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	BBC Sport Academy
		A drop goal not only looks spectacular, it is also a handy way of adding one point to your team's score from open play.
		A drop goal is scored when a player kicks the ball from hand through the opposition's goal posts, above the crossbar.
		However, the ball must touch the ground between being dropped and kicked.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sportacademy/bsp/hi/rugby_league/rules/scoring/html/drop_goal.stm (91 words)

	Field goal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A field goal (formerly "goal from the field") is a general term used in some sports wherein a goal may be scored either during general play ("from the field") or via some sort of free shot.
		A field goal or drop goal is scored by drop kicking the ball above the crossbar and between the uprights.
		A drop goal is worth three points in rugby union and one point in rugby league (in league, more commonly known as a field goal); conversions are worth two points in both codes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Field_goal (623 words)

	Drop kick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In rugby union and rugby league, a drop kick is used to restart play and to score a field or drop goal
		The drop kick was supplanted by the place kick, which cannot be attempted out of a formation generally used as a running or passing set.
		The drop kick and stab pass gradually disappeared from the game by the 1980s, as it was unreliable, particularly on wet grounds, and players were coached to always use the drop punt kicking style to avoid having to make a decision on what kind of kick to perform.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drop_kick (607 words)

	Drop kick
		A drop kick involves the kicker dropping a ball onto the ground, nose first if it is an oval ball, and then kicking the ball when it bounces off the ground.
		The drop kick was supplanted by the place kick, which meant that a field goal could no longer be attempted out of a formation generally used as a running or passing set.
		Drop kicks are used to restart play (1) after points have been scored from the centre spot and (2) for a 22 drop-out when the ball is touched down in the in-goal area by the defending team, the attacking team having kicked or taken the ball into the in-goal area.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/drop_kick (728 words)

	Drop kick -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It contrasts to a ((football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground) punt wherein the dropper kicks the ball without letting it hit the ground first.
		The drop kick and stab pass gradually disappeared from the game by the (The decade from 1980 to 1989) 1980s, as it was unreliable, particularly on wet grounds, and players were coached to always use the drop punt kicking style to avoid having to make a decision on what kind of kick to perform.
		Rugby League has drop-outs from underneath the posts on the goal line after the defending team touches down in-goal, or from the middle of the 20m line if a team misses a penalty kick at goal, but the ball travels over the dead ball line.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/dr/drop_kick.htm (911 words)

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		Outside the width of the goal, the line of maximal width, wind conditions aside, is an equilateral hyperbola thru the posts; this may be adjusted for inswing tendencies of soccer-style kickers.
		During the time the goals were on the goal lines in the NFL, it was common practice to scrimmage the ball from on or near the 3 yard line for the conversion, a yard farther away than the rules required.
		Rugby thusly preserves the principle that the goal, the center of the goal line, is to be attacked and defended as a separate object along with the goal line.
	users.bestweb.net /~robgood/football/try.txt (5390 words)

	Rugby news,fun and features from Rugby365.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		That meant that the goal which was made up of a try and a conversion was worth four points, a point more than a drop or a goal from a mark.
		That meant that the goal involving a try was worth five points, the drop and the goal from the mark four points, and the goal from a penalty three points.
		Now the try, the penalty, the drop and the goal from a mark were all worth three points each, with the conversion at two points.
	www.rugby365.com /Laws_And_Referees/story_33765.shtml (895 words)

	DROP KICK ALTERNATE GENIE SEARCH ENGINE, INC
		In rugby_union and rugby_league, a drop kick is used to restart play and to score a field or drop goal
		In American_football and Canadian_football, one method of scoring a field_goal is by drop-kicking the football through the goal.
		In Australian_Rules_football, a similarly named and executed kick was used in general play, particularly after a free kick was awarded.
	www.agseinc.com /drop_kick (583 words)

	Dummies::Understanding Rugby's Scoring System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Goal kickers have their own unique routines for kicking goals, including how many steps they take, where they aim, and how they position the rest of their body.
		A dropped goal (also called a "drop goal" or "drop kick") is different than a conversion or penalty kick because it takes place while the ball is in play.
		A drop goal involves a player dropping the ball and trying to kick for the poles just after it hits the ground.
	www.dummies.com /WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3161.html (1079 words)

	Rugby - beginner's Guide\| Advanced Styles
		It is scored when a player places the ball on the ground with downward pressure in the in-goal area between the try line and dead ball line of the opposition's half.
		A drop goal for three points is scored when a player kicks the ball from hand through the opposition's goal.
		A drop kick is taken from the 22m line if a team touches down in its own in-goal area but did not carry the ball over the try line, or if the ball is kicked over the dead ball line from any other play other than the kick-off.
	www.earlham.edu /~markp/mgmt_2003/schedule/7_styles/rugby_advanced2.htm (1219 words)

