Our local pro team (Steelers) used to do this at halftime now and again. IIRC you'd get a 5-yard, a 10-yard, and a 15-yard kick, and if you made all of those they'd put you at 25 yards for the big prize. Most people couldn't make it past 10 yards.
Few New Zealanders would struggle with that. Maybe the ones that are obscurely proud that they don't like rugby. Most of us learn to do this at primary school. It's really not that hard imo
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There are four situations in American football where it's common to kick the ball: (1) the kickoff that starts off each half; (2) a field goal attempt, seen here; (3) a "conversion" (extra point) after touchdown; or (4) the punt, commonly executed on 4th down when the team is about to lose possession of the ball so as to get the ball as far downfield as possible.
Nope, it's a field goal so it's legit. There are a few instances in the game where you must use your foot but yeah it's mostly hands. P.S. I've never heard the term handegg and it's my new favorite word it's freaking hilarious.
May I politely suggest using more letters/words so that it's easier to understand what you're referring to without context? I was about to comment that it's a shame how nice the university might be when Missouri is such a shitty state until I read the response mentioning Montana. I almost never think about Montana, and I don't think I've ever read context for where Missoula is located before so my brain thought "U of M" was University of Missouri.
Yikes, I seem to have struck a cord with the abbreviation police & someone from North Dakota, which I also lived for 6 months. I didn’t realize a simple comment would be taken so wrong.
They should roll them together into an alliance. UMMMMMMMMMM. I'm not kidding there are ten of them in the US alone from Michigan to Miami, Massachusetts to Memphis, Maine to Minessota lol. Let alone Melbourne and Munich! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_of_M
Oh definitely soccer. Left foot planted ahead of the ball. Jump through the kick. The approach from an angle to view through the players obstructing the ball. The kick was on the top of the foot not from the toes.it was all good
Soccer is too intense to be your only exercise 1x/week. You need to be active and ideally train at least twice per week in order to avoid injury. Source: more than a handful of friends who injured themselves bc of weekly soccer
Yeah three steps back and three to the non-kick leg side is pretty standard for rugby union and rugby league place kicks too. She was just nervous to do it front of a huge crowd
SeaJaySail
Only a thousand? Should have gotten 10K for the enthusiasm alone.
lurrieleaf
Cleveland Browns could use her!
TheKnightsWhoSayV
Love this! Go Montana!!!!
CatSparkleBreaker
Laces out!
whatwhenwherewhyhowwho
Way to go!
Ddenver
Oh, she kicks like a girl.
Foxcross
Now that's some damn good excitement
Jessebob42
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Crispy4Skin
You just hold it, and I'll kick the bloody piss out of it
DMDaddy0
Go Bobcats?
DeDeMegaDoDo
Nice, now can she replace our Falcons kicker.
PinkEater
nickelrocket
Where is she kicking from? Yard line?
falconchris
15yd line, so 25yd kick
PolarbearsToenails
The way she focused was so badass.
Zetor
TheAgingRaver
"Aarrrgh!"
7YearsALurker
My very first though as well
MrSatisify
BenderSaysNeat
Shit, dude. That was awesome. Had a little skip in the run up and everything.
mrjonesandme1010
Transfer of energy. Clever girl.
MrNobodyWTB
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JasonNakanishi
Put her on College GameDay., Pat could pay her at least 10k
bobbsr
Shades of the Kathy Ireland move Necessary Roughness
EvilEmperorXurg
Foot, meet balls.
Samthetrue
touchdown sportsball!
cinacritic
better that Jake Moody
jonReremy9669
sad NINERSGANGgang noises
Cthulhuonabike
Definitely a former soccer player
RandomQuack
49ers should sign her.
TheShadowBoxingAssCrack
LACES O...... Uh sorry an old habit. Sorry.
netutoring
....cookie?
EvilEmperorXurg
SubsyServy
Einhorn is Finkle!
wetsquirrel
But how far?
RocknRootRanchcuzallwegotisrocksandrootsandafewtrees
15 yard line.
falconchris
15yd line, so 25yd kick
SomeDetroitGuy
Hard to tell but I think it was like a 20 yard kick from the quick side-view or about the distance of a college extra point.
unluckyandbored
Our local pro team (Steelers) used to do this at halftime now and again. IIRC you'd get a 5-yard, a 10-yard, and a 15-yard kick, and if you made all of those they'd put you at 25 yards for the big prize. Most people couldn't make it past 10 yards.
EroticZombiePants
And many people can't even do that.
Wikitoria
Few New Zealanders would struggle with that.
Maybe the ones that are obscurely proud that they don't like rugby.
Most of us learn to do this at primary school.
