Boxing Out!!!!

[A Pennsylvania Coach]

Originally posted by dblref

Just a small point of clarification -- I think I remember this from my soccer referee days. If the ball is going "out of touch" - i.e., going out of bounds, you can legally screen an opponent from the ball as long as you do not hold your opponent. Obstruction should not be called if the ball is within playing distance. You do not have to play the ball, it just has to be within "playing distance".

I think that when the ball goes out of bounds in soccer, it doesn't go "OUT of touch", it goes "INTO touch".