place-kicking vs place kick

place-kicking and place kick both are nouns.

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

As nouns, place-kicking and place kick are synonyms defined as:

place-kicking and place kick: (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking

place-kicking (noun)	place kick (noun)
(sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking	(sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking