Brian, Thanks for that. What about that thing I mentioned in my earlier email? is that still valid? The rule about not being allowed to be in the 5 meter box when a shot is coming towards goal?
Eric from FIFA: 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 • a throw-in • a corner kick On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 7:38 PM, Brian Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote: > Alec > > Considering I teach referees how to referee, I'm happy to oblige. It is not > an offence to be in an offside position. In the situation you describe, > assistant referees are instructed to 'wait and see' to find out which player > plays the ball. > > If the player in the offside position plays the ball, then the flag should be > raised, play stopped and an indirect free kick awarded to the defending team. > If the player who was not in an offside position plays the ball, then play > should continue. > > Interfering with play means the player in the offside position actually > playing or touching the ball which has been passed or touched by a team mate. > > The other definitions are firstly, interfering with an opponent which is > preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by > blocking their line of sight or making a gesture or movement intended to > deceive or distract the opponent. This occurred most recently when an Everton > player was in front of a goalkeeper blocking his line of sight following a > corner and the goal scored was chalked off. > > Secondly there is gaining an advantage which is when the ball rebounds off a > crossbar, post or opponent when the offending player was in an offside > position when the ball was played on to the bar, post or opponent. > > We usually take an hour and use a dvd that took a few thousand pounds to > explain that to newbies :-) > > As for Clough's quote, there's been a number of law changes since he was > involved in football, most of them intended to make the game more attractive > and safer to play. He'd have loved the vuvuzelas though ;-) > > Brian > -----Original Message----- > From: Alec > Sent: 14/06/2010 10:09:22 > Subject: [LU] Offside rule clarification > > > Can someone who knows please clarify something for me. If a pass is > played forward to a player (not in an offside position), but in the > penalty box D, a player is moving forward with intent and is only > slightly ahead of the the player receiving the pass, and IS in an > offside position, is it offside? I am sure that the rule is about > "interfering with play", but what does that actually mean? Wasn't it > Clough who said "If he isn't interfering with play, what's he doing on > the pitch?". > Cheers > Alec > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away > > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
