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a drop is blocked more easily than any
other kick, because it rises more slowly, or
the angle it takes with the earth is more
acute, and therefore nearer the reach of
the forwards. A ball kicked from the
proximity of a team's own twenty-five-
yard line should be kicked directly down
the field, because more distance can be
gained. The aim Bhould be to drop the
ball in front of opponents' goal-post. A
ball kicked from any point in opponents'
territory that is beyond middle of the field
should be directed to a corner, and sent
into touch as near opponents' goal as pos¬
sible.
A straight kick may go over the goal
line and give opponent right to bring out
to twenty-five-yard line and have a free
kick. The only other alternative in this
territory is to make a short punt, a high
punt, so as to land the ball just outside
opponents' five-yard line.
If the team has a good drop kicker and