Law 11

Offside
 Topics
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Elements of the Law

Offside Position
Involvement in Active Play
Interfering with an opponent
Interfering with play
Gaining an advantage
Infringements
Recommendations
 Elements of the Law
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Offside position if:

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

Not offside position if: No offence if ball direct from:

In his own half of the field of play. A goal kick
Level with the second last A throw-in
opponent A corner kick
Level with last two opponents

When? Active play:

At the moment the ball touches Interfering with play
or is played by one of his team- Interfering with an opponent
mates Gaining advantage
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 Offside Position
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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

IFAB Decision 1:
consideration should be given to any part of the head,
body or feet of the attacker in relation to the second
last defender, the ball or the halfway line
for the purposes of this decision, the arms are not
considered to be part of the body
Offside Position
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Onside Position Offside Position

Offside Position
With regards to the ball
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Onside Position Offside Position

Offside Position
With regards to the second last opponent
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Onside Position Offside Position

Offside Position
With regards to the halfway line
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Onside Position Offside Position

 Involvement in Active Play
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A player is not committing an offence simply by being

in an offside position.
Active involvement plus offside position is the offence.
Being actively involved in the area of play is not the
same as being in the area of active play.
While in an offside position, there are three things a
player cannot do:
interfere with play
interfere with an opponent
gain an advantage by being in the offside position
 Interfering with Play
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Interfering with play means:

playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a
team-mate
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Interfering with Play
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 Interfering with an opponent
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Interfering with an opponent means:

preventing an opponent from playing or being able to
play the ball. For example, by clearly obstructing the
goalkeepers line of vision or movement
making a gesture or movement which, in the opinion
of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent
the opponent must be reasonably close to the play so
that the blocking, deceiving or distracting makes a
difference
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Interfering with an opponent
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Interfering with an opponent
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Interfering with an opponent
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 Gaining an advantage
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Gaining an advantage by being in that position

means:
playing a ball that rebounds to him off a post or
crossbar, having previously been in an offside position
playing a ball, that rebounds to him off an opponent,
having previously been in an offside position
Gaining an advantage
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Gaining an advantage
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Gaining an advantage
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Gaining an advantage
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 Infringements
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When an offside offence occurs, the referee awards an

indirect free kick to be taken from the position of the
offending player when the ball was last played to him by
one of his team mates.
If a defending player steps behind his own goal line in
order to place an opponent in an offside position, the
referee shall allow play to continue and caution the
defender for deliberately leaving the field of play without
the referees permission when the ball is next out of play.
 Infringements
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It is not an offence in itself for a player who is in an

offside position to step off the field of play to show the
referee that he is not involved in active play
however, if the referee considers that he has left the
field for tactical reasons and has gained an unfair
advantage by re-entering the field of play, the player
shall be cautioned for unsporting behaviour
the player needs to asks for the referees permission to
re-enter the field of play
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If an attacking player remains stationary between the

goal posts and inside the goal net as the ball enters the
goal, a goal shall be awarded
however, if the attacking player distracts an opponent,
the goal shall be disallowed, the player cautioned for
unsporting behaviour and play shall be restarted with
a dropped ball in the position where the ball was
located*.
 Recommendations
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Concentration and focus are key.

 Recommendations
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Good positioning leads to correct decisions.

 Recommendations
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Good positioning leads to correct decisions.

 Recommendations
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A bad position can produce a wrong decision. The line

of vision change from a bad position.
 Recommendations
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Appropriate running technique:

side to side movement. Better line of vision
 Recommendations
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Wait and see technique:

freeze in your mind the position of the attacker and
afterward judge his involvement in active play
to judge his involvement in active play, take into
account the movement of the ball:
direction
speed
distance
any deflection, etc
it is better to be slightly late and correct, than to be
too quick and wrong
 Recommendations
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The practical training on the field of play to improve the

offside decisions.
 Recommendations
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The practical training on the field of play to improve the

offside decisions.