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color:#1F497D'>The bigger question in my mind is why a parent is behaving like
this. From the description below, this sounds completely unacceptable
regardless of the actual offsides call. Not sure if that aspect of the below
has been addressed with that team coach?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Brian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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ayso45-refs-bounces@ayso45.org [mailto:ayso45-refs-bounces@ayso45.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Joseph Neil<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 04, 2009 8:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Daniel Edelson; ayso45-refs@ayso45.org; Anna Silverman<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ayso45-refs] Perennial question: offsides rule, yet again<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Agreed. Good call. Actually, unusually
good. <br>
<br>
If the player made ANY move that could be considered a play then
offside should be called, but if he made no play and was not obstructing the
goal keeper or any defender then he was not offside. <br>
<br>
In general, a player can stand in an offside position, but is only offside if
he/she makes a "play". This includes obstruction (so a
player cannot simply stand in front of the goalkeeper for example) and dummy
runs, or almost any kind of movement except back to his/her own lines
well out of the way. <br>
<br>
Note, a player will also be offside if he/she runs back onside, but
THEN goes for the ball. It is all about denying him/her the
advantage of being in that offside position when the ball was kicked.<br>
<br>
Joe<br>
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--- On <b>Wed, 11/4/09, Anna Silverman <i><anna@silverman.org></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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From: Anna Silverman <anna@silverman.org><br>
Subject: Re: [ayso45-refs] Perennial question: offsides rule, yet again<br>
To: "Daniel Edelson" <dredelson@gmail.com>,
ayso45-refs@ayso45.org<br>
Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 5:39 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>No, it is not offside until and unless he makes a play for
the ball, or prevents the defending team from playing the ball. Your no call
was right on.<br>
Anna<br>
<br>
----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Edelson" <<a
href="/mc/compose?to=dredelson@gmail.com">dredelson@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: <<a href="/mc/compose?to=ayso45-refs@ayso45.org">ayso45-refs@ayso45.org</a>><br>
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 3:47 PM<br>
Subject: [ayso45-refs] Perennial question: offsides rule, yet again<br>
<br>
<br>
> (Tried sending this once but didn't see it. Trying again. Apologies if
this is a duplicate.)<br>
> <br>
> Last weekend I ref'd a U10B game. A parent became irate with me for not
calling an offside infraction. An attacker was in an offside position and the
ball rolled near them, well within playable range. The attacker did not play
the ball nor block line of sight of a defender, so neither the AR nor I
called offsides. A parent griped that since the player in an offside position
could have played, we should have declared offsides.<br>
> <br>
> Ruling?<br>
> <br>
> Thanks.<br>
> <br>
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