Its as good as window dressing
You could easy for a whole season and never have to correct a goalie placing the ball
Common practise, stay back for the first one, and if all good, if gk taking them. get yourself to the 2nd last defender from then on in, by all means glancing to goalie just to make sure ball is in the 6
Edit 1. Am assuming this is the punt up the park if its a wee short one, we need hold position to make sure ball comes out the 18
Edit2 if outfield player taking, and ball is good, your position is the 18, as the kicker will then come out with the kick, thus playing everybody onside when the ball comes out of the 18
Better add aswell before someone ultra picky does, bear in mind the ball might go out to a defender say, 6 yards from goaline...so clearly we stand in line with him (2nd last defender)
Miss a retake with ball a shoelace over line, or miss the offside from the header back towards goal from the kick?
No contest