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  • Offside rule change

    From Nicholas Wong@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon May 30 16:36:12 2022
    What if we change the rule so that it's not offside if both the passer and the receiver were in the penalty area?
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  • From MH@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon May 30 17:58:05 2022
    On 2022-05-30 17:36, Nicholas Wong wrote:
    What if we change the rule so that it's not offside if both the passer and the receiver were in the penalty area?

    What would be gained by this?

    What specific problem is it trying to address?

    It would make defending corners more difficult, as defenders would not
    so easily be able to push out stranding attackers offside.

    I remember a trial rule that was kind of the opposite = you could only
    be offside if you were IN the penalty area. Was used in something like
    the Texaco cup in the 70s.
    --- SBBSecho 3.06-Win32
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  • From Nicholas Wong@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon May 30 17:04:12 2022
    On Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 11:58:13 UTC+12, MH wrote:
    On 2022-05-30 17:36, Nicholas Wong wrote:
    What if we change the rule so that it's not offside if both the passer and the receiver were in the penalty area?
    What would be gained by this?

    What specific problem is it trying to address?
    The offside rule was introduced to discourage players from hanging at their opponentrCOs goal. I can't imagine a situation where it would be considered "hanging" if both passer and receiver were inside the penalty area.
    --- SBBSecho 3.06-Win32
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  • From Nicholas Wong@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon May 30 17:09:26 2022
    On Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 11:58:13 UTC+12, MH wrote:
    On 2022-05-30 17:36, Nicholas Wong wrote:
    What if we change the rule so that it's not offside if both the passer and the receiver were in the penalty area?
    What would be gained by this?

    What specific problem is it trying to address?

    The offside rule was introduced to discourage players from hanging at their opponentrCOs goal. I can't imagine a situation where it would be considered "hanging" if both passer and receiver were inside the penalty area.
    For example, no one in their right mind would say Benzema was "hanging at the goal area", even if it was Valverde that passed the ball to him.
    --- SBBSecho 3.06-Win32
    * Origin: SportNet Gateway Site (24:150/2)