</s> ▁In ▁grid ir on ▁football , ▁a ▁quick ▁kick ▁is ▁any ▁punt ▁made ▁under ▁conditions ▁such ▁that ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁team ▁" should ▁not " ▁expect ▁a ▁punt . ▁ ▁Typ ically ▁this ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁kick ▁from ▁sc rim m age ▁from ▁a ▁formation ▁that ▁is , ▁or ▁res emb les , ▁one ▁usually ▁used ▁other ▁than ▁for ▁pun ting , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁not ▁res emb ling ▁the ▁one ▁usually ▁used ▁for ▁pun ting . ▁ ▁Typ ically ▁it ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁on ▁some ▁down ▁before ▁last ▁down ▁( last ▁down ▁being ▁third ▁in ▁Canadian , ▁and , ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁fourth ▁in ▁American ▁football ), ▁unless ▁done ▁from ▁a ▁formation ▁usually ▁used ▁for ▁place ▁kick ing . ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁a ▁quick ▁kick ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁that ▁for ▁all ▁pun ting , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁additional ▁plan ▁of : ▁▁ ▁prevent ing ▁a ▁run back ▁( return ) ▁of ▁the ▁ball ▁by ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁ ▁additional ▁distance ▁by ▁the ▁ball ' s ▁b oun cing ▁or ▁rolling ▁instead ▁of ▁being ▁field ed ▁by ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁ ▁( when ▁legal ) ▁recovery ▁and ▁retained ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁ball ▁by ▁the ▁kick ing ▁team ▁ ▁scoring ▁( and ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁scoring ▁of ) ▁a ▁single ▁point ▁in ▁Canadian ▁football ▁ ▁Dis adv antages ▁The ▁dis adv antages ▁( required ▁for ▁the ▁punt ▁to ▁be ▁unexpected ) ▁are ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁these : ▁▁ ▁earlier ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁possession ▁of ▁the