centre spot
Kickoff starting position
The centre spot is the small marked circle at the exact middle of a football pitch, where kickoffs occur at the start of each half and after goals.
The term is primarily British; Americans say center spot.
The referee placed the ball on the centre spot.
- kick offInitiate an activity
- kickoffOpening play in football
- midfieldPitch's central region
- pitchFrequency of sound
- circleCurved closed shape
whistle · match official · football · referee · coin toss · halfway line · grass · stadium · bullseye · target · bull's eye · focus · hub · focal point · nucleus · core · dot · mark
spatial location on pitch
centre spottouchline
Field's side boundary
corner flag · goal · penalty spot · goal line · goal mouth
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