Kick off
The game begins with the referees whistle blown, followed by the kick off.
The ball isn't thrown at the start of a football game. The game begins with a kick off. After the kick off the only time a ball can be thrown by an out field player is if it goes off at the sideline and a team is awarded a throw-in.
The ball is placed in the middle of the field one players passes it to his teamate and the game begins. This is called a kick off. The team who kicks off is decided by a coin toss.
It is the kick off.
Kick off (verb phrase) -- the game kicks off at 1:00. Kickoff (noun) -- the kickoff resulted in a touchback.
Before a football game begins a referee flips a coin. The team that loses the toss, puts the ball in a small holder to position it, then kicks it to the winner of the toss. This is called the kick off. After the ball is kicked and a member of the opposing team touches it the game begins. The term has come to mean beginning almost any activity.
You do a kick-off.
Kick Off
The WNBA season begins on June 6th. To kick off the season ABC will have a game between Detroit and Los Angeles!
kick it is shouted at a soccer game
The start of a game or contest.