Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-15
EASY TO BE OFFSZDE
IN GAME OF SOCCER
Coach Stewart Cites Instances Which Can Be Auoided
II Player win Think Quickly-O6side in
Corner Kick
by DOUGLAS STEWART
sty of intercollegiate Champions


A COMMON offside pass in soccer is
4 n In the case Of two forwards going
down the field to the proximity Of the
backs, the inside left having the ball
and the center forward is keeping him
company. The inside left finds himself
blocked by the right fulback and in
danger of losing the ball; the center
forward sensing a pass, gets round
behind the left fullback and puts him
self ahead of the inside left, who passes
to him.
Too late he notices that the center
forward was ahead of him when he
passed the ball, therefore a probable
goal is ruined by the center forward
being Offside.
In practically the same play the cen
ter forward, having no desire to throw
away another goal, waits in front of the
left fullback until the inside left has
ward is expected to be. The center.
seeing the kick before the back gets
round behind the left fullback, connects
with the ball and scores n good goal, not
only because he was behind the ball
when it was last played by the inside
left. but he had three opponents be-
tween him and their goal lne..
He will bring the center forward and
inside left into play again. The center,
over in the left middle of the field, ac-
companed by the inside left, has
brought the ball down the field. The
right fullback Immediately puts himself
in position to block the center in taking
n shot; the inside left ru~s up und
across toward the middle of the field,
getting nearer the goal line than the
fullback. and the center passes the ball
to the inside left, who is Immediately
blown up for being ofside.
The center forward. having an oppor-
tunity to get near the opponents goal
again, takes the inside left down the
field with him and gives him tn" ball.
The right fullbarl scts out to block the
inside left. and the center forward, sec
ing the move. lies to the side behind tho
inside loft. but in doing so gets ahead
of the left fullbaCk. The inside left
passes to the center. which he does
properly. because the center forward
was behind the ball when it was last
played, even though he had less than
three opponents between him and the
goal.
Goal DlsalIowed
A case Of player being offsido when
the ball is returned by the goalkeeper
is shown In the following example
Inside left has the ball centre for,
ward and inside right have followed
up. Inside left, having forced back tho
! right fullback, takes a shot at goal
| Centre forward and inside right have
followed on to positions where they are
between the fulbacks and the goal
| Centre forward receives the bal of th'
goalkeeper. but in receiving slips anr
passes the ball to the inside right wh'
receives and shoots goal. which j.
disalowed because the inside right wa
offside, not only being ahead OF th'
ball when it was last played, but ha'
less than three opponents between HIN
and the goal.
A case where n good goal was scored
by @ player who was momcnt1riIy l.
an offside position: The centre forward
has received the ball in a position dl
rectly in front Of the fullhaCks. lnsld
left is up with the centre forward. Th
center forward shoots the ball iron
where he received it and the goal
keeper receives and clears. The in
side left, however, on seeing the cen
fer forward make n shot runs up be
hind the right fullbaCk and connecting
with the ball on the goalkpcpcr'S clear
ance shoots and scores. The goal is
good one, because the inside left re
ceiyed the ball from an opponent whic
put him Onside.
An example Of being offslde in a cor
ner kick is described by the followln