Can you be offside from a throw-in?

There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from a goal kick, a corner kick, or a throw-in. It is also not an offence if the ball was last deliberately played by an opponent (except for a deliberate save).
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When can you not be offside?

A player is NOT in an offside position if: He is in his own half of the field of play. No part of the attacking player (head, body, or feet) is closer to the opponents goal than the final defender (not including the goalkeeper) .
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Can you be offside on a free throw?

If you were in an offside position when the free kick occurs and become involved in active play, you will be ruled offside. In actual fact, the free kick is the only set piece where you can commit an offside offence.
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What are the exceptions to the offside rule?

But there are some exceptions: Players cannot be offside in their own half of the field. It is not possible to be offside from a throw-in, corner kick or goal kick. If the ball is deliberately played by a member of the opposing team, an attacker cannot be offside.
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Can you be outside on a throw-in?

8: Out-of-Bounds and Throw-In. The player is out-of-bounds when he touches the floor or any object on or outside a boundary. For location of a player in the air, his position is that from which he last touched the floor.
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What are the rules for throw ins?

YES – You can do a front handspring leading into the throw, sometimes called a Flip Throw. However, the rules for throw-ins do not change. The flip must be completed completely behind the line with both feet touching the ground at the time the ball is released.
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What is an illegal throw-in soccer?

An illegal throw-in in soccer occurs when one of the requirements for correctly performing a legal throw-in is not met, either by the player making the throw or one of their teammates or opponents on the field.
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Is it offside if you are behind the goalkeeper?

Is it offside if the player is behind the goalkeeper? If the goalkeeper is the second-last opponent and you are behind him, you will be deemed as offside. However, if there are 2 players behind the goalkeeper, you will only be offside if you are ahead of the second-last opponent.
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Are you offside if you don't touch the ball?

An attacker in an offside position (A), not interfering with an opponent, does not touche the ball. The player cannot be penalised because he did not touch the ball. An attacker in an offside position (A) runs towards the ball and a teammate in onside position (B) runs also towards the ball and plays it.
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Is it offside if the ball comes off a defender?

Offside is whistled as the ball had deflected off the defender. A shot is taken and the keeper parries the ball to an attacker who was in an offside position when the ball was originally played. That attacker scores but the goal is disallowed as the attacker received the ball from a deliberate save.
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Can you be offsides on an indirect kick?

Offside may occur at any free kick, whether direct or indirect.
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Can you be offside from a header?

It is possible to be offside from a header if your teammate heads the ball to you when you're in an offside position. However, if a defender heads the ball to you while you are in an offside position, you would not have committed an offside offence since the defender deliberately played the ball.
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Can a player be offside with his hand?

A hand cannot play you offside. Your hands and arms will not be used by a referee to determine your offside position. The body part (excluding your hands and arms) that is nearest to the goal-line will be considered instead.
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What's the off side rule?

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) and. any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent.
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Can a player be offside from a corner?

Even if you are in an offside position, you will not be called offside by the referee. Similar to a goal kick, you cannot be offside from a corner kick. When you pass the ball from the corner to a teammate, your teammate may be in an offside position.
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Is spitting a yellow or red card?

Required Red Cards:

Spitting at anyone. Handling the ball to stop a goal.
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What is passive offside?

What is passive offside in soccer? Passive offside is when it is in an offside position, but won't be called for the foul because the ball was not passed to them. Players can get back onsides prior to the ball being passed to them to avoid being called for offsides.
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Can a striker be offsides in soccer?

To put it simply, try to picture an imaginary line on Team A's last defender, a line parallel to the goal line. If Team B's striker is over this line when his teammate passes the ball, then he is offside.
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Can you pass in a penalty?

Passing a penalty kick is totally within the laws of the game. The player taking the penalty must kick the ball forward and can't touch it for a second time. Legendary players the likes of Lionel Messi and Johan Cruyff have all tried to fool the opposition by passing a penalty.
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Is a goalie allowed to score?

So, can a soccer goalie score a goal? Without a doubt, the answer to that question is a resounding yes. The rule book allows for the event to happen from goal kicks, and there's plenty of match footage to show that goalkeepers can also score from open play just as well.
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Can you take a throw-in to yourself?

A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in; if a player throws the ball directly into their own goal without any other player touching it, the result is a corner kick to the opposing side.
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Can goalkeeper take throw ins?

A goalkeeper is able to take a throw in, even with his gloves on. There is no rule that prevents a goalkeeper from taking a throw in. However, this occurrence is usually rare and mainly occurs when the keeper is closest to where the ball goes out of play.
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What are the 2 basic rules for a soccer throw-in?

The two basic soccer rules for a proper throw-in are to have both feet on the ground and to throw the ball with both hands over the head. A corner kick or goal kick is taken when the ball leaves the field across the goal line – the end of the field.
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Can you step on the field during a throw-in?

Most folks assume that the player's feet have to be behind the touchline during a throw-in, but a throw-in is legal as long as part of each foot is in contact with the touchline, including when most of the feet are inside the field of play as shown in the images on the right and below.
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