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MichMan

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17. I'm trying to find an analogy to a hockey player getting the puck at mid ice ahead of the defenders

Wed Nov 30, 2022, 06:00 PM

Nov 2022

and skating with it to the goal, one on one, against the goalie. Can't be offside because the puck still crosses the blue line first. A one man rush to the net skating ahead of the defenders is the most exciting play in hockey.

Seems like that a play like that in soccer would automatically be offsides unless I am still not understanding.

The only sport I am really passionate about is auto racing and that has been for 50 years. Contrary to most people's opinion, there is a lot of strategy and athleticism in racing. Favorite of the stick & ball sports is hockey and most of the others I don't care for. American football is OK and I'll watch it on occasion, but don't like basketball at all unless it is my college alma mater and never watch baseball any longer.

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Question about the winning American goal in the US vs Iran game. [View all] Baitball Blogger Nov 2022 OP

There were still 2 defenders between Pulisic and the goal WHEN underpants Nov 2022 #1

I might have missed that part of the rules. Baitball Blogger Nov 2022 #3

Soccer rso Nov 2022 #2

Of course, I corrected it. Baitball Blogger Nov 2022 #4

Soccer rso Nov 2022 #6

I dont understand it at all as I am only familiar with hockey rules MichMan Nov 2022 #5

Offside in soccer is completely different... WestMichRad Nov 2022 #7

I read it twice and I still don't feel like I know any more than I did. MichMan Nov 2022 #8

Well I was a soccer referee for several years... WestMichRad Nov 2022 #11

Think of the second to last defender, sarisataka Nov 2022 #10

Does that prevent a player ahead of the pack from getting a pass for a one man rush to the goal? MichMan Nov 2022 #14

A backwards pass sarisataka Nov 2022 #15

I'm trying to find an analogy to a hockey player getting the puck at mid ice ahead of the defenders MichMan Nov 2022 #17

It is more difficult to pull off in soccer sarisataka Nov 2022 #19

Why do they keep adding minutes to the length of the games near the end ? MichMan Nov 2022 #9

Soccer uses a constantly running clock WestMichRad Nov 2022 #12

Unlike most sports sarisataka Nov 2022 #13

That makes sense, but it always seems like it always a whole number of minutes MichMan Nov 2022 #16

You are correct sarisataka Nov 2022 #18