Positioning

[Anthony]

On Sunday during a all Premiership cup tie I patted myself on the back for being in the best position not once but twice to see the ball bounce just over the line. Had I held my original position on the edge of the penalty box whilst the ball was high up (free kick and a corner) I might not have given one or either goal but because I moved much closer to the goal line I had a clear view of line and ball. It was nice to give a confident decision and defending players could not argue (for long) as they could see from where I had made my decision.
I always alter my position for dead balls but wasn't adjusting/reacting enough until I read an article on here that made me think about it more.

 

[haywain]

'Closer to' rather than 'on' the goal-line

Agree with you that it's easy to 'freeze' when the ball is coming in from the corner

 

[CallumS]

At my module 5 last week they said we should position ourselves around the goal area for free kicks and corners. I did it in my game on Sunday and it takes off a lot of the pressure of relying on CAR's who may be biased.
Agree the positioning change is much better!

 

[Brian Hamilton]

It's quite easy really. You pick a start position from where you can see as much as possible. The ball is kicked and you move as it moves through the air. You try not to run into any player and avoid being hit by the ball.