Spring forward kicking ball from sitting room (5)
I believe the answer is:
lunge
'spring forward' is the definition.
(to lunge is to jump or dive forward)
'ball from sitting room' is the wordplay.
'ball' becomes 'o' (O looks like a ball).
'from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'sitting room' becomes 'lounge' (both can mean a room for sitting in).
'lounge' with 'o' taken away is 'LUNGE'.
'kicking' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lunge that I've seen before include "(Make a) forward thrust" , "Sudden forward move" , "Move suddenly" , "Thrust, sudden pass" , "Sudden thrust in fencing" .)