The drop kick is used for either restarting the game from a drop out under the posts or to kick for a field goal. It is a skill that will go completely wrong when you first start practising. The ball ...

In windy conditions the human kicking tee is still occasionally used. Image caption, By the 1960s the kicker placed the ball on a lump of soil dug from the pitch with the heel of the boot.

The drop kick is used in two different situations - to restart the game (either from the halfway line after a penalty goal or from the 22-metre line), or to kick for a field goal (worth three points).