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The attacking team takes the following positions for a free kick shot on goal from a half-left position: For a free kick from a half-left position at 24 metres distance, the attacking team takes the following positions: The free kick taker on the left is player E and on the right G. Midfielder F sets up the ball for an indirect free kick. Fullback A moves to the left flank and D to the right. Striker I goes to the left of the wall. Player J positions himself to the right of the wall and player H a few metres beside him. The centre backs B and C are placed at the halfway line. The attacking team takes the following positions for a free kick cross from the left: The attacking team is positioned at the edge of the penalty area. The drill is practised on one half of the field toward one goal. The right midfielder H positions himself on the half-left for the free kick. The balls are with him. The two forwards are positioned in the penalty area between the penalty spot and the edge of the penalty area at the same height. Forward I and forward J cross toward the near post and toward the goalkeeper respectively. Forward I does not only run toward the goalkeeper; he also has the option of running toward the free kick taker to execute a quick or short free kick. The right centre back C stands centrally and slightly offset behind the two forwards. The left centre back B and the right-centre midfielder G are placed at the edge of the penalty area, slightly to the right of the penalty arc. C runs to the near post, B to the far post, and G toward the goal area and penalty spot. The right wide midfielder E is positioned in the central back area, and player A moves into the back area behind player H with the options of overlapping to deliver a cross or, after receiving a back pass, switching play to the other side. The fullbacks D and the left-centre midfielder F are placed at the halfway line. The defending team takes the following positions for a free kick shot on goal from a half-left position: For a free kick from a half-left position at 24 metres distance, the defending team takes the following positions: In the wall at the edge of the penalty area from right to left are players B, F, G, E, and D. The player who charges or pressures the shooter is player I. To the right of the wall, player A positions himself, and to the left, players C and H. Offset to the side of the free kick takers, striker J stands as the only attacking player, serving as a passing option in case of a ball recovery. The defending team takes the following positions for a free kick cross from the left: The back four with players A-D stands in a line at the edge of the penalty area. In front of players B, C, and D, approximately at the penalty arc, stand players E, F, and G. The right wide midfielder H forms a one-man wall. The right forward J stands tucked in, vertically in line with H. The left forward I stands centrally in front of the halfway line. The goalkeeper stands just in front of the goal area line. - 2 full-size goal(s)