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 Translation for 'kicking' from English to French
VERB   to kick | kicked | kicked
kicking | kicks
SYNO boot | kick | kicking
ruade {f}kicking [of a horse etc.]
en pleine forme {adj}alive and kicking [idiom]
être en pleine formeto be alive and kicking [idiom]
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Usage Examples English
  • Johnson favoured punting over place-kicking, after infamously kicking only two goals from 14 place kicks in the match, against Melbourne, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 24 May 1924.
  • The Irish entertained many notable people on the athletic field by allowing them kicking drills or other activities.
  • Jay Schulz was noted for his goal kicking accuracy.
  • In his early years, inaccurate kicking was his most troubled area, kicking 24.27 in his first two years.
  • Tim has also started a kicking and skills academy called Kicking Dynamics coaching future stars.

  • Kicking specialists are in charge of kicking the football. Depending on the type of specialist and the play that was called, the responsibilities of these positions vary.
  • Kicking distance: The kicking distance is the most distant unarmed fighting position in which consistent contact can be made with the opponent.
  • In conjunction with kicking expert, Dr Kevin Ball, AHP has designed a kicking analysis method and home coaching program in order to educate young footballers regarding how to improve their kicking.
  • As Sikaran is a general term for "kicking" which is also used as the name of the kicking aspects of other Filipino Martial arts, this article discusses the distinct art which is specifically practiced in the Rizal province that focuses almost exclusively in kicking.
  • Out of college, he was touted as the top pro kicking prospect in the country by renowned kicking coach Brent Grablachoff of Kicking World.

  • Until the 1980s, a significant minority of placekickers in American football competed barefoot, although a "barefoot" kicker always wore a shoe on his non-kicking foot.
  • Greeves kicking prowess had him head hunted by college football club UCLA in 1928 as a kicking coach and he moved to the United States.
  • Rugby union uses an oval ball (a prolate spheroid). This makes a difference in the variety and style of kicking. Rugby union is capable of producing a diverse range of kicking styles.
  • During the 1986 season, Bennett went back to Sandringham and played there for the rest of the decade, kicking over 200 goals. He topped Sandringham's goal-kicking in 1987 and 1988.
  • With around-the-corner style kicker Botica doing the goal kicking for New Zealand, and Australia relying on the older style (and less accurate) toe-poke style of kicking employed by captain Mal Meninga, goal kicking was one area where the Kiwis were thought to have an advantage over the Australian's going into the series.

  • He shared North Melbourne's goal-kicking award with Sam Kekovich in 1972, despite kicking only 19 goals. It was the lowest tally to top the club's goal-kicking since 1937.
  • Footscray acquired his services in 1932 and he had a solid first season, kicking a bag of five against Fitzroy in his second game and topping the club's goal-kicking with 37 majors.
  • The dolphin kick is a kicking movement used in swimming. It is frequently used as part of the butterfly stroke and in underwater kicking.
  • Andrews attended Geelong College; and, as a schoolboy, he had a strong mark but awkward kicking style.
  • A unique shoe was worn by New Orleans Saints kicker Tom Dempsey; Dempsey had a deformed kicking foot that left him with a flat kicking surface at the front of his foot, and he wore a shoe that accommodated it.

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