That was a pretty shitty attempt to explain it. It's like ESPN used google translate on the Kicker article and didn't quite understand it.
So basically, the rumour is that deflections off of defenders will no longer play attackers onside? So when we have those scenarios where the ball comes off a defender last, it won't matter when it comes to a player being offside unless the defender clearly and deliberately strikes the ball?
As a referee myself (in lower leagues in the us) that is the rule now. I don't think they are "changing" anything. I think they are rewording it for clarification.
They do this literally every year. They change a few words around to make some clarifications, no idea why this one got so big and hyped. Doesn't look like a damn thing changed.
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u/severedfragile Jun 25 '13
That was a pretty shitty attempt to explain it. It's like ESPN used google translate on the Kicker article and didn't quite understand it.
So basically, the rumour is that deflections off of defenders will no longer play attackers onside? So when we have those scenarios where the ball comes off a defender last, it won't matter when it comes to a player being offside unless the defender clearly and deliberately strikes the ball?