Offside Trap
An offside trap is created by the defending team when the opposing team is attacking them.
an offside trap requires the defending teams last line of defence to communicate with each other and create a line.For an offside trap to work,
this line of players must all move up the pitch at the same time to catch the other teams player offside.
in this picture on the left we can see that the 4 defenders in blue have moved up the pitch before the ball is played to leave the player in red offside.
How to beat the offside Trap
Even the best defences in the world can be beaten by a well timed pass and a well timed run, if a good passing midfielder plays a ball along the ground or over the top of the opposing teams defence - and a pacy striker can time his run correctly, it can leave you clean through on goal.