Is hand chop required?

[Sonofanump]

We don't chop, we do however put our hand above our head to signal 5 or less seconds remaining. I will, but have not had to yet on a kickoff.

[Warrenkicker]

If your state requires you to give a visible signal for the 25 second clock and if you are allowed to call delay-of-game in the kicking team for kick-offs then you should count out the last 5 seconds of the play clock on a kick-off.