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Originally Posted by iowafanseattle
I am a basketball official and know very little about soccer rules.
Saw this happen in a youth soccer game and wondered what the correct call is:
free kick from just outside the big-box. the ball is kicked at the goalie who hits the ball, but does not catch it. The ball rolls in front of the goalie and is kicked in for a goal by an offense player that was standing in front of the goal with no defensive players between her and the goalie.
quite a debate between the official and side judge if this was offsides or not.
They decided it was a good goal because once the ball hit the goalie hit cancelled any possible offsides call. But still plenty of debate from the coaches.
I appreciate any input on this one.
Thanks
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As you can see, the answer depends on factors not specified, and w/o knowing soccer rules you would not have noted what we would to determine the outcome. And I forgot about the controlled parry possibility, for which you will find very little agreement among officials about what that means.
If you are now starting to watch soccer, you will find the rules simpler and less extensive than basketball; but many calls are just as subjective.
BTW, the "big-box" is the "penalty area", where direct free kicks become penalty kicks and it also is a boundary for kicks "going out".