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Question Number: 24289Law 11 - Offside 11/7/2010RE: competitive High School Mark Hubbard of Walnut Shade, MO USA asks...A player is in offside position 10 yards into his attacking half; his teammate plays the ball to him and he runs back into his defensive half and plays the ball. Is he offside (in his own half) when he plays the ball? If so, is the IDF taken from where he touched the ball? His coach didn't like it when I called him offside since 'he's in his own half'...Was I correct? Thanks. Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh Hi Mark
Yes you were correct. The player was in an offside position when the ball is played by a team mate. He then becomes offside when he interferes with play that is when he touches the ball. It makes no difference where that touch of the ball happens and it can be in a player's own half. The IDFK is taken from where the infraction occurred, that is the offside position in the attacking half where the player was when the ball was played by a team mate.
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View Referee Joe McHugh profileAnswer provided by Referee Dennis Wickham Offside. Offside position is determined at the moment the ball is touched by a teammate. The player who is in an offside position cannot make herself 'onside.' She must : (a) wait for the ball to go out of play; (b) wait for the ball to be possessed and controlled by an opponent; or (c) be in an onside position the next time the ball is touched by a teammate.
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Read other Q & A regarding Law 11 - Offside The following questions were asked as a follow up to the above question...See Question: 24317 See Question: 24339 -
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