Unit 4: OFFSIDE
OFFSIDE
Unit 4: OFFSIDE
Objective:
You will be able to correctly identify
offside position and when to call
offside from situations shown in
diagrams and on the field
For U6/U8 there is no offside
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OFFSIDE POSITION
OFFSIDE POSITION
1) Ahead of the ball
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2) Ahead of
second last defender
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OFFSIDE POSITION
… except in your own half of the field
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OFFSIDE POSITION
Even with second last defender not off side
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Even with last two defenders not off side
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OFFSIDE POSITION
Even with
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Ahead of
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OFFSIDE?
… not on a corner kick
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OFFSIDE?
… not on a throw-in
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OFFSIDE?
… not from a goal kick
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OFFSIDE
IT IS
NOT ILLEGAL
TO BE IN
OFFSIDE
POSITION
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PENALIZE FOR OFFSIDE
If: AT MOMENT BALL touches or
IS PLAYED BY one of his team, he is:
INVOLVED IN ACTIVE PLAY by:
INTERFERING WITH PLAY, or
INTERFERING WITH AN OPPONENT, or
GAINING AN ADVANTAGE by
being in that position
IN THE OPINION OF THE REFEREE
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ACTIVE PLAY
Interfering with play:
Moving toward opponent or ball and affecting play
Interfering with opponent:
Preventing an opponent from moving toward ball
Gain advantage:
Being near enough to capitalize immediately
Gained advantage by being in the off side position
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OFFSIDE?
Interfering with an opponent
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AREA OF ACTIVE PLAY
Not offside
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AREA OF ACTIVE PLAY
1
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2
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OFFSIDE
At the moment the ball was
played by his teammate…
… gains advantage by being
in offside position
Where is the
area of active play?
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OFFSIDE?
1
2
At the moment the ball was played by his teammate…
...gains advantage by that position
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OFFSIDE?
1
Gains advantage by position
In off side position at moment ball
played by teammate...
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2
...deflection by defender does
not nullify offside
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OFFSIDE?
1
2
At the moment the ball was
played by his teammate...
He cannot put himself on side
by moving into on side position
after the ball is played.
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OFFSIDE?
At the moment the
ball was played by
his teammate...
Running into offside position
after the ball is played...
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…does not make
him offside
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OFFSIDE?
WHEN IN
DOUBT,
NO
FLAG
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