kick-offs

Football opening plays

Kick-offs is the plural of kick-off, the act of starting a football game or restarting play after a score.

By extension, any beginning or launch: We have three project kick-offs scheduled this month.

The word works as noun or adjective: kick-off meetings, kick-off events.

events

openings

Available positions or gaps

celebrations · unveilings · debuts · festivities · ceremonies · commencements · receptions · launches · announcements · invitations

meetings

launches

Sends off forcefully

icebreakers · presentations · stakeholders · sprints · projects · initiatives · briefs · teams · orientations · planning

sports

matches

Pairs that align

  • gamesOrganized competitive activities
  • fixturesPermanently attached equipment
  • seasonsYear's four divisions

tournaments · openers · ceremonies · whistles · pitches · stadiums · cups · leagues · championships · halftime

campaigns

launches

Sends off forcefully

initiatives · drives · fundraisers · publicity · announcements · strategies · releases · unveilings · outreach · marketing

Opposites
temporal position in event

kick-offsfinal whistles

Sounds marking game's end

endings · conclusions · finales · closings · finishes

project/activity lifecycle

kick-offswrap-ups

Concluding summary sections

closures · completions · conclusions · endings · sign-offs

project/meeting lifecycle

kick-offswrap-ups

Concluding summary sections

sign-offs · post-mortems · debriefs · retrospectives · completions

Family

kickoff, kickoffs

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