jdeagro
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Keyword playing area not enclosure. So what about a player in touch, can they be offsides during open play? I can't imagine the answer being no, but had to ask for the sake of argument.
Here's an example scenario:
Blue Team is in possession of the ball. A (currently onside) player (not in possession of the ball) from the Blue Team runs off the pitch such that they are standing in touch, and then runs up the sideline until they are standing in line with the Red Team's half of the pitch.
1. Are they offsides currently?
Ball Carrier from Blue Team kicks the ball into Red Team's half of the pitch.
2. Is the Blue Team's player standing in touch, offsides now?
3. If not, would they be offsides if they entered the playing area?
Before the Blue Team player enters the playing area, let's say the previous Ball Carrier / Kicker runs ahead and passes where their teammate is standing in touch, in the Red Team's half of the pitch.
4. Is the Blue Team's player standing in touch, offsides now?
5. Depending on the answer to #2/#4, if the player standing in touch then entered the playing area, would they be offsides now?
Thoughts?
A player can be offside anywhere in the playing area.
Keyword playing area not enclosure. So what about a player in touch, can they be offsides during open play? I can't imagine the answer being no, but had to ask for the sake of argument.
Here's an example scenario:
Blue Team is in possession of the ball. A (currently onside) player (not in possession of the ball) from the Blue Team runs off the pitch such that they are standing in touch, and then runs up the sideline until they are standing in line with the Red Team's half of the pitch.
1. Are they offsides currently?
Ball Carrier from Blue Team kicks the ball into Red Team's half of the pitch.
2. Is the Blue Team's player standing in touch, offsides now?
3. If not, would they be offsides if they entered the playing area?
Before the Blue Team player enters the playing area, let's say the previous Ball Carrier / Kicker runs ahead and passes where their teammate is standing in touch, in the Red Team's half of the pitch.
4. Is the Blue Team's player standing in touch, offsides now?
5. Depending on the answer to #2/#4, if the player standing in touch then entered the playing area, would they be offsides now?
Thoughts?
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