Offside Duties
Judging Involvement in Play
2014 Ohio South
Module “A” In-Class
Intermediate Referee
Recertification Training
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
CJK – Offside Duties 2014 Mod A.ppt
Slide 1
Offside
The Offense Requires….
Position
+
Involvement
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 2
Offside Duties
Scenario #1
A ball is played into open space by an attacker A2.
Another attacker A6, who was in an offside position when
the ball was played by A2 moves to play the ball.
Question #1
As the AR, do you wait until the attacker A6 moving
to the ball touches the ball before you raise the flag
for offside?
YES
NO
WHY?
Player has not yet interfered with play or opponent
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 3
Offside
I. Interfering with play
means….
“touching” the ball last played or
touched by a teammate.
HOWEVER….“Touching the ball” is not
required for calling offside, if the attacker
is directly “Interfering with an
Opponent”.
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 4
Offside
II. Interfering with an
opponent means….
a) Blocking the movement or vision
of an opponent
OR
b) Challenging an opponent for the
ball, which is the act of moving
toward the ball and causing the
defender to react or move.
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 5
Offside Duties
Scenario #2
The ball has been kicked deep into the attacking side of
the field by A4 and a defender (D8) lunges at the ball
and deflects it away. The only player (A7) now near the
ball was standing in an offside position when A4 kicked
the ball.
A7 then sprints towards the ball, but the offside offense
is not signaled by the AR.
Question #2
Is this a correct decision?
YES
NO
WHY?
Player has not yet gained an advantage
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 6
Offside
III. Gaining an Advantage
means….
playing (touching) a ball that…
rebounds off the goal post or
crossbar
… OR …
is deflected to him off an opponent
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 7
Offside Duties
Answer the question on your printed Quiz Answer Sheet.
Scenario #3
Player A9 in an offside position, but not interfering with an
opponent, runs toward the ball played by a team-mate (A4).
Question #3
Must the referee wait until A9 touches the ball to
penalize him?
YES
NO
WHY?
Player has not yet interfered with play
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 8
Offside
I. Interfering with play
means….
“touching” the ball last
played or touched by a
teammate.
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 9
Offside Duties
Answer the question on your printed Quiz Answer Sheet.
Scenario #4
A player (A1) in an offside position continues to sprint
towards the ball.
The nearest defender (D1) then also starts to sprint to the
ball, but well before either player is able to touch it, the ball
passes over the goal line and out of play.
Question #4
Should the AR signal for the offside offense?
YES
NO
WHY?
Neither player is within distance to be able to play the
ball … no active involvement is possible
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 10
Referees and
Assistant Referees
Do not signal for offside unless
you see:
 a touch on the ball
or
 clear interference with an opponent
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 11
Offside Duties
Scenario #5
An attacking player (A2) in the offside position
continues to sprint towards the ball.
The nearest defender (D3) then also starts to sprint to
the ball and is able to kick the ball over the goal-line
and out of play just before the attacking player (A2)
reaches the ball.
Question #5
Should the AR signal for the offside offense?
YES
NO
WHY?
A2 is directly interfering with D3, forcing D3 to kick
the ball out-of-play
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 12
Offside
II. Interfering with an
opponent means….
a) Blocking the movement or vision
of an opponent
OR
b) Challenging an opponent for the
ball, which is the act of moving
toward the ball and causing the
defender to react or move.
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 13
Referees and
Assistant Referees
Do not signal for offside unless
you see:
 a touch on the ball
or
 clear interference with an opponent
(directly blocking the movement or vision of an
opponent or movement causing defender to
move)
Offside Duties – 2014 CJK
Slide 14