Target players must keep an eye on being offside
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Players who are often targeted, with penetrating passes in the attacking third of the soccer field from their teammates, must keep a watchful eye on the offside flag being raised. As an attacking player, it is always wise to be sure that the opposition’s last defender is between yourself and the goal, while also maintaining sight of the soccer ball.
Players who are more advanced are also able to see the potential for surrounding support based on the positioning of their teammates. Attacking players should certainly never let an offside call affect them in terms of their attacking mentality.
The offside may (or may not) be called, depending on a variety of factors. Some of those factors would include the timing of the run in relation to when the ball was released from the passing teammate.
Certainly, good teams will have crisply timed runs with balls played into dangerous spaces so the awareness of the flag must be there.
Don’t let an offside call (or non-call) get you down during the course of a game. Continue to attack and the goals will come.
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