FAO P Joslin, G C Law, W D Smallwood, and S Castle

LAW 11 ? OFFSIDE

---Offside Position---
It is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position.
A player is in an offside position if:
? he is nearer to his opponents? goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent.
A player is not in an offside position if:
? he is in his own half of the field of play; or
? he is level with the second last opponent; or
? he is level with the last two opponents.

----Offence---
A player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee, involved in active play by:
? interfering with play; or
? interfering with an opponent; or
? gaining an advantage by being in that position.

---No Offence---
There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from:
? a goal kick; or
? a throw-in; or
? a corner kick.

---Infringements/Sanctions---
For any offside offence, the referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred. * (see page 3)

Posted By: Iwan Husarmi on December 24th 2006 at 11:15:48

Message Thread

FAO P Joslin, G C Law, W D Smallwood, and S Castle (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 24, 11:15:48
- I thick you will find its almost impossible to be offside .... (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 24, 11:46:28
- Never knew about the goal kick one... (NCFC) - Dog, Dec 24, 11:18:50
  - 2004 for my copy (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 24, 11:22:01
    - A big old punt would do the trick. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dog, Dec 24, 11:26:21
      - an old punton (NCFC) - Cheeses of Nazareth, Dec 24, 11:31:38

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