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The "offside trap" explained

Ok, First off, in order to explain the offside trap, offside must be explained.

Offside: This is when a player is on the apponants half, passed all their defensemen, and gets the ball passed to him. Resulting in a free kick in the other direction.

Offside Trap: This is when a defensemen falls back, to lure a forward to pass all the other defensemen insept for him, and right before the ball is passed to that player, the defensemen steps forward, past the player, and catches him offside. resulting in a free kick for the defensemen. Also, this can be done with all the defensemen ligned up, and at the same time they all step forward before the ball is passed, maybe catching one or more players offside. The problem with the offside trap is, if it is not performed correctly, you could be setting up the other team with a break-a-way.

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