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Offsides drills or videos to teach first timers

Has anyone found a good drill/video to teach the offside rule??

stephen mawbyCoach, England

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Sportplan TeamAdministrator, United Kingdom

Hi Stephen,

Here's a past answer which may be of help to you - First season with offsides

Here are the search results we found with "offside". The results include Sportplan videos plus videos from the internet with some useful tips and advice on how to clearly explain this tricky rule to first timers - Offside search results

Hope this helps,
The Sportplan Team

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