▁the ▁clos eness ▁of ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁team , ▁the ▁approach ▁the ▁k icker ▁uses ▁before ▁dro pping ▁the ▁ball ▁for ▁a ▁quick ▁kick ▁is ▁often ▁designed ▁to ▁decrease ▁the ▁distance ▁forward ▁that ▁the ▁pun ter ▁will ▁step , ▁or ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁approach . ▁ ▁One ▁such ▁technique ▁is ▁the ▁" ro cker ▁step ", ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁pun ter ▁first ▁steps ▁back ward ▁and ▁then ▁rocks ▁forward . ▁ ▁Another ▁is ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁somewhat ▁side ways ▁approach , ▁lean ing ▁and ▁kick ing ▁somewhat ▁" ac ross ▁the ▁body "; ▁for ▁a ▁right - fo oted ▁k icker ▁this ▁means ▁approaching ▁toward ▁the ▁right ▁while ▁lean ing ▁left . ▁ ▁A ▁quick ▁kick ▁made ▁relatively ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁goal ▁line ▁is ▁often ▁executed ▁by ▁a ▁technique ▁called ▁a ▁" po och ▁punt ", ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁more ▁controlled ▁kick . ▁A ▁typical ▁last ▁down ▁punt ▁or ▁a ▁punt ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁kick ▁is ▁done ▁with ▁the ▁emphas is ▁mostly ▁on ▁maxim izing ▁distance . ▁ ▁Fre quency ▁Quick ▁k icks ▁are ▁relatively ▁rare ▁in ▁American ▁football , ▁but ▁they ▁have ▁never ▁completely ▁disappeared . ▁Notable ▁quick ▁k icks ▁in ▁college ▁football ▁include ▁one ▁performed ▁by ▁T ate ▁For cier ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁against ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁a ▁ 5 4 - yard ▁punt ▁by ▁K ellen ▁Moore ▁of ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁University ▁against ▁Louisiana ▁Te ch