	Rugby Football Union - Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		I have it in my mind that if there is an attempt at a drop goal that is charged down illegally – say by an offside player – the referee can award the drop goal if, but for the illegal action the drop goal would have been scored.
		The player off-side during the drop goal attempt scenario is penalised if the drop goal is unsuccessful - at the place of infringement - don't forget, if he's in front of a kicker, then it is a penalty where he was off-side or a scrum back where it was kicked.
		A goal cannot be scored from a kick-off, a drop-out or a free kick.
	www.rfu.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/for.showthread/threadid/377.cfm (1317 words)

	Seattle Rugby Football Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A drop goal is scored by kicking a goal from a drop kick in open play.
		If the mark is in the In-goal, the scrum is five meters from the goal line, on a line through the mark.
		Knock-on or throw-forward into the In-goal: If an attacking player knocks-on or throws-forward in the field-of play and the ball goes into the opponents In-goal and it is made dead there, a scrum is awarded where the knock-on or throw-forward happened.
	www.seattlerfc.org /aboutrugby.aspx (2418 words)

	2003 Rugby World Cup Stuart Watt - Jonny's skill makes every drop goal worth three points
		It was destiny fulfilled when Jonny Wilkinson's last-gasp drop goal won England the Webb Ellis Cup.
		He kicked the goals in pouring rain and with a fluky and at times strong wind swirling around the stadium.
		But there was no debate about the merits of the drop goal in the wake of Larkham’s miracle kick.
	www.abc.net.au /rugbyunion/items/s992095.htm (750 words)

	Rugby Football Union - Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Since the drop goal is not scored until the ball goes through the posts and the ball is touched before it does then reason follows the goal stands.
		The opinion seems to be that this this is not the intention of the law and thus the goal should not stand.
		The act of dropping the goal comes before the ball is touched in flight.
	www.rfu.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/for.showthread/threadid/856.cfm (708 words)

	Rugby.ie
		Ireland fly-half Ronan O'Gara fired a long-range drop goal two minutes into injury-time to complete a dramatic victory over Argentina and claim a clean sweep of Autumn Test scalps.
		O'Gara – who did not miss a single shot at goal in five attempts – did the damage with four second-half penalties and then popped up with the winning drop-goal to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
		It was a second time in two weeks the Munster star had claimedthe man of the match honours – he also accounted for all of Ireland's points during their 17-12 triumph against South Africa.
	www.rugby.ie /news/story.asp?j=7403 (839 words)

	No need to drop the field-goal tactic - OffTheField - RugbyHeaven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		I'M NOT convinced that the drop goal should be worth three points but I believe that it does have a place in rugby.
		Rugby league has increased the value of the drop goal by using the golden-point rule to break a deadlock.
		A total of 16 players have kicked drop goals in the NRL this year to help their sides to victory.
	www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /news/ewen-mckenzie/no-need-to-drop-the-fieldgoal-tactic/2007/06/22/1182019370515.html (581 words)

	Last-minute Pretorius drop goal seals Springbok Tri-Nations victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A last-minute drop goal by South Africa fly-half Andre Pretorius sealed a 22-16 victory over Australia in the opening match of the Tri-Nations championship.
		It was Montgomery who struck again, clutching a loose ball to the right of the posts and dropping a goal that kept the teams deadlocked at six points each until Smith went over after slipping between flanker Joe van Niekerk and lock Victor Matfield.
		A rousing finish by the Springboks kept the ball in the Wallabies half and Pretorius, who failed miserably with another drop goal attempt, sent the ball sailing between the posts to the relief of an anxious crowd.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=62997 (714 words)

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	File List.ML (Isabelle99: October 1999) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		drop n (xs@ys) = drop n xs @ drop (n - length xs) ys"; by (induct_tac "n" 1); by Auto_tac; by (exhaust_tac "xs" 1); by Auto_tac; qed_spec_mp "drop_append"; Addsimps [drop_append]; Goal "!xs n.
		drop n (drop m xs) = drop (n + m) xs"; by (induct_tac "m" 1); by Auto_tac; by (exhaust_tac "xs" 1); by Auto_tac; qed_spec_mp "drop_drop"; Addsimps [drop_drop]; Goal "!xs n.
		drop n (map f xs) = map f (drop n xs)"; by (induct_tac "n" 1); by Auto_tac; by (exhaust_tac "xs" 1); by Auto_tac; qed_spec_mp "drop_map"; Goal "!n i.
	isabelle.in.tum.de /library-Isabelle99/HOL/List.ML.html (1592 words)

