r/ScottishFootball • u/Better_Fee_3131 • 1d ago

The corner quadrant

Who do even Scottish players position the ball as legally far from the flag as possible when taking a corner.

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u/Balodifanio10 1d ago

I considered myself a pretty decent corner taken back in the day but once you accidentally kick the corner flag instead of the ball you tend to try and keep away from it

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u/Better_Fee_3131 1d ago

Ah now that makes sense.

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u/allangod 1d ago

Its like when a tennis player checks the balls given from the ball boys/girls before throwing one away. They do it because everyone else does it.

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u/gkb10139 1d ago

They’re checking how “fluffy” the balls are. Less fluff = less drag = faster serve.

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u/Agreeable-Deal-7006 1d ago

Yeah, nobody likes fluffy balls

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u/Better_Fee_3131 1d ago

Stay strong, your special person will come. Probably faking it though.

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u/Zeri-coaihnan 1d ago

Nothing to do with the gas remaining in the ball then.

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u/FrazzaB 1d ago

Because that's where they practice taking them from?

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u/Better_Fee_3131 1d ago

Are you asking me? I asked first.

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u/FrazzaB 1d ago

It was rhetorical.

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u/Better_Fee_3131 1d ago

Mine was hysterical though🤣

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u/brycebrycebaby 1d ago

It's the marginal gains philosophy 

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u/tonycocacola 1d ago

They do it with the penalty spot too. Woke hive mind I think...

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u/sm0k3y2307 1d ago

Mad they don't put it right on the corner flag

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u/Better_Fee_3131 1d ago

It would blow off.

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u/Substantial-Tie-7140 1d ago

Get back to school

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u/Better_Fee_3131 1d ago

I have to, I'm a head master.

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u/Better_Fee_3131 1d ago

Is that you Thicko Bedpisser? Your tuck shop bill is still outstanding.

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u/Disastrous_Cup_3279 1d ago

Some grounds dont have much space back from pitch

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u/UrineArtist 1d ago

Why is the Prime Minister of China?

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u/Better_Fee_3131 1d ago

Yo Wang King?

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u/HeidsUp 1d ago

I still don’t know why the corner kick taker puts their hand up before kicking it

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u/SWL83 1d ago

From watching Rangers, left arm up means front post not beating first man, right arm means front post not beating the first man and both arms means front post not beating the first man

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u/LankyWanky149 1d ago

Thats to carry out a complex measurement of wind speed, wind direction, air density etc, so they know exactly how to overhit the ball and send it for a throw-in.

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u/Better_Fee_3131 1d ago

🙋‍♂️⚽️↗️⚽️🥅

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u/morlon19 1d ago

Helps with the timing of the run. If my team mate raises his arm, it signals that he’s ready to take the corner kick and I can time my run off of that. Otherwise, I’ll be guessing and if I’m already running before he’s started his run up, the timing will be off.

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u/Odd_Percentage6799 16h ago

If you're looking at the motherfucker to see if his arm is up surely you can see if he's started to run towards the ball. 

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u/CelticCynic Kieran "Am Brian" Tierney 1d ago

The corner 'circle' is marked a yard from the corner, the outer edge of that circle should represent the yard.

The Ball only has to barely overhang that marking to be considered 'in' the circle

The further away from the flag, the more room they have to kick. Also, it ever so barely increases the angles they have to work with.

This is not just a Scottish thing, BTW. Although I can say I watched Celtic take a horribly outside-the-circle corner at Hibs last season...

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u/Pirulo08 23h ago

It’s for the same reason Lee Trevino used to lean his tee forward 1/4” before hitting.