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Post by P. Marf on Dec 7, 2009 15:12:44 GMT -5
I hope so.
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Post by The River Assassin on Dec 7, 2009 15:28:47 GMT -5
Thanks Framp and Meyer. Now that I understand the rule...sort off, why is that a rule?
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Post by Kickball Kevin on Dec 7, 2009 23:31:20 GMT -5
Fischer...yes it's a joke.
To keep people from just hanging out in front of the goal. I mean with all the scoring in soccer they had to have a way to keep it down. ha
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Post by The River Assassin on Dec 8, 2009 0:46:51 GMT -5
I know we give you a lot of hell for being a soccer coach/fan, but in all honesty that is one of the dumbest rules I have ever heard of. That's like telling a baseball player he can only step in the batters box if the ball has already crossed the plate. No sense what so ever.
Now please go over to my soccer team thread and tell us about all the positions on a soccer field.
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Post by Kickball Kevin on Dec 8, 2009 8:00:52 GMT -5
Think of offsides in football terms. You are going to let a reciever start in the endzone, or a defensive player start in the backfield.
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Post by P. Marf on Dec 8, 2009 10:00:38 GMT -5
Like I said, its to keep from offensive player campin out by the goalie and snowbirdin.
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Post by The River Assassin on Dec 8, 2009 11:23:00 GMT -5
Think of offsides in football terms. You are going to let a receiver start in the endzone, or a defensive player start in the backfield. Sort of I guess, but isn't really more like saying the receiver can only go in the endzone if there are already two defenders in there. Or the receiver can't run past the defenders until the ball is in the air. |
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Post by fischer on Dec 8, 2009 11:24:11 GMT -5
yes it is, Finch.
Offsides in football is totally different than in Soccer.
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Post by Kickball Kevin on Dec 8, 2009 12:07:07 GMT -5
What it is doing is preventing a player starting from a position where he has an advantage. For example, you wouldn't want the other team's linebacker starting a play in the backfield, just like you wouldn't want the other team's forward starting in behind the defense.
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Post by fischer on Dec 8, 2009 13:59:35 GMT -5
oh, well that makes sense, then.
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Post by The River Assassin on Dec 8, 2009 14:01:38 GMT -5
Works for me. I guess some rules in football don't make a lot of sense if you don't grow up watching the game.
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Post by Kickball Kevin on Dec 8, 2009 14:15:38 GMT -5
Yep
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