The Offside Rule - Possibly the Most Important Rule in the GameThis is the Offside Page of the How to Play Soccer-Soccer School on Spain-Football.Org.
In This Section: Exceptions to the RuleThe referee cannot blow offside from a throw-in, a goalkick or a corner. Furthermore, it's not offside if you are kicking the ball in the the direction of your own goalmouth ie. if the receiving player is behind the player with the ball.The Importance of PositionOnly the referee can can decide whether or not a player who has not touched the ball is in an offside position. If the player is interfering with the run of play - for example, if he has obstructed the goalkeeper's line of vision - the ref should blow an indirect free kick. If not, he should let play continue.Did You Know . . . ?If the offside rule didn't exist, there would always be at least one player goal hanging in the opposing team's half of the pitch and the game would be reduced to mainly long passes. If - like I do - you love the midfield game, you should give thanks for the existence of this most complicated of rules.Learn How To Play Soccer ResourcesAs I do more and more research on the Internet on football-related topics I come across an ever increasing number of fantastic resources. Here are a few of the best ones I´ve found so far but with time this could turn into a complete section on different aspects of the art of playing and coaching.Blast The Ball is quite simply the best video available for learning all about kicking a soccer ball – covers everything from techniques, aerodynamics, parts of the ball etc. The promotional video is certainly worth watching as it is a lesson in itself. Total Soccer Fitness is a free fitness course that comes in five email instalments and is ideal for players, parents and coaches alike. Soccer Tutor is a set of 250 Soccer Drills endorsed by Adidas, Umbro and Leyton Orient amongst others. If you coach a youth team and want to work on their soccer skills, this selection will keep you in ideas for season after season as your players advance from beginner to professional. It´s particularly useful if you plan on taking your your FA or UEFA coaching licence and even if you're only interested watch the demo video – it's excellent. The guy that does the voiceover is so obviously a football professional. Game of two halves, innit? The Fastbreak Soccer Practice Book Although not quite as intuitive as Soccer Tutor also contains Soccer Drills, this ebook is worth having a look at if only for the free Training Schedules available in PDF format. Elite Soccer Coach is a very handy guide for football coaches and comes with two more ebooks on Fitness and Formations.
Drill Your Players In The Offside Rule
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