Steven Steadham
| Name: | Steven Steadham |
|---|---|
| City: | Brooklyn |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
The US Soccer build out line is a line on the field used in youth soccer to encourage playing out from the back.
It is located halfway between the goal line and the halfway line.
When a team takes a goal kick or the goalkeeper has possession, the opposing players must retreat behind this line before the ball is put back into play.
For offside purposes, players cannot be offside between the build-out line and the halfway line.

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CAN CROSS BUILD OUT LINE
- once the ball is kicked, the defending team may cross the build out line
*some tournaments/rules play once the ball is touched you can cross

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THE YELLOW FORWARD IN ONSIDE BECAUSE THEY ARE BEHIND THE BUILD OUT LINE WHEN THE BALL IS PASSED
- the shaded area is always onside for the attacking team

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ONSIDE BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO DEFENSIVE PLAYERS BETWEEN THE GOAL AND THE YELLOW ATTACKING PLAYER WHEN THE BALL IS PASSED

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OFFSIDE BECAUSE THE ATTACKING YELLOW PLAYER IS BEYOND THE BUILD OUTLINE WHEN THE BALL IS PLAYED AND THERE IS ONLY ONE DEFENDING PLAYER BETWEEN THE GOAL AND THE BUILDOUT LINE (GK)
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CAN NOT CROSS - Goal kick
CAN NOT CROSS BUILD OUT LINE
- on a goal kick, when the kick is being taken the defending (yellow) team can not cross the build out line
- attacking team (blue) can go anywhere in own half to help build out