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Is Shaker offsides?. • Shaker is trying to score in the goal on the right side of the screen. • The ball is represented by: • • Shaker players are represented by: S • The defenders are on the other team, and they are represented by: D. Is Shaker Offsides?. S. D. •. S. D. D. S.
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Is Shaker offsides? • Shaker is trying to score in the goal on the right side of the screen. • The ball is represented by: • • Shaker players are represented by: S • The defenders are on the other team, and they are represented by: D
Is Shaker Offsides? S D • S D D S
Good News: We are onsides. S D • S D D S
Is Shaker Offsides? D • S S D D S
Ouch: We are offsides. D • S S D D S
Is Shaker Offsides? S D • S D D S
That’s fine: We are onsides. S D • S D D S
Is Shaker Offsides? S D • S D D S
No Worries: We are onsides. S D • S D D S
Is Shaker Offsides? S D S • D D S
We are onsides. (It looks like yet another goal for Shaker.) S D S • D D S
So…, exactly what isthe offsides rule? A player is in an offsides position if she is closer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent. [The last opponent is the goalie.] FIFA Laws of the Game; Law 11
Some small points • You can never be offsides if you are in the half of the field that you are defending. • You can never be offsides during a throw in. • Even if you are in an offsides position, the referee can choose not to “rule” you offsides if you are far from the action.