The Most Misunderstood Call – Offsides

Easily of the most misunderstood calls; the offside foul. There are plenty of video and tapes describing offside; the essence is preventing an unfair advantage by camping one end of the field. Before arguing, make sure you know the difference of offside position and offside foul; the key you will look for is where are the players involved at the moment of the kick…understand it also takes a long time for a referee to get this skill down, it is not easy even for the AR watching for it, because you have to listen and see at the exact right moment…losing a breakaway is heartbreaking, but you best be advise not to have your forwards pressed hard on the back line of defenders.

~ by Jim Schilling on July 3, 2009.