I did my first game yesterday, an u10 girls game which was like a dream. I think there were 2 free kicks - both for handball where someone just instinctively put their hand up and she instantly apologised both times! But I got hit by the ball once and, looking back, I think it's because I tried to pre-empt where I thought the ball was going to go, so made a run behind the player in possession into the middle, thinking they were going to attack the space that was on the wing. Of course, as soon as I got there, she wrapped her foot around the ball and smashed it straight against me. I learnt a lesson that you can't predict where kids are going to go when they probably don't even know themselves.