Rules
The Offside Line Is a Moment, Not a Place
Understand the offside line in soccer by checking the teammate’s touch, the attacker’s position, and whether later…
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All stories
A growing collection of clear explanations for the rules, roles and rhythms behind team sport. Pick a section, follow a question, and see what else the match is telling you.
Tactics
Man-to-Man or Zone: Two Ways to Defend Space
Man-to-man or zone defending becomes easier to read when you track each defender’s assignment, watch who takes over…
Play
Why a Relay Changes the Shape of a Race
A relay changes the shape of a race by joining individual legs through a timed baton exchange, making sequence…
Formats
League Table, Cup Bracket: What Each Format Rewards
League table vs. cup bracket: understand how accumulated points and elimination shape what each result means, so you…
Watching
Follow the Space Away from the Ball
Follow the space away from the ball to see how a team changes its shape, creates options and uses movement, even when…
Our view of the game
The details make the match
A score tells you what happened, but the rules, roles and rhythms help show how. We make those details easier to see.