Now this is confusing me...
11-1
A player is in an offside position if:
any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line)
11-4
"If an offside offence occurs, the referee awards an indirect free kick where the offence occurred, including if it is in the player’s own half of the field of play."
Please can someone help me understand the two sections above. Isn't this a contradiction?
Is it if a player is in the opponents half and is therefore offside position. When the ball is played, they then return back into their own half and commit an offside offence if/when they become active?
11-1
A player is in an offside position if:
any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line)
11-4
"If an offside offence occurs, the referee awards an indirect free kick where the offence occurred, including if it is in the player’s own half of the field of play."
Please can someone help me understand the two sections above. Isn't this a contradiction?
Is it if a player is in the opponents half and is therefore offside position. When the ball is played, they then return back into their own half and commit an offside offence if/when they become active?