Offside

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Offside
Soccer Nova Scotia Referee Development Committee
Offside Module 2006 Prepared by Carman King,
Chief Instructor Slides used with the permission
of the USSF
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Law 11 - Offside It is not an offence to be
in an offside position
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A player is in an offside position if

• Nearer to the opponents goal line than both the
  ball and the second last opponent.

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A player is not in an offside position if

• In his/her own half of the field of play or
• Is level with the second last opponent or
• Is level with the last two opponents
• Is behind the ball

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A player in an offside position is penalized

• If, at the moment the ball touches or is played
  by one of his/her teammates, he is, in the
  opinion of the referee, involved in active play
  by
• 1 interfering with play or
• 2 gaining an advantage by being in that
  position or
• 3 interfering with an opponent.

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There is no offence if

• The player receives the ball directly from
• A goal kick or
• A throw-in or
• A corner kick.

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Sanctions for offside

• 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.

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Three Forms of Involvement

• 1. Interfering With Play2. Gaining an
  Advantage3. Interfering With an Opponent

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1 Interfering with play means

• playing or touching the ball passed or touched by
  a teammate.

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Gaining an Advantage means

• playing a ball that rebounds
• off a goal post or the crossbar
• or
• off an opponent

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Interfering with an Opponent means

• preventing an opponent from playing
• or being able to play the ball by
• clearly obstructing the opponents
• line of vision or movements
• or

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Interfering with an Opponent means

• making a gesture or movement
• which, in the opinion of the referee,
• deceives or distracts an opponent

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Pre-Game Instructions

• This is a must for all games!!
• Cover those situations that may occur and how
  they are to be handled.

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Pre-Game instructions Offside

• Stay with the second last defender
• Or the ball
• Delay your signal until involvement is determined
• Signal immediately if, in your opinion, there is
  a possibility of collision or keeper interference

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Technique of calling Offside

• Assistant referee determines infraction
• Assistant referee determines involvement
• Assistant referee raises flag to signal
• Referee determines other factors (example who
  last played the ball, location of teammates) and
  acknowledges the flag signal

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Mechanics of calling Offside

• Assistant referee raises flag straight up
• Position is held square to field and stationary
• Flag kept up until
• 1 - whistle sounds
• 2 - referee acknowledges and indicates flag to be
  lowered
• 3 - play transitions out of the danger area

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Mechanics (continued)

• - 4 - defensive team goal keeper gets full
  control of the ball
• - 5 - the ball crosses over the goal line for a
  goal kick.

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Mechanics of calling Offside

• Referee
• Referee blows whistle
• Referee then indicates direction
• Referee raises arm straight up
• Referee takes desired position for re-start
• Referee raises arm for indirect kick on re-start

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Mechanics of calling Offside

• Assistant referee
• Flag straight up until referee acknowledgement
• Lower flag to point area of the field where
  infraction took place hold for a couple of
  seconds then lower it to side
• Body placement will show location of restart

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Mechanics of calling Offside

• Get play moving placement of the ball is not
  vital but rather in the general area.
• Advantage due to placement should not be
  permitted do not move up the field closer to
  the opponents goal
• If referee does not blow the whistle the
  assistant should be acknowledged and signal to
  lower flag given before flag is lowered

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Where is the ball placed for the Restart?

• There has been no change in the location of the
  restart
• The restart of the game shall be with an
  indirect free kick taken from the initial place
  where the player was adjudged to be in an offside
  position. FIFA Circular 987, 17 Aug 2005
• It makes no difference where the player touched
  the ball.

