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Question Number: 15206Law 11 - Offside 4/17/2007RE: Under 15 Farah Shaheen of Amman, Jordan asks...When does a referee call out for an Offside? Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer The referee will call out for offside when a player participates, in one of the three prohibited manners, after being in an offside position when the ball is last touched by a colleague.
The prohibited things are: interferes with play [touches the ball], interferes with an opponent [causes to move or impedes vision], gains advantage [the ball bounces to him from an opponent, the goals, a match official on the park or the corner flag].
Regards,
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View Referee Chuck Fleischer profileAnswer provided by Referee Ben Mueller If he is in an offside position at moment ball touches teammate and gets involved in active play. Being in an offside position means that the player is closer to goal line than ball and 2nd last defender. Also, that the player is on his attacking half of field.
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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: 15219 -
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