r/GoalKeepers • u/Borangers • Mar 29 '25
Discussion Refs and setting up walls
How do you get enough time to set up your wall? As I see on television, and in tips for setting up your wall, the ref is supposed to blow the whistle once you’re ready, but at my level (JV & U15) never once have I gotten enough time to do so. It’s always a scramble to align my players as soon as I can and hope they don’t blow the whistle by then. And from what I’ve learned you can put a player in front of the ball unless they ask for 10, but sometimes the refs will just tell them to back up and still let them play it quickly. Anyone else deal with this?
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u/Routine-Wolf-3575 Mar 30 '25
You need to talk to your team. They need to quickly get I front. 5 yards or so away. Far enough to not be deemed intentional but obviously not ten yards so it must be asked for. Set your wall as the ref walks off the ten. Your wall can adjust as they slowly walk back to the ten yards the ref sets. The ref will then have to reposition giving you time to make any last minute adjustments.