on-side kicks

A form of on-side kick — A play in American football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball the minimum distance (ten yards in most levels of play) in an attempt to immediately regain possession of the ball.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of on-side kick
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APA

on-side kicks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on-side%20kicks

MLA

“on-side kicks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on-side%20kicks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on-side kicks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on-side%20kicks.

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