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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I've always wondered if there's not a defensive strategy to 'force' an offsides call.
I mean, if the 'back' defender rushes forward as the ball is being played, could he not effectively wreck the play? And because of that, doesn't it take a TON of starch out of the possible run? Afterall, it would seem to make a hard crash from the forward all but impossible when you have to worry about the defender 'creating' an offsides.
Is there a "no, your defenseman was a dipshit and ran himself out of the play" exception to this rule?
It's the biggest struggle I've had with soccer rules. You can know enough about hockey for most of soccer to make sense, but an offsides being determined by a moving target has always been tough to wrap my head around.
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Yeah. We used to try offsides traps a lot in high school,but it takes a ton of coordination and trust in teammates to pull off. If one lazy bum is slow to push then it ruins the whole thing and you get wrecked by attackers pouring behind you with a head of steam