Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: markomalley
I can fix soccer with one simple rule change:

Get rid of whatever "off sides" is.

61 posted on 06/11/2010 7:10:24 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: Texas Eagle

LOL—What a stupid idea!


63 posted on 06/11/2010 7:12:31 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 61 | View Replies ]

To: Texas Eagle
Get rid of whatever "off sides" is.

Uhh no, the "offside trap" is a key part of the game.

65 posted on 06/11/2010 7:14:22 AM PDT by dfwgator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 61 | View Replies ]

To: Texas Eagle
Get rid of whatever "off sides" is.

It's needed. It keeps the opposing team from crowding the goal, trying to keep someone right next to it so he can score when he gets the ball. If that were allowed, both teams would just crowd the opposing goal, and put defenders at their own goals to defend, and there wouldn't me much action on the rest of the field.

Despite the long explanations so prevalent, offsides is easy to see if you remember three simple things:

You effectively become a non-player when you are the closest thing on the field to the opposing goalie during regular play (no ball or other opposing player is closer).

You are offsides if you try play, IOW, influence the game during your non-player status.

For this purpose, your position is counted at the time someone else on your team kicks the ball.

101 posted on 06/11/2010 7:39:10 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 61 | View Replies ]

To: Texas Eagle

The offsides rule is bad, but the main problem is there’s simply too many players on the field. Too many players means it’s easy for any team to stop a talented individual. That’s why most soccer games seem to end up one-nil.


168 posted on 06/11/2010 8:23:55 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 61 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson