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Question Number: 18989Law 11 - Offside 5/5/2008RE: Competitive Under 16 John Maher of Glastonbury, Connecticut USA asks...Attacker kicks a long ball towards the central defender. At the time of the kick, attacker #2 is on side. The central defender attempts to head the ball, but he misplays the head and it deflects towards his own goal. (It is clearly not a deliberate attempt to play the ball backwards.) At the time of the touch off of the defender's head, attacker #2 is now in an off side position. Is attacker #2 deemed to be on or offside? Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol John, as a referee you should know when the determination of offside position is to be made. Please review Law 11 and the materials used in your referee certification course. If you are doing U16 games, this should be automatic second-nature for you.
You said that at the time of Player 1's kick, Player 2 was in an onside position. That's the end of the equation. No offside. It doesn't matter what the opponents do in the meantime.
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View Referee Gary Voshol profile Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino John: as a referee when do you judge offside? At the moment the ball is played or touched by a teammate. You should know this especially if you're working U16 Select games! What does it matter what the opponent did with the ball? That's only important if the attacker receiving the ball was offside when the ball was played by his teammate. Since he was onside, there can be no offside offense.
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