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Law 11 - Offside
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Law 11 - Offside 2/18/2014

gurtesh of faridkot, punjab india asks...

I read somewhere that there is no offside offence when player receives a ball directly from goal kick. Is it true?
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Law 11 - Offside 2/17/2014

Dave of Fairfax, VA United States asks...

Law 11 - Position of the IDK for offside offense.
Scenario: 2 players from Team A are on Team B's half of the field, but near the halfway line; player A1 is in an offside position and A2 is in an onside position. A teammate from Team A plays a t...

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Law 11 - Offside 2/16/2014

GUS VANDERMEEREN of GAITHERSBURG, MD - Maryland USA asks...

Ref Gary Voshol, replying to question 28129 (is a player offside when standing on the half line?) writes
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law 11 says, 'A player is not in an offside position if he is in his own half of the field of play ...

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Law 11 - Offside 2/3/2014

Scott of Hopkinsville, KY USA asks...

Gentlemen,
I just went to a recertification class and heard something that I was am not sure about. I was wondering if you could shed some light on it for me.

For USSF referees:
We were instructed that if there is a PIOP that does n...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/22/2014

Harry of Changde, China asks...

In law 11 now, if a player makes a clear movement towards the ball, then touches it, and it's not rebound or deflection. This can be seen as 'deliberate play'.

My question is why at a FK, people in the 'wall' jump and touch the ball can it n...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/21/2014

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

There is one area that a literal interpretation of 'The Laws say that all lines are part of the area they bound' is confusing.

One of the requirements of an offisde infringement is that a player be on the opponent's half of the field. That ...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/18/2014

Eric of Phoenix, Arizona United States asks...

Offside: 2 questions

1. Team A has a DFK near team B's Penalty area. Team B sets up a wall 10 yards away. At the time of the kick all players are onside. The kick deflects off of a defender in the wall and rebounds to an attacker who rushed...

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Law 11 - Offside 1/12/2014

Eugene of London, UK asks...

If the keeper comes forward beyond the 18yd mark, can an offensive player be between the last defender and the keeper when a pass is hit to him, or is it still offside?...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/30/2013

Matt Brown of Palo Alto, California United States asks...

Attacker gains possession of the ball on his 40 yard line, and immediately advances into a scrum of at least 6 players in the center of the field. The defense has pulled all players up to the 50 yard line. There is a single attacker on the defense ...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/27/2013

Chance Bowman of Johnson City, TN U.S. asks...

Hello:
I am relatively new to playing, especially as a forward. This has resulted in me getting caught by the offsides trap multiple times. If you could, please list aaaaallllllllllllllll of the rules about being offsides.
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