Editing Onside kick (section)

===Professional football===
One such version, [[Arena football]], is current; however, it must be taken from either a [[place kick]] or [[drop kick]], because [[punt (gridiron football)|punt]]s are illegal in that league. Arena football also has the advantage in that it features rebound nets surrounding the goal posts; thus, unlike in the outdoor game, a potential onside kick receiver does not have to outrun the speed of the kicked ball, and the kicker can carom the ball off the net in hopes of it landing in his teammate's arms.

The [[XFL (2001)|XFL]], in its 2001 season, allowed a punting team to recover its own kick if the punt went at least 25 yards past the line of scrimmage. The [[XFL (2020)|2020 revival of the XFL]] did not revive this rule.

The idea of the early 20th century, XFL, and Arena rules allowing kicking side recovery on grounded balls was generally to force the receiving team to play the ball, encourage surprise [[quick kick]]ing, and thereby loosen the defense. However, kicks have rarely been employed as offensive tactics even when these rules were present; the forward pass remains the more effective (and substantially less risky) tactic to loosen and surprise the defense.