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Law 11 - Offside
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Law 11 - Offside 10/27/2014

Ramon Janeiro of wilmington, delaware usa asks...

On a throw in or goal kick, an attacking player that is behind the defense, receives the ball that has been touched by a defensive player, is he off sides? On a throw in or goal kick, an attacking player receives the ball that was touched by a team ...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/27/2014

John of Madrid, NY USA asks...

-A ball is lofted into Team B's penalty area.
-Striker A is standing stationary in the
penalty area.
-Keeper B jumps and with extended arms gains
possession of the lofted ball.
As Keeper B lands with extended arms, th...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/25/2014

Dennis Cary of Boca Raton, FL United States asks...

We all know not to consider an offensive players arms & hands when deciding an offside call. But what about a defender's arms? If the defender has his/her arm extended towards his or her own goal and the offensive player (when the ball is passed to...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/24/2014

Greg of Ventura, Californai USA asks...

Thanks for your replies. I like, and previously didn't fully appreciate, the distinction between only the offiside player having a chance to play the ball, and the possibility of an onside player getting to the ball before the offside player.

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Law 11 - Offside 10/20/2014

Greg of Ventura, CA USA asks...

First off, I want to tell you that this is a terrific place to learn the nuances of refereeing. I've learned more here that just about any other source... well except for actually going out and refereeing. Anyway, keep up the great work.

My...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/17/2014

Bob Dawson of Camarillo, Calif USA asks...

A player cannot be judged to be offside if they receive the ball 'directly' on a throw-in.

But ... if the ball is deflected, say, bounces off an opponents back, on a throw-in and is then played by a player in offside position, would they be ...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/17/2014

James of Clovis, CA USA asks...

My assistant and I have a disagreement on weather an offsides should be called or not when a defender plays the ball back to a goalkeeper or another defender and if an offensive player cuts off the pass back when he or she is in an offsides position....

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Law 11 - Offside 10/8/2014

Colin Baty of Curitiba, Parana Brazil asks...

I asked this question some weeks ago but didn't get a reply.

This concerns Offside. Can the attacker be in an ONSIDE position if when the ball is kicked, the attacker is past the last defending player and the goal line?

I do know t...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/6/2014

Mark of Barrie, Ontario Canada asks...

I had an unusual inccident happen over the weekend while I was an assistant.

A long ball was played from my left over the heads of the defence into the far corner.

An attacker was clearly offside, and he looked across tat me and saw...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/5/2014

David of trowbridge, wiltshire uk asks...

Hi Richard and team.

Thank you for your replies, very illuminating and informative. I was just wondering about your question to me - how can both teams be offside at the same time? I can't figure it out.

Regards, David....

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