Offside Defensive Deflection vs. Defensive Play

[CMHCoachNRef]

OHSAA local rules meeting last night yielded the typical annual offside discussion. Most controversial topic was the ball played by the attacking team and "contacted" by a defensive player.

Scenario 1:
Attacker A1 plays through ball in the direction of A2 who is in an offside position. Defender D1 reaches toward the ball deflecting the ball, but not enough to redirect the ball. The ball continues to A2. Offside or no.

Scenario 2:
The same except Defender D1 jumps and barely flicks the ball with their head in the same direction. Offside or no.