If a free kick comes to rest with no player in possession, the ball will belong to the receiving team. When any free kick touches anything on or behind the goal line the ball is dead and it is a touchback. Should a free kick go out of bounds between the goal lines and it is not touched by the Receiving team, the Receiving team will have the choice of taking the ball at the out of bounds spot or penalizing the kicking team 5 yards and making them re-kick. The Receiving team has the choice of taking the ball at the spot of first touching or taking the result of the play. If the Receiving team takes the ball and commits a foul they loose the right to accept the spot of first touching.
Quick kicks are illegal.
On fourth down the Referee must ask the Offensive team if they want a protected scrimmage. Once the offense has declared their choice, the Referee will inform the Defense of the offense's choice. In the later case the Offensive team will be asked if they want a protected scrimmage kick or not. Both teams must have at least 4 players within 1 yard of their line of scrimmage and remain motionless until the kick is made. If a punt crosses the scrimmage line and touches a player from either team and then hits the ground, the ball is dead at that spot and belongs to the receiving team.