Sentence examples for kickoff used from inspiring English sources

"Before 1994, the kickoff used to be the play when everybody went to the bathroom," said Mike Westhoff, the Jets' special-teams coach who has long been regarded as one of the best in the N.F.L. "Then it became an exciting play nobody missed.

The remainder of the randomization/program kickoff visit was used to teach skills for self-monitoring daily food intake, physical activity minutes, and body weight.

In his kickoff speech, Mr. Carper used the words "energetic" and "future" and the phrase "new leadership" no fewer than a dozen times.

Smaller wedges consisting of three, four, or five players were frequently used on kickoff returns before wedges were limited to two or fewer players in 2009 by the NFL; a similar rule was adopted by the NCAA a year later.

He was used for kickoffs in six games but spent the season mostly learning from Bennett, a former Australian Rules player who had mastered dropping the ball several ways to achieve different effects on his kicks.

The first shoe, which Tynes called his turf shoe, had the top three studs on the instep side shaved down significantly; the second, which he called his grass shoe, was also shaved but not nearly as short; the third shoe, which Tynes used on kickoffs, was not modified "because the ball is teed up so there is no issue getting under it," Tynes said.

He also is used to return kickoffs.

Gig 'em is also the name of one of the school yells, which is used during football kickoffs.

Home Run Throwback is supposed to be used on a squib kickoff.

"He's done some nice things," Coughlin said of Cox, who has also been used on punt- and kickoff-return teams.

Parker was occasionally used as a receiver, a kickoff returner and a place-kicker, primarily for extra points.