has
been described as " a few steps to the side,
and then a straight kick." The ball may
be held in any of the three ways, general¬
ly the first. A step or two is taken to the
kicking side, and forward, a kind of right-
oblique, and the leg brought into contact
with the ball in much the same way as a
man makes a swinging blow with his arm,
the aim being to get the weight of the