<P> A drop kick is a type of kick in various codes of football . It involves a player dropping the ball and then kicking it when it bounces off the ground . </P> <P> Drop kicks are most importantly used as a method of restarting play and scoring points in rugby union and rugby league . Association football goalkeepers also often return the ball to play with drop kicks . The kick was once in wide use in both Australian rules football and gridiron football, but is today rarely seen in either sport . </P> <P> The drop kick technique in rugby codes is usually to hold the ball with one end pointing downwards in two hands above the kicking leg . The ball is dropped onto the ground in front of the kicking foot, which makes contact at the moment or fractionally after the ball touches the ground, called the half - volley . The kicking foot usually makes contact with the ball slightly on the instep . </P>

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