You have got to be kidding me.
The NCAA gets publicly embarrassed by USC and Memphis, so they bring the hammer down on Southeast Missouri State?
Really?
This is starting to get ridiculous.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Offside or not offside?
So, soccer fans, here's a quiz on soccer's most misunderstood rule.
Correct answers are in white, so drag your mouse to see them.
1. Player A9 is standing next to the goalie, completely behind the defense. Player A4 shoots. Ball goes in. Ruling: Not offside. Flag down. Goal is good. The player in the offside position wasn't involved in the play.
2. Same scenario as above, but player A4's shot bounces off the post to player A9, who puts it in. Ruling: Offside. A ball off the post, or the referee, or a bump in the ground has the same effect as a direct pass.
3. Same scenario as above, but this time the shot ricochet's off the goalie instead of the post. Ruling: Offside. If the goalie got control of the ball and played it to the offensive player, that's one thing. If, as in this case, "the ball played him," the force of the play came from an offensive teammate. Offside.
4. Same scenario as 2 & 3, only this time the shooter was closer to the goal line than his teammate (a 2-on-1 against the goalie). Ruling: Not offside. When the ball was struck, the second attacking player was behind the ball.
5. On a long clearing ball, two offensive players give chase. One was in an offside position when the ball was kicked. The other wasn't.
Do you rule offside? -- That depends. If the offside player plays the ball before his teammate plays it legally, the flag goes up.
When do you decide? -- Wait until you see the outcome of the play. Give the legal player every chance to make a legal play. If his offside teammate beats him to the ball, flag up.
If it turns out to be offside, where is the restart? -- The spot of an offside infraction is where the offending player involved himself with the play, NOT NECESSARILY where the last field defender was standing. If you find yourself in this spot, go ahead and run with the play, since the position of the defense is immaterial.
If you're nice, I might put some more up later.
Correct answers are in white, so drag your mouse to see them.
1. Player A9 is standing next to the goalie, completely behind the defense. Player A4 shoots. Ball goes in. Ruling: Not offside. Flag down. Goal is good. The player in the offside position wasn't involved in the play.
2. Same scenario as above, but player A4's shot bounces off the post to player A9, who puts it in. Ruling: Offside. A ball off the post, or the referee, or a bump in the ground has the same effect as a direct pass.
3. Same scenario as above, but this time the shot ricochet's off the goalie instead of the post. Ruling: Offside. If the goalie got control of the ball and played it to the offensive player, that's one thing. If, as in this case, "the ball played him," the force of the play came from an offensive teammate. Offside.
4. Same scenario as 2 & 3, only this time the shooter was closer to the goal line than his teammate (a 2-on-1 against the goalie). Ruling: Not offside. When the ball was struck, the second attacking player was behind the ball.
5. On a long clearing ball, two offensive players give chase. One was in an offside position when the ball was kicked. The other wasn't.
Do you rule offside? -- That depends. If the offside player plays the ball before his teammate plays it legally, the flag goes up.
When do you decide? -- Wait until you see the outcome of the play. Give the legal player every chance to make a legal play. If his offside teammate beats him to the ball, flag up.
If it turns out to be offside, where is the restart? -- The spot of an offside infraction is where the offending player involved himself with the play, NOT NECESSARILY where the last field defender was standing. If you find yourself in this spot, go ahead and run with the play, since the position of the defense is immaterial.
If you're nice, I might put some more up later.
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