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Law 11 - Offside
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Law 11 - Offside 12/21/2013

Russell Montgomery of north sydney, nsw Australia asks...

I struggle to accept why a PIOP is considered to be offside when a defender who deliberately makes a play at the ball but however does not control the ball and therefore resulting in the ball going to a PIOP - why is the player offside.
The defe...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/16/2013

George Adranly of Moraga, cal usa asks...

Is it unusual for a center ref to call an offside, when he is way far & behind the the play? Keep in mind that the AR was in a position in line with the next to last defender....

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Law 11 - Offside 12/16/2013

Jai of Edmonton, Alberta Canada asks...

A player's shot at a PK hit the post. A teammate touched the ball while trying to strike the rebound. The PK kicker then kicked the ball in the net. The goal was called off due to offside. Is that the correct call.


A player shot from o...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/11/2013

Bon of Jacksonville, Fl Duval asks...

First of all, thank you for your answers to my original question; however, I am stil a little confused, and it may be in the way I phrased the original question. Example: an attacker plays the ball to a player in an obvious off side position. A defen...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/10/2013

Zluva of C.Budejovice, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...

Hello, I have one question about offside line. Which part of the defender's body goes this line? This picture can help us.

https://www.google.cz/search?q=offside+line+explained&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=6QenUqH2D7OM7AbQ5oDwBQ&ved=0...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/9/2013

Andy of Lake Orion, MI US asks...

It appears that the two answers given thus far contradict each other. The first ref suggests that as long as the defender made a play for and touched the ball (even though it was ultimately unsuccessful) the offside was reset, but the second ref see...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/8/2013

Alan Van Nevel of Ridgecrest, Ca Us asks...

Regarding offsides mechanics: a through ball is played near the center of the field. One player is in an offside position and begins to chase the ball. The original passer also is chasing the ball. It is unclear who will reach or play ball firs...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/4/2013

Walter of Los Angeles, CA USA asks...

I was 'confronted' by a coach of a game a while ago regarding this interpretation of Law 11. We have a Right Forward and Left Forward 40 yards apart on opposite sides of the field There is one defender in between then.

Right Forward attempt...

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Law 11 - Offside 11/29/2013

bob of jacksonville , fl duval asks...

In our recertification class this year, we were told the rule has changed. The defender no long has to 'control' the ball but only has to make a deliberate attempt to play it. Your ruling? By the way, at a recent tournament, as a group, we were also ...

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Law 11 - Offside 11/11/2013

Rya of vancouver, British Columbia Canada asks...

an attacker in a offside position ran back towards a defender for the ball , but before the ball reached him the ball bounce off from the defender and went out of bound .

should a off side foul be called or
a throw in be awarded to the...

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