Talk:Icing the kicker

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"make him think about it"

That's the same thing, but I rarely hear it put that way anymore (at least not in American football -- how about Canadian?). I.e., call a timeout if you have one available, before the opposing team attempts a crucial place-kick. Carlm0404 (talk) 20:13, 31 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Origin?

Is there any research on when this tactic was first introduced? Cyberbytli (talk) 02:54, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Most updated and extensive research addition

Most recently and extensively, a study spanning 25 NFL seasons (1999-2024) found that the success for "pressure kicks" (two minutes or less to the end of the game when -3, −2, −1, tied or in overtime) when iced was 74.1% as opposed to 79.8% otherwise which represented a significant decline in performance.

Goldschmied, N., Ratkovich, T*., & Raphaeli, M. (2024) NFL field goal kicking under pressure: An expanded replication of icing the kicker strategy. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. Ngoldschmied11 (talk) 16:58, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]