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Old 06-13-2010, 01:39 PM   #544
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Originally Posted by mlyonsd View Post
Without getting railed on can someone explain offsides to me?

I'm one of those that might enjoy soccer better if I knew the rules.
Kind of like icing in hockey.

When you pass the ball forward to someone, the recipient can't be deeper than the deepest defender. Once the ball has been kicked, though, the recipient can run deeper. Just can't do it prior to the ball being kicked. Hopefully that makes sense.
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