Offside

Offside

Law 11

Offside refers to the English term

for a team - SIDE - thus…

When a player is in “offside” position, they are “off their team”

and cannot participate in that play.

O - F - F - S - I - D - E

Elements of the Law

•Position•nearer to opponent’s goal line than the ball and•the second last opponent

•Unless •is in own half of the field•is even with second last opponent•is even with the last two opponents

ELEMENTS OF THE LAW

•Timing•at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of their team

•Opinion of the referee involved in active play by:

• interfering with play• interfering with an opponent•gaining an advantage by being in that position

• There is no offside offense if a player receives the ball directly from:

• a goal kick

• corner kick

• or a throw-in

2

3

OFFSIDE POSITION?

Is RED 2 in an offside position?

Was RED 2 involved in active play?

What is your decision?

OFFSIDE

• It is not an offense in itself to be in an offside position

• Judgment of offside occurs at the moment the ball is touched or played by a teammate - not - when the player receives the ball

2

3

OFFSIDE POSITION?

Is RED 2 in an offside position?

Is RED 2 involved in active play?

What is your decision?

OFFSIDE

2

3

OFFSIDE POSITION?

Is RED 2 in an offside position?How about when the ball was played?What is your decision?

NOT OFFSIDE

The position of any part of the

player’s head, body or feet will

be the deciding factor, and not

the player’s arms.

What is Even?

2

3

AR POSITIONING

Is RED 2 in an offside position?

Can the AR make a correct decision from this position?

2

3

AR POSITIONING

Is RED 2 in an offside position?

Can the AR make a correct decision from this position?

2

3

AR POSITIONING

Is RED 2 in an offside position?

What is your decision?

NOT OFFSIDE

2

3

THE GIVE AND GO

Is RED 2 in an offside position?Where was RED 3 when RED 2 passed?What is your decision?

OFFSIDE

2

3

SHOT ON GOAL

Is RED 2 in an offside position?

Is RED 2 involved in active play?

How about now?

OFFSIDE

2

3

SHOT ON GOAL

Is RED 2 in an offside position?

Is RED 2 involved in active play?

Allow the Goal

NOT OFFSIDE

23

SHOT ON GOAL

Is RED 2 in an offside position?

Allow the Goal

NOT OFFSIDE

REBOUND FROM GOALKEEPER

Does the player gain an advantage?

OFFSIDE

Does the player gain an advantage?

BALL DEFLECTED BY DEFENDER

OFFSIDE

23

CORNER KICK

Is RED 2 in an offside position?

Is RED 2 involved in active play?

Ball received directly from corner kick

NOT OFFSIDE

2

3

CORNER KICK

Was RED 3 in an offside position?

Did RED 3 receive the ball from the corner kick?

OFFSIDE

Non-Involvement

•Clear intention to not participate:

•Standing still

•Moving away from active play

•Stepping off the field of play

Restart for Offside Infraction

“For any offside offense, the referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team to be taken from the

place where the infringement occurred”

Not where the whistle sounded!

2

3

IFK LOCATION

RED is guilty of an offside infraction.

Where is the IFK taken – A or B

A

B

A

What is Offside Position? What is Active Involvement? What are the exceptions? When should the AR raise the flag? What is the restart? Where is the restart?

Mechanics

•Before raising the flag to indicate a player is off-side, be certain that the player is involved with active play by:

•Interfering with play, or•Interfering with an opponent, or•Gaining an advantage by being in an off-side position

•Only then signal to the referee when you are wholly satisfied that this is the case

• No offside for U-7 through U-10• For U-7 through U-10

• No planting (waiting for the ball) by offense or defense (except U-9/10 goalkeeper) in goal area• U-7/8 – includes corner kicks• U-9/10 – allowed on corner kicks

• Play can continue into goal area and goals can be scored from within goal area.

KMSL Small Sided Modification