Offside Rule In Soccer If you study his movements you will notice that referee sometime misses that he is standing offside which is pretty strange and you may wonder why? This is because referees like all human beings make mistakes and you should not get disappointed if the referee make the same mistake at your match because deciding if it is offside or not is sometimes impossible (at least not with human eyes). Here are some more things to keep in mind about offside: You will be in an offside position if you are: • Nearer your opponents goal line than both the ball and your second last opponent. You will not be in an offside position if you are: • Nearer your own half of the field • Level with the second last opponent • Level with your last two opponents There will be ne offside offence if you receive the ball directly from a: • Goal kick • Throw-in • Corner kick If you are playing forward there will be many situations that you find yourself running in an offside trap. This kind of trap simply means that your opponents leave you behind the dotted line on picture just before the ball is played to you. But this kind of trap seem to fail often under a match but to avoid it try to be one yard behind your opponent so when the ball is played and if you are fast and defenders slow then you will have many opportunities to score goals. In the beginning of your soccer carrier you may feel overwhelming with this offside thing rule but don’t you worry about that right know. Try to see and study soccer both live and on TV. Note what other players are doing when trying to avoid the offside trap. If you are playing defender in your team try to study how defenders are reacting and test what you have learn on the next match. Good Luck.
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