Football Field Kick

FAQs

• How do you play the field goal game?
  A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick, the ball through the goal, i.e., between the uprights and over the crossbar.
• What is a field kick in football?
  In football, a field goal is a successful kick of the ball by a kicker through the goal post. The goal post is located on the end lines at the back of the end zones and consists of a crossbar and two uprights. The ball must travel above the crossbar and through the uprights to be considered good.
• Is there kicking in football?
  In football, the positions that kick the football are the punter, placekicker (kicker) and occasionally the kickoff specialist. The ball is kicked for kickoffs, field goals, extra points, and punts.
• How far is a field goal kick in football?
  A field goal is normally 17 yards (7 yards in Canadian football) longer than the distance of the line of scrimmage to the goal line, as it includes the end zone (10 yards) and 7 yards to where the holder places the ball. In Canadian football, the goal posts are on the goal lines, in front of the end zones.