- Thread starter
- #41
OK! Opinions, eh?
Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊
After how many passes from a set piece can a goal be considered from "open play"?
- Thread starter Goldstone1976
- Start date
OK! Opinions, eh?
AnotherArch
Northern Exile
Perhaps the question posed in the thread title is a little confusing, and the real question is: "how man passes (touches?) within a set piece......". So it is not "when does open play begin?", but "when does a set piece situation finish?".
The 'set piece' includes both the restart action (kick or throw) and the subsequent activities directly arising from it, as commonly used terminology describes goals scored from corners, free kicks and long throws to be "from a set piece".
I will invite extension of this debate by proposing that a 'set piece' ends after the 'first phase' as in the crystal-clear and explicit offside rule - but I won't be on any further pages!
The 'set piece' includes both the restart action (kick or throw) and the subsequent activities directly arising from it, as commonly used terminology describes goals scored from corners, free kicks and long throws to be "from a set piece".
I will invite extension of this debate by proposing that a 'set piece' ends after the 'first phase' as in the crystal-clear and explicit offside rule - but I won't be on any further pages!