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Can you elaborate on how that wasn't a deliberate play by the defender? In my opinion, he moves in to defend and, when the shot is taken, he deliberately turns his leg to block the shot, and it deflects into the goal. I appreciate it.

He sets up to defend, the shot is taken, he turns his leg, but doesn't get a clean block, and the ball deflects off his foot and into the goal. That doesn't count as playing the ball that negates offside offence? Thanks.

I apologize. I'm not even at the interference part of this.....can someone explain why this was an offside offense even though the defender played the ball? Doesn't the defender playing the ball negate offside?

Can someone explain why this was an offside offense even though the defender played the ball? Is that the offence for offside occurred because he was affecting the play immediately at the time the ball was struck? Isn't the defender playing the ball considered in these instances...

Sorry, the reason I said it's not as obvious is because there are a few comments on this thread implying it's not that simple. At least that's how I read their comments.

If the correct answer is "Play On", Good! I agree. That's what I thought in the first place as I stated in my original post, but how do I get to that decision following the language in the law. And it seems like that decision isn't as obvious as I would have hoped it to be.

OK, So Law 12 is clear that any deliberate hand ball is an offence and any handball that scores a goal or a goal scoring chance is an offence. These two instances are always a hand ball. Then it says...directly underneath these two items that...It is usually an offence, if a player...touches...

What would the exceptions be in this situation? All deliberate handballs are handballs. This was not deliberate. Any handball that causes a goal or a goal scoring opportunity is a handball. This is definitely not that. Can you expand on what else needs to be considered in these situations...

One of the "mentors" said...defenders need to know not to keep their arms out.

So my son was in a scrimmage this weekend and his coach, who I would consider a friend, was reffing the game. A very common play...an attacker plays a through ball or hard pass near the defender. The defender attempts to intercept the hard pass, the ball hits his foot, and pops right up and...

Yes, that's exactly what I wonder. The "pass" definitely had enough to go into the goal, so is that a goal scoring opportunity?

So a player plays a way too strong of a through ball to his teammate right down the middle. The GK runs up and scoops up the ball before the forward gets anywhere near him. The problem is that the GK had a brain freeze and was outside the box by 4 yards when he scooped it up. The ball...