SoccerRef wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the playout rule seems to be different every game(u10 girls). Some ref use the playout line as the offsides line, other do not. Some keep the offensive players out till the ball crosses the line, others when it leaves the box, still other when the defense touches the ball, etc. Whats the rule?

Here's how the build out line is supposed to function:

When a keeper gets the ball, the other team has to go behind the line, and can advance when the the ball leaves the keeper's hands.
On a goal kick, the other team has to go behind the line, and can advance when the ball leaves the penalty box.
An attacker can't be in an offside position until he passes the build out line.

In practice, it's a mess. I've seen things called every conceivable way, and part of the problem is that the Maryland Referee Association, which runs the re-certifications I go to every year, has never mentioned the break out line to its refs as far as I can tell. Don't know what DC/Virginia is teaching.
For now, the coach should be asking the ref every game how they plan on calling it.

Anonymous wrote:So the playout rule seems to be different every game(u10 girls). Some ref use the playout line as the offsides line, other do not. Some keep the offensive players out till the ball crosses the line, others when it leaves the box, still other when the defense touches the ball, etc. Whats the rule?