free kick vs place-kicking

free kick and place-kicking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
free kick	Yes	No	No	No
place-kicking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, place-kicking is a hypernym of free kick; that is, place-kicking is a word with a broader meaning than free kick:

free kick: (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team
place-kicking: (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking

Other hypernyms of free kick include place kick.

free kick (noun)	place-kicking (noun)
(soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team	(sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking