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Ice Ice Kicker: Does icing a kicker really work?

It’s a tie game with time running out. Your opponent has brought out the field goal unit to attempt the game winning kick. What do you do?

Obviously, you take on the kicker in an unseen but fiercely fought psychological battle, imposing your formidable psionic will upon his fragile pyche as you display your mastery of the metaphysical arts by . . . calling a timeout. Or maybe you just give him a practice kick and time to make adjustments.

To ice or not to ice. Just about every coach seems to do it at one time or another.