Easy math problem help!!!!!!?

Question

ok so heres the problem-

At soccer practice, each player must kick the bacll to every other player present at least once. If there are 17 players at practice. what is the minimum number of kicks required?

So would it be like 16 x 16 or 16 x 17. Or what?

Answer 1

1 player kick to 16 other players. 17 total people have to do this.

1X16X17= 272 total kicks.

Answer 2

16*16