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The off-side rule explained… on the back of a 50p! Simple diagram to explain confusing rule printed on back of new coin to celebrate Olympics

Trying to explain the offside rule to football beginners can be, at times, as difficult (and frustrating) as attempting to conquer a Rubik's cube.
Whether it's to a loved one or to a young child, sometimes it seems to be an impossible job.
But the tedious task is no more thanks to the Royal Mint, who have produced a new 50p coin to commemorate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Off-rule-explained-new-50p.html#ixzz1iVjh0izk

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What about if the "offside" triangle receives the balls in the second phase as a deflection from square? Or if it is passed backwards? Poor show.
 
The off-side rule explained… on the back of a 50p! Simple diagram to explain confusing rule printed on back of new coin to celebrate Olympics

Trying to explain the offside rule to football beginners can be, at times, as difficult (and frustrating) as attempting to conquer a Rubik's cube.
Whether it's to a loved one or to a young child, sometimes it seems to be an impossible job.
But the tedious task is no more thanks to the Royal Mint, who have produced a new 50p coin to commemorate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Off-rule-explained-new-50p.html#ixzz1iVjh0izk

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The DM on the pulse as always - I'm pretty sure that was first produced in 2010.
 
Looks like the BBC is living in a time warp as well.

4 January 2012 Last updated at 17:08
The Royal Mint has issued a new 50p coin which attempts to explains football's offside rule to the many who do not understand it.

It is part of a new set of coins which celebrate the London 2012 Olympics.

The coin's designer Neil Wolfson explained how he came up with the idea.


[video]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16415695[/video]
 
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