	Edinburgh Evening News - Sport - 'I'd never practised a drop goal'
		O’Gara’s long-range drop goal in the third minute of stoppage time broke Welsh hearts and maintained Ireland’s winning streak to set up a showdown with England in Dublin on Sunday.
		"It was my first drop goal for Ireland and I’ll remember it forever," said the Munster fly-half, who had been sent on as a replacement for a cramp-affected David Humphreys after 70 minutes of Saturday’s thriller.
		O’Gara revealed afterwards that he had practised re-starts but not drop goals and that thought must have flashed through his mind as Ireland’s RBS Six Nations hopes hung in the balance.
	edinburghnews.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=354342003 (661 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Rugby - Drop goal final insult for Gala as try-less Melrose secure victory
		A DROP goal in injury time by Scott Wight, in the manner of Jonny Wilkinson’s Word Cup winner, earned Melrose a barely deserved win in the BT Premiership Border derby at the Greenyards yesterday.
		Not for the first time, Melrose were saved by the kicking of Scott Ruthven, who landed six goals from seven attempts, but their hero was undoubtedly Wight who, aside from his winning effort, proved steady at stand-off.
		Melrose regrouped and clawed back three points with a third penalty goal by Ruthven, and the full-backs fourth kick at goal put the visitors back in the lead with the scoreline at 10-12.
	sport.scotsman.com /rugby.cfm?id=1420072004 (1025 words)

	Articles - Goal (sport) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Although the goal frame usually has a net attached to it, the net is simply to contain the ball when a goal is scored so that the referee can be certain the goal is legitimate, and the Laws of the Game do not strictly require the use of such a net.
		In American football, a field goal is achieved when a kicker kicks the ball into the air and it goes between the lines of two posts that are set specially at the end of the playing field for each game.
		Although a goal is still scored if the ball bounces first, it must not be touched by hand by either an opponent or a teammate between the kick and the moment it passes over the goal line, nor may it hit a goal post.
	www.healwater.com /articles/Goal_(sport) (412 words)

	West Indies Rugby League Federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		DROP GOAL: (Field Goal) When a player kicks between the uprights (goalposts) on the full with a drop kick.
		DROP KICK: A kick that results when the ball is dropped from the hands and is kicked immediately after the rebound from the ground.
		A a result the team must drop-kick from under the goal posts back to the attacking team.
	world.rleague.com /westindies/rugbyleague/rules.php (1069 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Special reports \| Wales suffer in passion
		The shocked inertia of the Irish was born of relief, that of the Welsh of disbelief.
		Wales had grabbed a late lead with a drop goal, and then seen it overturned straight from the restart.
		Jones received in 'the pocket' and was able to deliver his drop goal with much time to spare.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /sixnations2003/story/0,12862,920292,00.html (983 words)

	Drop kick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It contrasts to a punt (football) wherein the dropper kicks the ball without letting it hit the ground first.
		However, in the Rugby Sevens version of the game, all conversions must be drop kicks.
		South Africa national rugby union teams victory margin in 1995 Rugby Union World Cup came from a Joel Stransky drop goal in extra time.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Rugby/Drop-kick.html (589 words)

	Playing the game
		Trys can also be prevented by the defense, by placing their body (or body part) between the ball and the ground when the other team is going for the try.
		This means that the kick may be taken from the sideline if that is where the try was scored in the endzone.
		The other types of kicks are drop kicks, where the ball has to hit the ground before kicking, and place kicks, where the ball is stood on a tee or on the ground, and then kicked.
	web.mit.edu /wrugby/guide/the_game.html (728 words)

	SportsKids: Browsing Tier Drop Goal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		When suspended from your existing goal, a Tier Drop Goal converts a traditional goal's one opportunity for success into an inclusionary shooting experience.
		Your student's opportunity for success is instantly tripled with 3 regulation-size 18" (45.7cm) diameter hoops, in a cascading configuration that places each goal 1' (30.5cm) lower and 18" (45.7cm) closer than the hoop above it.
		The rugged TierDrop Goal is rigidly built to take a constant barrage of basketball hits.
	www.sportskids.com /superstore/Basketball/Equipment/Goals/p/300542.html (154 words)

	Sports Venue Technology - Drop goal shoot-out for tied games
		Friday, May 09, 2003 2:12:35 PM Tied games at the 2003 Rugby World Cup will be settled with a soccer-style shoot-out.
		If at the end of 80 minutes of regulation time, 20 minutes of extra time and ten minutes of sudden-death, five players from each team will decide the game with drop kicks.
		This is the first time that such a rule has been introduced for a Rugby World Cup, although it will only be applicable to games during the knockout stages of the tournament.
	www.sportsvenue-technology.com /projects/2003rugby/news25.html (107 words)

	Late Drop Goal Condemns Sox To Defeat
		A late drop goal by ex-Great Britain winger Martin Offiah sent the Blue Sox down to their third consecutive defeat.
		It saw the Reds - outplayed by Gary Mercer's men for long periods of an entertaining game - take advantage of a nightmare error from Blue Sox full-back Damian Gibson to condemn their visitors to their seventh defeat in eight matches.
		With the scores locked at 26-26, Gibson coughed up possession 30 metres from his own line, allowing Salford to work the position for the drop goal.
	www.bluesox.co.uk /revamp/CGI_Built/news/2000/07/000724-0001.html (281 words)

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