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Interfering with play Diagrams
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Interfering with play 1a
A
GK
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Interfering with play - 1a
A
GK
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Interfering with play 1a detail
A
GK
An attacker in an offside position A, not
interfering with an opponent, touches the ball.
The assistant referee should raise the flag when
the player touches the ball.
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Interfering with play 1b
GK
A2
A1
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Interfering with play 1b detail
GK
A2
An attacker in an offside position A1 runs
towards the ball and plays it at A2. No defender
is moving to challenge.
The assistant referee should raise the flag when
the player touches the ball at A2.
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Interfering with play 1b note
GK
PLEASE NOTE
A2
An attacker in an offside position A1 runs
towards the ball and plays it at A2. It is highly
likely that defenders will move to cover the
attacker. If this happens the assistant referee
should raise the flag immediately for interfering
with an opponent, not with play)
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Interfering with play 1c
A
GK
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Interfering with play 1c detail
A
GK
An attacker in an offside position A, not
interfering with play, does not touch the
ball. The player cannot be penalized because he
did not touch the ball.
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Gaining an advantage

• Playing a ball that rebounds from the goal post
  or the crossbar or an opponent, having been in
  the offside position

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Gaining an advantage 2a
GK
B
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Gaining an advantage 2a
GK
B
A shot from teammate A rebounds off the
goalkeeper to player B who is penalized for
playing the ball having been previously in an
offside position.
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Gaining an advantage 2b
GK
B
A
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Gaining an advantage 2b
GK
B
A
A shot from teammate A rebounds off an opponent
to attacker B who is penalized for playing the
ball having been previously in an offside
position.
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Interfering with an opponent

• Blocking the movement or vision of an opponent
• Making a gesture or movement which, in the
  opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an
  opponent.

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Interfering with an opponent 3a
GK
A
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Interfering with an opponent 3a
GK
A
An attacker in an offside position A is
obstructing the goalkeepers line of vision. He
should be penalized because he is preventing an
opponent from playing or being able to play the
ball.
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Interfering with an opponent 3b
GK
A
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Interfering with an opponent 3b
GK
A
An attacker in an offside position A is not
obstructing the goalkeepers line of vision or
making a gesture or movement that deceives or
distracts him.
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Interfering with an opponent 3c
GK
A
B
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Interfering with an opponent 3c
GK
No Offside Offense Corner Kick
A
B
An attacker in an offside position A runs toward
the ball but does not prevent the opponent from
playing or being able to play the ball. A Is not
making any gesture or movement that distracts B.
The assistant referee should signal for a corner
kick.
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Interfering with an opponent 3d
GK
A
B
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Interfering with an opponent 3d
GK
Offside Offense
A
B
An attacker in an offside position A runs toward
the ball, preventing the opponent B from playing
or being able to play the ball.
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Do Not signal for offside

• Do not signal for offside unless you see
• a touch on the ball
• or
• advantage being gained
• or
• interference with an opponent
• Exceptions see slides 50 and 51

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If an opponent moves ------

• It is highly unlikely that opponents will fail to
  challenge an attacker (whether they know he is in
  an offside position or not).
• When an opponent challenges, the attacker is
  involved in active play NOT by interfering with
  play or gaining an advantage but by interfering
  with an opponent.

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Offside interpretations - 1

• The International Board now intends that an
  attacker in an offside position is not
  interfering with play or gaining an advantage
  unless and until that attacker actually touches
  the ball.

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Interpretations - 2

• An attacker in an offside position who does not
  in fact make physical contact with the ball
  should not be called for offside unless that
  player interferes with an opponent.

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Offside interpretations - 3

• Referees and assistant referees are expected to
  refrain from signaling for an offside offense
  unless and until they see the attacker touch the
  ball in some way or interfere with an opponent.

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FIFA Circular 987, Aug. 2005

• If an opponent becomes involved in the play and
  if, in the opinion of the referee, there is
  potential for physical contact, the player in the
  offside position shall be penalized for
  interfering with an opponent.

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FIFA Circular 987, Aug 2005

• A player in an offside position may be
  penalized before playing or touching the ball if,
  in the opinion of the referee, no other team-mate
  in an onside position has the opportunity to play
  the ball.

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Review

• Interference with play or gaining an advantage
  requires actual contact with the ball.
• Touching the ball is not a requirement for
  calling offside if the attacker is interfering
  with an opponent by making a movement or gesture
  which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or
  distracts that opponent.

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Review

• Do not signal for offside unless you see a
  touch or clear interference or potential for
  contact with an opponent.

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Review

• It is highly unlikely that opponents will fail to
  challenge in possible offside situations. If the
  opponents do move, there is no longer a situation
  of interfering with play or gaining an
  advantage but one of interfering with an
  opponent.