[u12] Offsides

[Thomas Piergallini]

Only because our whole world seems to revolve around offsides.

This is from the FIFA 2006 manual, posted on the North Cent Penn website.

 

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 penalized 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)

 

Decisions of the International F.A. Board

Decision 1

In the definition of offside position, "nearer to his opponents' goal

line" means that any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to his

opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent.

The arms are not included in this definition.

Decision 2

The definitions of elements of involvement in active play are as follows:

. Interfering with play means playing or touching the ball passed or

touched by a team-mate.

. Interfering with an opponent means preventing an opponent from

playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the

opponent's line of vision or movements or making a gesture or

movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts

an opponent.

. Gaining an advantage by being in that position means playing a

ball that rebounds to him off a post or the crossbar having been

in an offside position or playing a ball that rebounds to him off an

opponent having been in an offside position.

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