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Soccer Rules Question
Posted on 11/10/25 at 9:26 am
Posted on 11/10/25 at 9:26 am
Forgive my ignorance, I’m still learning the sport.
I’ll do my best to explain this scenario that occurred over the weekend at my son’s game.
Ball was shot around the 18. Keeper makes a deflecting save. Our player follows up and scores, but was called offsides. Before the shot, no offsides issue, but after the deflection he was the closest player to the goal to tap it in.
I’m assuming the call was correct, but I am curious of the actual rule. It always seems like there are guys there to follow-up and score in these situations, but I don’t think I ever paid that close attention to the players around the ball. I guess the level or behind the second defender rule still applies off a shot/deflection?
I’ll do my best to explain this scenario that occurred over the weekend at my son’s game.
Ball was shot around the 18. Keeper makes a deflecting save. Our player follows up and scores, but was called offsides. Before the shot, no offsides issue, but after the deflection he was the closest player to the goal to tap it in.
I’m assuming the call was correct, but I am curious of the actual rule. It always seems like there are guys there to follow-up and score in these situations, but I don’t think I ever paid that close attention to the players around the ball. I guess the level or behind the second defender rule still applies off a shot/deflection?
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Posted on 11/10/25 at 11:41 am to Seeker
If he would have been offside to pass to when the original shooter released the ball, he is offside for the rebound.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 12:37 pm to MetArl15
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If he would have been offside to pass to when the original shooter released the ball, he is offside for the rebound.
Yep. If you just think of it this way too, it makes a lot of sense. Imagine if the player was in an offside position to receive a pass, but the goalie tried intercepting the pass but only deflected it, and the offside player still gets the ball. Obviously, he is ruled offside.
So when will the player no longer be offside after initially being in an offside position? Either an onside teammate must touch it or a defender has to make a deliberate play on the ball, which does not include deflections or rebounds.
This post was edited on 11/10/25 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 11/10/25 at 3:22 pm to Seeker
Follow Refs Need Love Too on YouTube and/or facebook. Love that guy’s videos. There’s a lot of rules I thought I knew and he explains some of the guidance and nuances in the rules that really helped me better understand them.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 1:37 pm to Seeker
The responses are correct.
However to clear your issue with why he wasn’t called offside during the kick and deflection, had the ball gone in on the shot, and the offside player didn’t interfere with the ball or vision of the keeper, it would have been a goal. It didn’t become offside until the player who was offside got the ball off the deflection.
However to clear your issue with why he wasn’t called offside during the kick and deflection, had the ball gone in on the shot, and the offside player didn’t interfere with the ball or vision of the keeper, it would have been a goal. It didn’t become offside until the player who was offside got the ball off the deflection.
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:33 pm to Seeker
He was in an offside position when the ball was struck therefore he was offside on the deflection.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 7:47 am to olddawg26
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However to clear your issue with why he wasn’t called offside during the kick and deflection, had the ball gone in on the shot, and the offside player didn’t interfere with the ball or vision of the keeper, it would have been a goal. It didn’t become offside until the player who was offside got the ball off the deflection.
Correct. You can be in an offside position. But as long as you don't affect the play it's not an offside penalty. As soon as you affect the play, it's a penalty.
There were plenty of parents at my son's game this past weekend that did not understand that.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 10:28 am to PillageUrVillage
Right, the term “passive offside” was frequently used to describe that situation.
I am not sure if that is still used or if it was ever as commonly used in the US as in other countries.
I am not sure if that is still used or if it was ever as commonly used in the US as in other countries.
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