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Law 11 - Offside
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Law 11 - Offside 6/14/2011

Rob of Toronto, ON Canada asks...

Hi there,
Can a player be called offside if he receives the ball directly from his goalkeeper by a throw or kick from his hands?

Thanks,
Rob...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/6/2011

ED of Woodbury, CT USA asks...

We have some ARs/coaches disagreeing with the 'at the time of the kick' terminology in the offside rule. Two questions:

1) If offensive players are onside during a free kick or a kick upfield by a teammate during live action, and they break ...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/5/2011

Andrew of Sydney, New South Wales Australia asks...

Play is happening in the attacking end of the field. Attacker A attempts to pass the ball to attacker B who is in an offside position. A defender attempts to intercept the ball with his head. The ball skims the defenders head and the ball lands at th...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/1/2011

Donald Mueller of Alexandria, Virginia USA asks...

To follow up:
Why is there no mention of free kicks in rule 11?

On an indirect free kick, if all the defenders line up even with the ball (10 yds to the side) then all the offensive players would have to line up beside (or behind) them. ...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/29/2011

Don Mueller of Alexandria, VA USA asks...

Can you be offside on a free kick?

There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from:
? a goal kick
? a throw-in
? a corner kick

Assume plenty of time to set up.
You're not gaining an advantage?...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/27/2011

James of Topeka, KS USA asks...

Here was the scenario for offsides. My keeper plays a thru ball via a punt. 3 of my attackers are onside via being on their 1/2 of the field when the ball is punted.

Now I have 3 players behind all the defensive players except for the keep...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/23/2011

Tyler thayer of Sherwood, Oregon USA asks...

I have always been told that if there is a deflection off of a defender, there is no offside. Recently I have been told differently. What is the correct application of the rule?...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/20/2011

Jared Sperling of Corpus Christi, TX USA asks...

I was asked a question from a youth Referee the other day that I wasn't quite sure how to answer. I explained in my pre-game to ensure that on an Offside call, to make sure that the Player in an Offside position actually plays the ball before calling...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/17/2011

paul of milwaukee, wisconsin usa asks...

My mid fielder kicks a long shot on goal.
The keeper trys to catch it in the small
box but falls and does not hold on to the ball.Two of my players are in position to retrieve the dropped ball and work together
and score a goal from in th...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/17/2011

Alex Estrada of Orange, CA USA asks...

This came up last night in a game on the opposite side of the field. An attacker in the offside position is slow to get back onside. The defender controlling the ball clears the ball and in doing so kicks the ball into the back of a fellow teammate...

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