It's really not that hard imo
twsx
Hang on. She used her foot. Isn't that forbidden in handegg? I don't know much about this sport.
jonReremy9669
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twsx
somerandomusernamebecauseididntlikemyoldone
it's worth a lot less than bringing it over by hand, probably because it damages the yolk.
bikergeek6249
There are four situations in American football where it's common to kick the ball: (1) the kickoff that starts off each half; (2) a field goal attempt, seen here; (3) a "conversion" (extra point) after touchdown; or (4) the punt, commonly executed on 4th down when the team is about to lose possession of the ball so as to get the ball as far downfield as possible.
netutoring
Football scoring used to entirely be rushing. Forward pass only became a thing later on...mostly in the '30s.
unholyfuckness
Nope, it's a field goal so it's legit. There are a few instances in the game where you must use your foot but yeah it's mostly hands. P.S. I've never heard the term handegg and it's my new favorite word it's freaking hilarious.
philmoregraves
Hi im griz. G is for what? Keeping it gutter
RevengeIsIceCream
It's spelt "girls"
philmoregraves
Huh?
RevengeIsIceCream
I was trying to do a funny, griz isn't a word, so you must've meant girls. or something. nevermind.
EngorgedPhallus
I feel like that's worth more than $1k.
DemSumBigAssRidges
To some schools it's worth four years of tuition.
TehGuard
Like that was it? From the stadium that made that back in like 10 seconds.
NooPogodi
About a million a year, or so
Snowflake1942
With how much they're paying the athletes now, yes.
pancreas
its basically a free thousand from a fun event, not a lottery.
Eyeetsass
I feel like kicking a ball isn’t worth a fucking thing.
EngorgedPhallus
Well, there have been literal billions of dollars spent on people who literally do just that. So I think your feeling is a tad off...
Eyeetsass
Oh look. A person called EngorgedPhallus is explaining my feelings to me.
AyatollahBahloni
I can't read the check, how much did she win?
irrationaldesign
I think it said $5000, but I'm not sure.
fnordy
Like @TodFromIT said, it sounds like the announcer said 1k.
jaysjunkymail11
I also thought that, but upon a pause of the vid I think I was mistaking the dollar sign for a five. It was pretty clearly "$1,000".
cytherians
TodFromIT
$1000
Evenmoreuselessname
Hey, almost enough for a dinner for two a at Five Guys
Ansph
One meellion dollars!
TheDreadPirateMontoya
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knudude
Lived in Missoula! U of M is an awesome school! I miss living there sometimes.
RockHucker
Fuxk you dude. Montana sucks, but North Dakota is nice
Marikhen
May I politely suggest using more letters/words so that it's easier to understand what you're referring to without context? I was about to comment that it's a shame how nice the university might be when Missouri is such a shitty state until I read the response mentioning Montana. I almost never think about Montana, and I don't think I've ever read context for where Missoula is located before so my brain thought "U of M" was University of Missouri.
onecowboytoo
Go Bobcats.
knudude
Yikes, I seem to have struck a cord with the abbreviation police & someone from North Dakota, which I also lived for 6 months. I didn’t realize a simple comment would be taken so wrong.
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Techhead7890
They should roll them together into an alliance. UMMMMMMMMMM. I'm not kidding there are ten of them in the US alone from Michigan to Miami, Massachusetts to Memphis, Maine to Minessota lol. Let alone Melbourne and Munich! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_of_M
knudude
Well, thanks, my friend! I suppose everything works out for an abbreviation confussion!
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LeftRightThere
Image if she had the proper kicking shoes. Probably would’ve hit the parking lot.
powwerbottom
There's always this guy
cuddleskunk
"Ball is in...Parking Lot"
xj4low
Some small town high school football teams recruit kickers from the girls soccer team. Not uncommon.
BeardsAreFacePubes
My eye doctor is the first female to score in a college football game. She was the kicker.
Samthetrue
Her touch is more delicate these days. Otherwise your eye balls are in danger!
EroticZombiePants
She clearly knew her technique going into the kick. She's probably played on soccer teams at least when she was younger.
RyanSilver612
Oh definitely soccer. Left foot planted ahead of the ball. Jump through the kick. The approach from an angle to view through the players obstructing the ball. The kick was on the top of the foot not from the toes.it was all good
Bytencoder
*football
EroticZombiePants
This happened in America, so I can call it American.
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Man, I miss playing soccer when I was a kid...
yamamasyamaha
You can play soccer as an adult! My dad played in leagues when I was growing up. A wide skill range participated
EroticZombiePants
Yeah, but some of us would need to lie down for a week straight after a game before being able to physically function again.
yamamasyamaha
Give yourself some credit - you would adapt!
A couple days of recovery workouts in between and in a couple of months you’ll be wishing you could play twice a week
kevbot5000
Games tend to be the same day every week, so you'll be recovered in time to wreck yourself again.
BoogaYooga
Soccer is too intense to be your only exercise 1x/week. You need to be active and ideally train at least twice per week in order to avoid injury. Source: more than a handful of friends who injured themselves bc of weekly soccer
EleganceIsDead
Yeah, the steps back and approach, all of it, screamed not her first rodeo. ^_^
doobiedoobop
Yeah three steps back and three to the non-kick leg side is pretty standard for rugby union and rugby league place kicks too. She was just nervous to do it front of a huge crowd
EroticZombiePants
Corner Kicks are handled pretty similar to field goal kicks.
OKSasquatch
Pretty much all penalty kicks are.
Bytencoder
You don't aim that high. The mental battle is with the goalkeeper not with the goalpost.