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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
I was thinking maybe part of the reason the offside rule is the way it is is because they don't want players lifting their leg too high trying to stay on side. Would be a pretty dangerous situation if players started purposely lifting their legs and extending it as far back as they could while crossing the blue line to stay on side.
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I'm not sure lifting it high helps anyone stay on side. It would be an awkward movement to lift high while crossing, and it wouldn't help you stay onside