▁expected , ▁would ▁get ▁quickly ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁team ▁for ▁a ▁run back ; ▁a ▁tail wind ▁could ▁allow ▁an ▁un field ed ▁kick ▁much ▁extra ▁distance ▁ ▁hard ▁playing ▁surface , ▁allowing ▁extra ▁distance ▁via ▁b ounce ▁ ▁the ▁pun ter - to - be ' s ▁l ining ▁up ▁a ▁yard ▁or ▁so ▁deeper ▁in ▁formation ▁than ▁that ▁back s ▁usual ▁position , ▁( s ometimes ▁conce aled ▁by ▁other ▁back s ▁l ining ▁up ▁deeper ▁too ) ▁or ▁going ▁in ▁motion ▁by ▁back ped aling ▁ ▁fashion ▁in ▁the ▁circuit ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁played ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁team ▁uses ▁the ▁quick ▁kick ▁a ▁lot , ▁surprise ▁can ▁be ▁maintained ▁only ▁by ▁their ▁also ▁having ▁a ▁fake ▁quick ▁kick ▁play . ▁ ▁One ▁type ▁of ▁such ▁play ▁is ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁forward ▁pass : ▁the ▁ost ens ible ▁pun ter ▁holds ▁the ▁ball ▁out ▁as ▁if ▁to ▁drop ▁it , ▁then ▁hands ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁team mate ▁ste pping ▁behind ▁or ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁A ▁quick ▁kick ▁is ▁usually ▁done ▁from ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁sc rim m age ▁than ▁an ▁ordinary ▁punt . ▁ ▁For ▁approximately ▁the ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 s ▁in ▁American ▁football , ▁the ▁rules ▁disc ou rag ed ▁the ▁quick ▁kick ▁by ▁requiring ▁that ▁the ▁ball ▁be ▁k icked ▁from ▁at ▁least ▁five ▁yards ▁behind ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁sc rim m age . ▁ ▁Because ▁of