While you might be called on occasionally in practice to pick up the ball and punt it, it's not a skill that you need to practice unless you're the goalie. [substeps] Punts must be made within the 18 yard (16.
[header] How to punt a soccer ball [title] Punt only if you're the goalie. [step] The only player on the soccer field who will ever pick up the ball for a punt is the goalie. There is no circumstance in soccer that allows any other player to punt the ball.