No Offsides Rule - Considered

Rule Changes in Soccer and Hockey:

Soccer (Futbal)

This change eliminates the "Offside Rule". Offside is a law in association football which effectively limits how far forward attacking players may be when involved in play. Broadly, a player cannot gain an advantage by waiting for the ball near the opposing goal when there are fewer than two opponents between him and the goal. We will eliminate this rule. It's that simple.

This rule change radically changes the game. It will significantly alter strategy and have a huge impact on scoring. The game will open up considerably.

Hockey

Here, we will also eliminate the offsides rule. Currently, play is stopped when a player on the attacking team enters the attacking zone before the puck itself enters the zone, whether it is being carried by a teammate or sent into the attacking zone by an attacking player. If a defending player carries, passes, or otherwise intentionally sends the puck into his defensive zone, any attacking player in the zone is not offside. However, if an attacking player is attempting to shoot the puck into the attacking zone and it deflects off a defending player, an offside violation can still occur. We'll eliminate this rule.

This rule change radically changes the game. It will significantly alter strategy and have a huge impact on scoring. The game will open up considerably.